Top Stories
Students throughout all three of our schools—the undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and the School of Law—come to Lewis & Clark to make a difference and turn purpose into practice, gaining the skills, knowledge, and networks to build meaningful careers. Through immersive educational experiences, L&C students, staff, faculty, and alumni engage deeply with the world as it is, in order to create the world as it could be.
Top Stories
Composer Oswald Huỳnh Named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow
Oswald Huỳnh BA ’19, whose music explores memory, heritage, language, and identity, has been named a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow in music composition.
City Life Makes Animals Bolder
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.
Law School Strategic Plan Focuses on the Future, Student Success, and Community
“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.
Turning Local Concerns Into Environmental Research
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.
Science Scholars Earn Prestigious NSF Recognition
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.
Fluent in Russian—and Adventure
Benjamin Popple BA ’26 will head to Kyrgyzstan this summer after earning a coveted Critical Language Scholarship for intensive Russian study.
First-Years Take the Wheel on Campus Transportation
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 Wins College’s Highest Honor
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.
Gregg Macey Selected as Inaugural Director of the Environmental Innovation Center
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.
A World Away, Right at Home
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.
