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In 2014, the Watzek Library Special Collections acquired a 15th-century illuminated book of manuscripts, which has proven to be the perfect object for interdisciplinary study. Students in both Chemistry 365 and English 281 have been working together to answer questions about the book’s origins and past. Read more about this fascinating project.

Every year, the Board of Alumni honors peers who have achieved distinction in their chosen field, have shown exceptional leadership qualities, or have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service in their communities and to the college. If that sounds like someone you know, please take a moment to fill out this nomination form. Read about previous awardees. 

Assistant Professor of History Reiko Hillyer has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Whiting Foundation to support her interdisciplinary project, “Theatre From the Inside-Out: Illuminating Mass Incarceration.” The grant will enrich Hillyer’s course Crime and Punishment in U.S. History, where she brings 16 Lewis & Clark students together with incarcerated students at the Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI). Hillyer is collaborating on the project with Assistant Professor of Theatre Rebecca Lingafelter, who will lead several sessions culminating in a staged performance at CRCI. Read more. 

For five days over winter break, 30 Lewis & Clark students joined faculty and mentors to learn about entrepreneurship from the ground up, connecting their liberal arts learning with tools for identifying problems and developing solutions. The Winterim program is organized by the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Read more about the students’ experience. 

Through March 1: Exhibition—Shaping the Bible: 500 Years of Interpretation, Translation, and Reformation

Through March 7: Art Exhibit: Dante's Divine Comedy and Selected Works from American Qur’an

February 8: Food Law Symposium: Innovation at the Intersection of Investment, Entrepreneurship, and the Law

February 9: Law School Clean Energy Conference: Tomorrow's Energy System

February 10: Anti-Valentine's Concert* 

February 11: 56th Annual Throckmorton Memorial Lecture in History

February 19: Alexander String Quartet

February 23: Celebrity Organ Series: Philip Scriven