Grad Newsroom Stories

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 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.

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.

64% of people who are experiencing problems with gambling have never told anyone.

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 ’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.

The Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling is making a historic investment in need-based scholarships, offering one to every incoming graduate student with documented financial need whose program begins in fall 2026. This is in direct response to the federal government’s divestment in higher education and the elimination of access to the Grad PLUS loan.

Joslyn Armstrong, associate professor of marriage, couple, and family therapy, leverages a unique mock-therapy approach in her experiential family therapy class. She recruits Lewis & Clark undergraduates to play the role of client, making the mock-therapy sessions more unpredictable and realistic.

Kevin Wright, EdD, Higher Education Student Affairs MA ’16, was recently named a Class of 2026 Diamond Honoree by the ACPA–College Student Educators International for his work advancing student success and transforming institutions.

As the calendar year draws to a close, we’ve compiled a sampling of top stories from the undergraduate college, the graduate school, and the law school.

Lewis & Clark’s Teacher Pathways program supports undergraduate students who dream of becoming educators, offering a BA, MAT, and licensure in just five years.

Associate Professor Lina Darwich and Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities Katherine FitzGibbon have received endowed professorships for their outstanding scholarly record.

The river otter, beloved for its scrappiness, teamwork, and Pacific Northwest roots, is officially Lewis & Clark’s new mascot. The adorable, semiaquatic mammal emerged as the top choice among students, alumni, and employees.

With a grant from Projects for Peace, Nichole Champion BA ’25 and current professional mental health counseling graduate student, created the Holistic Wellness Initiative, an effort to create spaces of belonging, healing, and empowerment for Portland youth.

A professor of educational leadership travels to the arctic circle on an environmental justice mission to defend a precarious way of life.