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Congratulations to Reiko Hillyer whose book A WALL IS JUST A WALL: THE PERMEABILITY OF THE PRISON IN THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY UNITED STATES (Duke University Press, 2024) is a finalist for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards in the category of General Nonfiction.

This year’s Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies, held November 13-15, is titled On the Border. It will examine the different borders we experience, the role of borders in our lives, and the relationship between borders and ideas of race and ethnicity.

Are you interested in designing the next sticker for this year’s Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies?

Well, you’re in luck! We are looking for current L&C students (CAS, GSEC, and Law) to design a sticker that captures this year’s theme of borders. The winning design will also be shared on our social media and other print/digital publicity for the symposium. The winner will receive a $50 gift card.

Apply through the Google form by Sunday, September 15. We look forward to seeing your creative designs!

Contact the symposium co-chairs at rwchairs@lclark.edu with any questions.

We are looking for 2-3 student volunteers to coordinate a temporary art exhibit that will be displayed in Watzek Library as part of the upcoming Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies! No prior symposium experience is required. Please apply through the Google form by 6 p.m. on September 8.

Contact the symposium co-chairs at rwchairs@lclark.edu with any questions.

Azucena Lizbeth Morales Santos BA ’24, who double-majored in Hispanic studies and sociology/anthropology, received this spring’s Rena J. Ratte Award, the undergraduate college’s highest honor. Named for an esteemed professor, the award recognizes a senior whose abilities and commitment have combined to produce work of the highest distinction.

This year’s Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies, slated for November 8-10, will explore race and personal identity through the theme of BIPOC futurism.

Please join us in congratulating Associate Professor of History and Department Chair Reiko Hillyer on the upcoming publication of her latest book, A Wall is Just a Wall: The Permeability of the Prison in 20th Century America (Duke University Press, February 16, 2024). Influenced by her work teaching in the Inside-Out program,  Hillyer traces the decline of practices that used to connect incarcerated people more regularly to the free world.

LC Theatre with Vanport Mosaic presents:

Walking Through Portland with a Panther: The Life of Mr Kent Ford. All Power!

The Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies, held November 9–11, will examine the role of storytelling as a means of preserving history and passing down cultural traditions.