Topic: community engagement
Law School awarded grant for clinical law project on affordable housing
18 September 2008
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—The Collins Foundation has awarded a grant totaling $180,000 to support the Community Development, Nonprofit and Affordable Housing Practicum, a joint clinical law project of the Lewis & Clark Law School and the Community Development Law Center. The practicum project serves community development corporations and nonprofits focused on economic development and affordable housing issues [...]
Video: Law student prepares for career in public service
3 September 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—After devoting a decade of her life to volunteering at homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and libraries, Lewis & Clark law student Ginger Beck realized that practicing public interest law was the best possible expression of her commitment to community service. Toward that goal, Beck spent her summer researching legal cases for the Oregon Law Center [...]
Law program prepares new leaders to address economic, environmental, and treaty issues in Native American community
25 June 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
Issues such as health care, economic development, and education challenge every community, but for the more than 550 tribes and 300-plus reservations in the United States, these issues are complicated by historical inequities and competitive demands for rapid advancements. As complexities grow and new opportunities emerge, many tribal leaders recognize that they must reinvest [...]