Events
Past Events
Carol Anderson Presents Martin Luther King Jr Lecture: The Strangling of American Democracy
Join us at Lewis & Clark on Monday, January 19—Martin Luther King Jr. Day—in the Flanagan Chapel for an incredible opportunity to hear renowned public scholar and bestselling author Carol Anderson, presented as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Endowed Lecture Series.
The lecture will begin at 4:00 PM, followed by a reception and book signing from 5:00–6:00 PM, where attendees may bring or purchase one of Ms. Anderson’s books to be signed.
For those who cannot attend in person, please RSVP to join the lecture virtually.
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Filling the Plate: A Lunch and Learn on Food Security
Bring your lunch and join the Office of Equity for our first Lunch and Learn of the academic year, discussing food insecurity, impacts, and resources for our community.
The Things She Carried: A Cultural History of the Purse in America
LC History, Gender Studies, and Ethnic Studies welcome Professor Kathleen Casey to discuss her latest book The Things She Carried: A Cultural History of the Purse in America (Oxford University Press, August, 2025). Kathleen Casey is Professor of History, and Director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Furman University.
Race Monologues: 22nd Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies
Join us at the concluding event of the 22nd Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies: Race Monologues
Each year a different group of L&C students writes an original series of personal narratives to share their feelings, experiences, and understandings of race, ethnicity, and identity.
Learn more about this year’s keynote speakers, art exhibit, and event schedule.
Free Belonging Webinar: Upholding Belonging and Free Expression, Empowering Students in a Polarized Time
How can campuses foster inclusion and free expression at once? Hear from higher education leaders sharing strategies to help students connect, disagree productively, and build community amid polarization.
Hispanic-Latine Heritage Month: Community Cookout
LGBTQ+ Resource Fair
As part of LGBTQ History Month, the Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement (IME) is hosting an LGBTQ+ Resource Fair for students to learn more about external resources in the Portland area for future connections, as well as to support local LGBTQ+ and allied vendors.
IME x OEI Community Social: Power in Being
Join Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement (IME) and the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) for an evening of connection and creativity for a community mixer! Students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend.