Graduate School of Education and Counseling • Lewis & Clark

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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

Exploring the Intersection of Race, Equity and Mental Health

Educational leadership Professor Lisa Collins presented in the session “Exploring the Intersection of Race, Equity and Mental Health” at the Equity Summit Rising Together conference.

Addressing Historical Trauma and Providing Culturally Responsive Problem Gambling Treatment to Latinx Communities

Professional Mental Health Counseling, Addictions Professor Alexia de León partnered with Harvard Medical School and Project Build Up to discuss historical trauma and culturally responsive care for Latinx communities impacted by problem gambling and other addictions.

NSF Funded Opportunity Pairs LC Students with Local STEM teachers

Teacher education professor Liza Finkel talks to L&C’s undergraduate student newspaper, The Mossy Log, about an upcoming summer program that will pair 10 local middle and high school teachers with undergraduate students interested in teaching science or math.

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI): What school counselors need to know to support their students.

School counseling professor Laura Barbour co-authored an article with Emily Sallee and Nikki Correa in the Journal of School Counseling. The article is titled: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI): What school counselors need to know to support their students. (PDF)

Advancing professional development in conservation-centered data science pedagogy

Education professor Liza Finkel and biology professor Greta Binford receive $105,000 NSF grant for STEM teacher development

Self-Care is Not the Solution for Burnout

Professional mental health counseling professor Justin Henderson published a new blog post: Self-Care is Not the Solution for Burnout.

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Secondary art and science candidates explore across curriculums in a joint MAT class.
Downtown Portland is just 7 miles from the Graduate School campus.
Graduate faculty celebrate the graduating class of 2021 at the drive-thru commencement ceremony.
A collage assembled by art therapy students.
Tending to the graduate school student community garden.
The Metro Educator Fair, pre-pandemic.
A cyclist passes in front of York on the graduate campus.
Faculty pose for the camera after their cinematic debut for the YouVisit tour.
A peaceful dog meanders under the iconic cherry tree on a frosty morning.

News and Media

The 2023 part-time elementary MAT cohort

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.

Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling

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.

The Yee Family, c. 1922. Top left to right: Mary Yee, June Yee (being held), and Yee Shing Bottom left to right: Eugene Yee, Lillian Yee, V

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.

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