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Lewis and Clark Graduate School

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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Faculty Highlights

Rafe McCullough and Nori Gruber

Guiding Future Counselors and Educators
Associate Professor Rafe McCullough presented “Guiding future counselors to support trans and non-binary clients in a fearful climate,” with Community Counseling Center Director Nori Gruber, and “Teaching disability with depth: a framework for counselor educators,“ alongside Palo Alto University Professor Tameeka Hunter at the ACES conference in Philadelphia.
Professor Gon Ratanashevorn

Deconstructing Monogamy and Leveraging Community Cultural Wealth
Assistant Professor Gon Ratanashevorn presented “Decolonizing Monogamy and Deconstructing Mononormativity in Counselor Education” and “See Our Strengths: Leveraging Community Cultural Wealth to Empower International Counseling Students of Color” at the Association Counselor Education and Supervision Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Maika Yeigh, associate professor of secondary teacher education

Reimagining Grading in Schools
Associate Professor Maika Yeigh coauthored a new book, “Equitable Grading Unlocked: Practical Strategies from the Classroom,” offering day-to-day strategies to reimagine grading so it fosters motivation, cultivates a positive mindset, and builds cultural responsiveness.
L-R: Andy Saultz, dean; Brenda Sifuentez, associate professor; Elena Diamond, professor

Celebrating Faculty Promotions
Associate Professor Brenda Sifuentez (center) and Professor Elena Diamond (right) were honored by President Holmes-Sullivan and Dean Saultz (left) for their recent promotions to associate professor with tenure and full professor, respectively.
Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe

A New Certificate, Rooted in Nature
Professor Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe has spearheaded a new 8-credit certificate for counseling, therapy, and school psychology master’s degree students, eco-soma-arts, to offers clinicians and clinicians-in-training concrete ways of working in and with nature using somatic, verbal, spiritual, and artistic expressions.
Lina Darwich, Mary Stuart Rogers Professor of Education

An Outstanding Scholarly Record
Associate Professor Lina Darwich has been named the Mary Stuart Rogers Professor of Education. This professorship honors distinguished educators, celebrates collective intellectual rigor, stimulates learning, and advances interdisciplinary teaching and research.
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Graduate students in the secondary teaching program visit a local middle school to learn classroom management techniques first-hand.
Commencement is one of the graduate school’s most treasured traditions, and takes place the first Sunday in June.
Community partnerships provide both networking opportunities and deep connections with the communities we collectively work to serve.
The picturesque graduate campus attracts visitors from across Lewis & Clark and the local residential neighborhoods, welcoming everyone with its peaceful meadow and shady trees.
Sustainability is one of Lewis & Clark’s top priorities, with incentives and resources offered to commuters who choose green travel methods such as cycling.
The emergency meeting drew Native leaders, allies, and organizational partners from across Alaska, Canada, and the lower 48.
According to Oregon’s 2024 gambling survey, an estimated 640,000 Oregonians (15% of our state’s population) experience either moderate or high-risk gambling behaviors.
Secondary MAT students discuss classroom observations during a recent visit to Jackson Middle School in Portland, Oregon.
Small cohorts enable faculty to offer highly personalized instruction, and students form strong professional networks that help sustain their work throughout their careers.
Graduate students and faculty from the art therapy program offer weekly open studio sessions, where members of the community can explore art making in a group setting at the Community Counseling Center.
Downtown Portland is just 7 miles from the Graduate School campus.
Strong connections with local K-12 school districts help inform program development and offer graduate students opportunities for experiential learning during internships and practicums.
Sailboats dot the Willamette River at dusk, just down the hill from Lewis & Clark.
Peer to peer discussions provide invaluable opportunities for understanding and growth, both personally and professionally.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge encompasses 19.3 million acres of pristine wilderness in northeast Alaska.
Located in the lush hills of South Portland, Lewis & Clark is ideally situated in the city’s “sixth quadrant,” just 7 miles from a vibrant downtown hub with endless networking, entertainment, and cultural resources.

News and Media

Ben Bowman

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.

Carlos Sanchez Huizar BA '18, MA '20 and Selene Contreras-Sanchez are the owners of Kilo D' Cofi, bringing Mexican coffee culture to the ...

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.

A man's hand touch the tree trunk close-up.

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.

slot machine

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.

Brooke Mayo, Principal License Program alum and current Assistant Principal of Tualatin High School

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.

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