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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:

Parent and Family Preview 2026 will be from Thursday, August 27 to Friday, August 28.
Message from the President’s Office: The L&C Advantage, 1.20.26
Message from the President’s Office: Peaceful Protest and Respectful Disagreement in Challenging Times, 12.4.25
Welcome New Parents!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for Parents and Family Preview 2025 on August 28–29! Please check your inbox for a feedback survey so we can continue to improve.
Meoz appointed Vice President of Student Life and Dean of Students, 8.18.25.
What does the Parents Fund actually do? The LC Giving Team shares the impacts made by gifts made to the Parents Fund.

News

alumni

The Nutrition INSIDE team works directly with kitchen staff at correctional facilities to supply nutritious food to adults in custody.

Bringing Better Nutrition to Oregon Prisons

Nutrition INSIDE, a grassroots nonprofit organized by 12 L&C students and alumni, works to address malnutrition in Oregon’s prison systems. Through partnerships and hands-on engagement, Nutrition INSIDE transports and donates nutritious food to three of Oregon’s correctional facilities with the goal of expanding further.

alumni

Historian Named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow

Quinn Slobodian BA ’00, an intellectual and cultural historian, has been named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for creative and intellectual achievement.

alumni, international education, overseas

L&C Ranks in Peace Corps’ Top 10 for 2025

Lewis & Clark has been named No. 8 among small colleges on the Peace Corps’ 2025 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. With six alumni currently serving across five countries, the college continues its deep-rooted commitment to global service.