Lewis and Clark Graduate School
- <div class="law-hero"> <div class="law-hero_image"> <span class="lw_item_thumb"> <a href="/live/profiles/16146-social-justice-equity-access"> <picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/688/width/500/height/240/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/688/width/500/height/240/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/688/width/500/height/240/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 800px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/688/width/800/height/383/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/688/width/800/height/383/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/688/width/800/height/383/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 1200px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/688/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/688/width/1200/height/575/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 2x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 1201px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/688/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/688/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 2x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/688/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg" alt="" width="1440" height="690" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/688/width/1440/height/690/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/ignore_cropper/1/92833_bright-loop_1.rev.1645721314.jpg 2x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1800"/> </picture> </a> </span> </div> <div class="law-hero_inner"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="law-hero_title"> Social Justice. Equity. Access. </h2> <div class="law-hero_text"> <p> <strong>Portland, Oregon</strong> </p> <p> Our mission-driven programs are grounded in these core values and expertly prepare you for a career as an educator or counselor. Guided by world-class faculty and leading practitioners, you will become an agent of change, ready to transform lives, sustain communities, and create a more just society.</p> <p><a class="facebook-link" href="https://www.facebook.com/lewisandclarkgsec/"> </a> <a class="instagram-link" href="https://www.instagram.com/lewisandclarkgrad/"> </a></p> </div> <a class="law-hero_btn btn large style-1" href="/academics/">Programs and Degrees</a> </div> </div> </div>
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
News and Media
Inaugural Part-Time Elementary Teaching Cohort Succeeds with 100% Graduation Rate
This new pathway to teaching for K-12 school employees increases access to the elementary teaching program and accommodates the needs of full-time working professionals.
Newly Endowed Scholarships Increase Access to Counseling Programs
Gifts to these funds provide direct support for professional mental health counseling students and art therapy students pursuing a master’s degree.
A Mural Two Years in the Making
Amanda Jensen, 2023 Regional Teacher of the Year, began the mural with her students as third graders. After the pandemic forced a two-year pause, the students were able to come back together and finish it as fifth-graders.
Doctoral Student Discovers “Transformationally Healing” Family Connection in Class Assignment
In an emotional and serendipitous moment, Kona Lew-Williams was reconnected with long lost relatives when she stumbled upon her father’s family history along with a photograph of her ancestors while reviewing a dissertation for class.
We Are the Most Beautiful People: Documentary Spotlights Adults with Disabilities
Graduate School Art Therapy instructor and film director, BA Short, says the documentary challenges the notion of beauty and what it means to be beautiful, and centers on the lived experience of adults who live with disabilities.
Now Open! Food for Thought Cafe on the Graduate Campus
Food for Thought has reopened in York Commons as a self-service vending market featuring ready-made sandwiches, salads, snacks, and beverages.