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For Parents and Families

Welcome to the Parent and Family hub, your go-to place to find information related to your student. If your questions can’t be answered under Find Help and Resources or Communications, please feel free to contact us at parents@lclark.edu. We look forward to connecting!

Announcements:

2025 Commencement Speaker - Deborah Bial, Ed. D, President and Founder of The Posse Foundation

Welcome New Parents!
Join us for Parents and Family Preview 2025 on August 28–29! Enjoy campus tours, dining, move-in support, and special programming designed just for families during NSO.

Parents and Family Preview 2025 Registration opens mid-June — check back soon!

Message from the President’s Office: A commitment to our mission and our community, 2.10.25

News

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L&C Launches New Career Accelerator “Turbocharged” by $5M Commitment

This transformational approach to career readiness will integrate career competencies and work-ready skills into every undergraduate’s academic journey; a commitment from Heidi Hu BS ’85 and Daniel Hsieh establishes an endowment to support it.

Thank you for celebrating 10 years of impact on Day of Giving!

On Wednesday, March 5, we came together on our annual Day of Giving to celebrate 10 years of impact!

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Marlena Williams (BA’14), 2025 Oregon Book Award Finalist

Congratulations to Marly Williams (BA’14) whose book NIGHT MOTHER: A PERSONAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE EXORCIST (Mad Creek Books/ Ohio State University Press, 2023) is a finalist for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards in the category of Creative Nonfiction.