November 2008
Lewis & Clark faculty share election expertise
Throughout the election season, members of the Lewis & Clark faculty offered their expert analyses of various political races. Weighing issues of race, culture, and history, faculty members have studied the presidential race, as well as congressional races and ballot measures.
Explore this interactive map to learn more about Lewis & Clark faculty members’ contributions to the national political discourse in various media outlets throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The map provides links to full-text versions of more than 30 articles citing Lewis & Clark faculty experts that appeared in newspapers from Detroit to Denver, Washington, D.C. to Seattle, and throughout the Portland metro area.
Recent updates include:
Robert Klonoff, dean of the law school, in the National Law Journal, November 6
Cynthia Cosgrave, teacher education instructor, in Beaverton Valley Times, October 23
Faculty members featured:
*John Callahan, Morgan S. Odell professor of humanities
*Cynthia Cosgrave, teacher education instructor
*Robert Eisinger, associate professor of political science
*Alejandra Favela, assistant professor of education
*Steven Hunt, professor of communication
*James Huffman, Erskine Wood Sr. professor of law
*Robert Klonoff, dean of the law school
*Robert Miller, professor of law
Law school dean addresses “Obama effect” on public interest law
Robert Klonoff, dean of the law school, spoke with the National Law Journal about how the next administration under President-elect Obama might effect the field of public interest law. Public interest law is the practice of law pursued on behalf of both individuals and causes that are not typically served by the for-profit-bar. Public interest lawyers can serve the public by working for civil legal services organizations, non-profit organizations, public defense organizations, prosecutors offices, government agencies and lobbying for non-profit organizations.Lewis & Clark Law School graduates enter public interest careers at a rate that is more than three times the national average. In 2007, the law school had the fifth highest percentage of graduates entering public interest law careers.
National Law Journal The latest ‘Barack effect’: new interest among law students in government, public interest jobs
Jim Proctor stresses that “going green” is not enough
Jim Proctor, professor and director of environmental studies, is concerned that most colleges do not address sustainability in its fullest definition. Although many colleges focus on ecology, they have failed to address social and economic issues in regards to “going green.” According the the United Nation’s Brundtland Commission report from 1983, true sustainability is composed of all three aspects, not just ecology. “I’m actually at a point where I’m confused where we ought to go — we at Lewis & Clark and we in the larger education community. If it’s just about green campuses, that’s not at all what sustainability was envisioned to be,” Proctor said. He points out that without the social and economic legs, true sustainability cannot be achieved.
The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Colleges in Oregon get high grades for green
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