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The river otter, beloved for its scrappiness, teamwork, and Pacific Northwest roots, is officially Lewis & Clark’s new mascot. The adorable, semiaquatic mammal emerged as the top choice among students, alumni, and employees.

The Office of the President invites all L&C employees for a year of planning and programming in support of Lewis & Clark’s partnership with Albina Vision Trust. Please join the upcoming book + film discussion on Sept. 30 or Oct. 1. We also need to hear your ideas for projects by Oct. 17 for collaboration with residents in the newly opened Albina One apartment building.

The L&C magazine is published twice a year for alumni, parents, and friends of Lewis & Clark. As the institution’s flagship publication, the magazine strives to capture the vitality of our community through the lenses of alumni achievement, faculty teaching and research, student life, and institutional news.

President Robin Holmes-Sullivan is among more than 300 U.S. college presidents to sign a public statement opposing federal interference that undermines our nation’s higher education institutions.

Please take 10 minutes to complete this survey to share your thoughts about dialogue at L&C!

The new collaboration will build a hub for education and economic opportunity within Portland’s redeveloped Lower Albina district to foster learning as a core value of the community and provide opportunities for Albina residents and Lewis & Clark students, staff, and faculty.

Dr. Holmes-Sullivan was nominated for her exceptional leadership as a university administrator over her career to improve the lives of students.

This transformational approach to career readiness will integrate career competencies and work-ready skills into every undergraduate’s academic journey; a commitment from Heidi Hu BS ’85 and Daniel Hsieh establishes an endowment to support it.

“Cosmos,” the first fully student-designed dialogue project at L&C, offers International Students a space to reflect on and share their experiences of studying abroad in the US at L&C. “With this fresh take, we have a desire for the members of our community to hear different experiences, and meaningfully connect with one another.” Cosmos happens weekly through Spring 2025.

As the calendar year draws to a close, we’ve compiled a sampling of top stories from the undergraduate college, the graduate school, and the law school.

No matter the issue, colleges and universities must always be places that welcome an open exchange of ideas.

Have Americans lost the ability to have civil conversations about controversial issues? Is meaningful discussion disappearing in an era of increased political polarization? Whether it’s a tense conversation over a holiday meal, a fiery exchange with a stranger on social media, or a heated political argument with a neighbor, many people in today’s world are adamant about their opinions and disinclined to listen to other viewpoints.