Going the Distance
Rhodes Scholarship winner Katie Kowal BA ’17 sets her sights on the planet’s biggest challenge.
Featured Stories
Learning + Teaching + Race
Associate Professor Dyan Watson works to ensure Black lives matter in the classroom.
Taking Flight
Ella Bock BA ’19 submits a winning entry for the Washington Post’s Annual Travel Photo Contest.
Learning to Fly
Assistant Professor Norma Velazquez Ulloa uses tiny fruit flies to understand big issues in behavioral genetics.
Ending the Hunt
An influential legal opinion published by the International Environmental Law Project could lead to the end of Japan’s high-seas sei whaling.
Message from the President
Curiosity as Power
On Palatine Hill
TransActive Gender Project at L&C
The TransActive Gender Center, a Portland nonprofit that addresses the needs of transgender and gender-diverse children, youth, and their families, is transferring its operations to the Center for Community Engagement at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling.
Applying the Liberal Arts to Entrepreneurship
Class of 2022 Snapshot
New VP of Student Life and Dean of Students
Profiles
Austria Overseas Study Group Celebrates 50th Reunion
Fanfare abounded when Lewis & Clark alums returned to St. Veit, Austria, in September for the 50th reunion of their overseas study program.
Fire and Fungi
Wearing protective gear and wielding a chainsaw and shovel, Lily Clarke helped fight wildfires in Bigfork, Montana last summer on the Swan Lake District crew.
Merging Art, Architecture, and Activism
Inspired by the courage of women activists throughout history, award-winning commercial artist Dee Etzwiler joined the worldwide Women’s March on January 21, 2017.
Alumni News
Joann Geddes: Donald G. Balmer Citation
Edgard Garcia BA ’92: Pioneer Alumni Leadership Award
Leadership
Bateses Recognized for Philanthropic Leadership
Brian Detweiler-Bedell Directs Bates Center
Trustee and Spouse Urge Giving at All Levels
In Memoriam
Afterword
A Letter From a Black Mom to Her Son
…For three years of my K-8 schooling, from 7:40 a.m. until 3:05 p.m., I was Black and invisible. I was bused across town to integrate a White school in Southeast Portland.
Galleries
President’s Holiday Open House
Leadership Society and Heritage Society
On December 13, more than 150 revelers descended on the Cooley House, the president’s residence, to celebrate the season. President Wim Wiewel and his wife, Alice, hosted the special gathering for those in the college’s Leadership Society and Heritage Society.
The Leadership Society recognizes donors giving $1,867 or more each year, while the Heritage Society and the law school’s Elliott Circle recognize donors who remember the college in their estate plans. These donors receive members-only invitations to special events—such as the President’s Holiday Open House—throughout the year. For more information, contact Stephen LeBoutillier BA ’00, director of annual giving, at sgl@lclark.edu or 503-768-7940.
Celebrating Pioneer Spirit
Homecoming and Family Weekend
Nearly 1,000 people gathered on Palatine Hill to attend Homecoming and Family Weekend in October. We kicked off the weekend with the inauguration of Wim Wiewel as Lewis & Clark’s 25th president. The celebration continued as we cheered on Pioneer football; chowed down on alumni-made clam chowder at the tailgate; listened to student and alumni a cappella groups; and expanded our knowledge during faculty lectures. We also welcomed six new members to the Board of Alumni. Save the date for this fall’s Homecoming and Family Weekend, October 25–27.
On the Road in D.C.
Big Picture
