Newsroom - Newsroom - Lewis & Clark Quick Links Apply Visit Alumni Athletics Libraries Giving The Source Newsroom Newsroom Educational Hub $1.5 Million Grant Funds Public Humanities Initiative With Albina Vision Trust “Face-to-Face” public humanities programs, funded by the Mellon Foundation, will bring Albina neighborhood residents, community partners, and L&C students and faculty together to address social justice, environmental justice, and cultural concerns. Office of Communications Editorial Contact Shelly Meyer Media Contact Lois Leveen Top Stories Legal Leap An Accelerated Path to Law School Persistence is paying off for Danielle Pon BA ’24, JD ’27, who is currently attending Lewis & Clark Law School as part of the accelerated “3-3” BA/JD program. Education Improvement Ben Bowman Joins L&C as Senior Fellow Bowman will work closely with Graduate School leadership and faculty and with partners across the state to scale the school’s impact and expand the use of data and research to improve outcomes in Oregon K-12 schools. Community Brew Bringing Latinx Culture to Portland’s Coffee Scene Carlos Sanchez Huizar BA ’18, MA ’20 has turned his love of coffee and his experience at Lewis & Clark into Kilo D’ Cofi, a Latinx-owned café and community space in downtown Portland. Patent Power Law School Clinic Helps Clients Patent New Ideas Law students working in L&C’s Small Business Legal Clinic, with faculty guidance, support local businesses and entrepreneurs through the intensive U.S. patent process. Read More Top Stories Featured Video Exploring Our City From the Magazine Histories of Faith and Form On a new overseas study program to South Korea and Japan, students use the lenses of religion and art to explore questions of cultural identity. Democracy on the Defensive From neoliberalism to natural hierarchies, from special economic zones to Elon Musk, Quinn Slobodian BA ’00 explains the many ways democracy is under threat. The Many Lives of Fuji Andrew Bernstein, professor of history, pens a sweeping biography of Mount Fuji, one of the world’s most recognizable mountains. More From the Magazine L&C in the Media Fixing Mississippi’s broken parole system. Mississippi Today Mississippi has the highest incarceration rate in the country – and one of the highest in the world, locking up a larger percentage of its population than any independent democratic country on earth. Often people incarcerated in the state are forced to serve far longer sentences than they should. “Parole isn’t a bonus or ‘early’ release. It is part of a person’s sentence, carried out under state supervision,” explains Lewis & Clark Professor Reiko Hillyer. “Yet in Mississippi, parole increasingly functions as extended punishment.” 2026/04/10 A $1.5 million investment in solving real-world problems. OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting) A $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation will support co-creation of courses, programs, and creative work by residents of Albina (Portland’s historically Black neighborhood) and Lewis & Clark faculty and students, to address racial justice, environmental justice, and cultural preservation. “One of the most courageous things that anyone can do is commit to learning with other people, because it requires building trust,” notes Winta Yohannes, the executive director of Albina Vision Trust. “The real opportunity is that the history, the storytelling, and the culture of the Albina district will be used to make sense of where we are today and where we want to go together.” 2026/04/09 MOSS-t See TV for 5 million viewers. CBS Sunday Morning Ancient and resilient, moss are flowerless, non-vascular plants that have survived for more than 450 million years, through different climactic conditions. Studying and celebrating these tiny habits brings “joy and discovery and awe and wonder,” explains Lewis & Clark Professor Margaret Metz, as we look closely to learn more about how ecosystems can flourish. 2026/04/05 See More L&C in the Media