Topic: scholarship
President Hochstettler testifies before state committee for increased aid
27 March 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
President Thomas Hochstettler appeared before the Oregon Education and General Government Committee of the State Senate on March 25, 2009, in support of increased grant aid for low-income students. Senate Bill 478 proposes an increase in the amount of individual Oregon Opportunity Grants offered to lower income Oregonians to defray the cost of attending college. [...]
Video: Students capture global experiences
25 March 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
For many Lewis & Clark students, moving to Portland, Oregon is just one more stop on a lifelong international journey. With one of the country’s most robust programs for Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and Global Nomads, Lewis & Clark takes pride in its commitment to international students. Today, approximately 120 international students from six continents [...]
Video: Symposium offers unique forum for gender issues discussion
8 March 2009
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- Engaging our World
Now in its 28th year, the Lewis & Clark Gender Studies Symposium brings together artists, activists, and academics to cover a wide range of gender issues including the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The three-day symposium, titled “Poverty, Property, and Personhood: Challenging Gender Injustice,” includes two keynote speakers and nearly 20 other presentations, panel [...]
Financial aid expert weighs in on economic challenges
30 January 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
A majority of all students attending Lewis & Clark undergraduate and graduate programs receive financial aid to cover their education costs. This includes nearly 70 percent of all students in the College of Arts and Sciences, more than 90 percent of students at the School of Law and 41 percent of students attending the Graduate [...]
Dean Klonoff collaborates on initiative to reform class-action lawsuits
15 July 2008
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- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—For four years, Robert Klonoff, dean of Lewis & Clark Law School, has been working with a handful of top legal scholars, judges and practitioners from across the country on a project designed to improve the legal process of class action lawsuits. When the project is finished, it could dramatically change the way class-action [...]
Six seniors set Lewis & Clark Fulbright record
27 May 2008
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- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—In an unprecedented achievement for Lewis & Clark students, six seniors earned prestigious honors from the Fulbright Program this spring. The awards include five international teaching assistantship positions and one research grant, which the students will complete in communities in Thailand, Russia, Germany, Indonesia, and Chile. Though the recipients represent diverse academic programs and [...]
Junior earns Truman Scholarship for public service
15 April 2008
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- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—Ben Brysacz has earned the nation’s top prize for undergraduate leaders, a highly competitive Truman Scholarship. The junior political science major earned one of 65 scholarships awarded this year, an honor which brings up to $30,000 for graduate study, leadership training, and fellowship with other students who are committed to making a difference through [...]
Undergraduate wins American innovation contest held on YouTube
19 November 2007
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—Lewis & Clark senior Adan Vielma recently won a national video contest, culminating in a trip to Capitol Hill and a scholarship from the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation. The purpose of the contest, featured on the popular video-sharing Web site YouTube, was to show how federally funded research has changed [...]
Seven inducted into Pamplin Society
5 November 2007
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- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—Seven sophomores at Lewis & Clark College have been selected to join the Dr. Robert B. Pamplin Jr. Society of Fellows. Pamplin Society members are chosen for an exceptional blend of intellectual talent, the habit of physical fitness, personal integrity and the willingness to shoulder the burdens of leadership. It is the highest honor bestowed [...]
History scholar shares lessons learned on both coasts
30 July 2007
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- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—Katie Hart, senior English and history double major, recently traveled to New York as part of the Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program. One of only 50 finalists nationwide, Katie spent a week in New York City with the program, which provides an opportunity for outstanding undergraduate students to engage in discussions with eminent scholars [...]