- Mailing Address
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615 S Palatine Hill Rd
Portland, Oregon 97219 - Phone
- (503) 768-7000
- Email address
- admissions@lclark.edu
- Website
- https://www.lclark.edu/
- School Information
- "Lewis & Clark is a private institution with a public conscience, a residential campus with global reach. Students and faculty throughout all three of Lewis & Clark’s schools—the undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and the School of Law—pursue new ways of knowing by combining classic liberal learning with pioneering collaboration." The university offers 29 majors and 31 minors. (Source: https://www.lclark.edu/about/) (Source: https://college.lclark.edu/academics/)
- General Information
- Lewis and Clark College has taken steps to implement elements of race in its training of students. Students were segregated by race into separate orientation sessions (Zoom break-out rooms). The exact content of the training is not yet clear, nor is it clear whether the training includes elements of C.R.T. See developments below:
Actions Taken
- Curriculum Changes and Requirements
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It is stated that, “Each school, as relevant to its particular needs and mission, will pursue some or all of the following: increased class offerings with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, increased course content with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, increased use of inclusive pedagogical practices, and revised course evaluation tools.”
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- Political Actions and Support for Anti-Racism
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On September 28, 2023, Lewis & Clark hosted the “September OEI Lunch and Learn” to discuss the SCOTUS ruling and “ways we can continue to support institutional diversity efforts, underrepresented students, as well as all students at LC.”
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- Program and Research Funding
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The school hosted Antiracism Discussion Groups.
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Lewis & Clark hosts Employee Resource Groups which “provide opportunities for all members of our community to engage in reflective inquiry and to grow in the areas of inclusivity, respect, cultural curiosity, and cultural humility.”
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On August 4, 2023, it was announced that, “the Inclusion & Multicultural Engagement (IME) and Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) are excited to introduce a new initiative titled: ‘Faculty/Staff: Inclusive Practice Strategies’”
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- Resources
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On August 19, 2021, the Office of Equity and Inclusion started the Inaugural Racial Justice Internship Program to promote racial justice and equity work
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The library has a website with resources to help students and faculty to navigate protests and race issues, in which there is a statement from the Office of Equity and Inclusion advising that “if you hold racial privilege we hope you commit to doing this work, starting now.”
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In March of 2022, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is hosting a series of four Op-In presentations about the historical mistreatment of people of color.
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In the Fall of 2023, Lewis & Clark offered a class, PHIL 217: Critical Theory, which discusses “oppression and domination” in regards to racial oppression along with other factors.
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Lewis & Clark has a website dedicated to offering anti-racism resources, including books like “How to Be an Anti-Racist” by Ibram X. Kendi, DiAngelo’s “White Fragility,” and numerous articles. Curriculum resource guides are also listed.
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- Symbolic Actions
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Awarded Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility, an honorary doctorate degree.
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The school will “develop external partnerships that support diversity, equity and inclusion.”
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According to its Strategic Plan, the school intends to “implement a biannual campus climate assessment concerned with issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion by 2023.”
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