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We are united in our commitment to serving others.
A Lewis & Clark graduate school education is built upon the values and practices associated with critical thinking, individual growth, and social justice. Our programs combine rigorous academic work with unparalleled hands-on and field-based experiences—students spend nearly 200,000 hours working in Portland-area schools and mental health agencies each year, beginning the first semester of study.
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- <article class="featured-story"> <div class="featured-story_image"> <span class="lw_item_thumb"> <a href="https://graduate.lclark.edu/commencement/"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/688/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/266,0,1419,1154/104049_GRAD-0624-Commencement_web-1750.rev.1717427095.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/688/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/266,0,1419,1154/104049_GRAD-0624-Commencement_web-1750.rev.1717427095.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/688/width/725/height/725/crop/1/src_region/266,0,1419,1154/104049_GRAD-0624-Commencement_web-1750.rev.1717427095.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/> <source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/688/width/725/height/725/crop/1/src_region/266,0,1419,1154/104049_GRAD-0624-Commencement_web-1750.rev.1717427095.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/688/width/725/height/725/crop/1/src_region/266,0,1419,1154/104049_GRAD-0624-Commencement_web-1750.rev.1717427095.jpg" alt="Graduate students at commencement 2024." width="725" height="725" data-max-w="1153" data-max-h="1154" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/> </picture> </a> </span> </div> <div class="featured-story_text"> <h3 class="featured-story_title"> <a class="tagline" href="https://graduate.lclark.edu/commencement/">Congratulations Graduates!</a> </h3> <div class="featured-story_summary"> <h4> <a href="https://graduate.lclark.edu/commencement/">You did it!</a> </h4> <p> Lewis & Clark Graduate School’s commencement ceremonies are a true and celebratory reflection of who we are as a community with threads of connection running throughout all of those in attendance, bound by the words shared from the stage and in the joyous atmosphere created by all.<br/><br/> A recording of the ceremony will be available on our commencement web page.</p> </div> <a class="featured-story_btn" href="https://graduate.lclark.edu/commencement/">Read More <span class="sr-only">about You did it!</span></a> </div> </article>
An L&C Bridge the Gap scholarship will be offered to 100% of all graduate students with demonstrated financial need whose program begins in fall 2026.
Students at the Graduate School provide approximately 200,000 hours of service in K-12 schools and mental health agencies throughout the year.
Number of hours teacher education candidates will spend in a K-12 classroom prior to graduation.
Our Graduate School’s innovative Eco-Soma-Arts Certificate provides an opportunity for students to enhance their training with an evidence-based, experiential, and socially progressive ecopsychology curriculum.
Portland is #9 on WalletHub’s “10 Most Fun Cities in America” list, beating out Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York City.
Over the past 10 years, L&C has produced the highest quantity of licensed professional counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and registered associates in Oregon.
Graduate students received between $500–$23,000 in scholarship funding for the 2024-2025 academic year. For some recipients, their award covered the cost of this year’s tuition in full.
Tenure and tenure-track graduate school faculty with doctoral degree
Portland is the third most creative city in America, as reported by alumna Lizzy Acker BA ’05 for the Oregonian.
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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.
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.
Lewis & Clark Launches Eco-Soma-Arts Certificate
The certificate program approaches well-being from an integrated ecological perspective, teaching students how to work in and with nature using relational, somatic, verbal, spiritual, and artistic expressions.
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month
64% of people who are experiencing problems with gambling have never told anyone.
Introducing the Lewis & Clark River Otter!
Lewis & Clark revealed the design of its new River Otter mascot on February 20, capping an intensive five-month collaboration with Portland advertising legends Wieden + Kennedy.
Graduate Alum Named Oregon’s 2026 Assistant Principal of the Year
Brooke Mayo ’22 was selected for her equity-centered systems leadership, her ability to lead with courage and care in complex work, and her lasting impact on both student belonging and adult learning.
























