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Oswald Huỳnh BA ’19, whose music explores memory, heritage, language, and identity, has been named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow in music composition.

A new global study led by L&C biologist Tracy Burkhard finds that city animals tend to be bolder, more aggressive, more exploratory, and more active than their rural counterparts. 

“Excellence and resilience in a fast-changing world” is the focus of the Law School’s strategic plan, with efforts to future-proof the school and ensure students’ success.

L&C seniors partnered with Portland’s Albina residents to respond to their environmental priorities, collecting and evaluating data on air quality, traffic safety, and the potential use of mass timber.

Two recent alumni have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships and a third has received an honorable mention—national recognition that reflects the strength of faculty-mentored undergraduate research at Lewis & Clark.

Benjamin Popple BA ’26 will head to Kyrgyzstan this summer after earning a coveted Critical Language Scholarship for intensive Russian study.

In a course built around a real-world problem, students collaborated to design transportation solutions that could help move Lewis & Clark toward its climate goals.

Finn Watson BA ’26, who majored in biochemistry and molecular biology, received the 2026 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.

Macey, a national leader in environmental innovation, will oversee the launch of the cross-college initiative to prepare the next generation of leaders through real-world environmental collaboration, problem solving, and innovation.

Anna Ingadottir BA ’26 and Arnav Bishnoi BA ’28 came to Lewis & Clark from opposite sides of the world, but for similar reasons: They wanted a place where academic and athletics could thrive together—and they found it on Palatine Hill.

L&C Spanish students partner with Northeast Portland third-graders—building their own communication skills while helping younger students envision college as part of their future. 

Together with community partner PNW Native Lacrosse, the women’s lacrosse team is elevating the sport’s Indigenous origins, reminding spectators that lacrosse is a Native game.

L&C’s Green Energy Institute staff and students are advancing solutions under Oregon’s POWER Act to address the environmental and economic impacts of data center expansion. The Oregon Public Utility Commission’s recent ruling, citing GEI throughout, ordered some of the most innovative and protective outcomes from a public utility commission in the nation.

Megan Senatori, executive director of the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, was honored by the American Bar Association with the 2026 Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award for her leadership and contributions to the field of animal law.

Law students learn how to file Habeas Corpus petitions in a law school practicum course, resulting in the release of one woman after being illegally detained after eight months in custody.