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Welcome to Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education & Counseling in Beautiful Portland, Oregon • Lewis & Clark College of Arts & Sciences Law School Graduate School of Education & Counseling Search Submit Search Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling Info for: Current Students Faculty & Staff Alumni About Admissions Academics Faculty Registrar Student Resources Giving Continuing Ed Open Navigation Lewis and Clark Open search Search Submit Search ▸ Lewis and Clark Graduate School div div span a href="/live/profiles/16146-social-justice-equity-access" picture 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 div h2 Social Justice. Equity. Access. /h2 div p strongPortland, 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 pa href="https://www.facebook.com/lewisandclarkgsec/" /a a href="https://www.instagram.com/lewisandclarkgrad/" /a/p /div a 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. Our Community article div span a href="/live/news/53399-arcelia-pena-baltazar-sheherella" picture source type="image/jpeg" media="(max-width: 500px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/688/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,156,1200,1356/103383_arcelia.rev.1713217780.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/688/width/500/height/500/crop/1/src_region/0,156,1200,1356/103383_arcelia.rev.1713217780.jpg 2x"/ source type="image/jpeg" media="(min-width: 501px)" srcset="/live/image/gid/688/width/725/height/725/crop/1/src_region/0,156,1200,1356/103383_arcelia.rev.1713217780.jpg 1x"/ img src="/live/image/gid/688/width/725/height/725/crop/1/src_region/0,156,1200,1356/103383_arcelia.rev.1713217780.jpg" alt="Arcelia Pena-Baltazar (she/her/ella), School Psychology ’24" width="725" height="725" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="1200" loading="lazy"/ /picture /a /span /div div h3 a href="/live/news/53399-arcelia-pena-baltazar-sheherella"I am driven by a passion for social justice and equity in education, and committed to creating inclusive and supportive environments where all students can flourish.”/a /h3 div h4 a href="/live/news/53399-arcelia-pena-baltazar-sheherella"Arcelia Pena-Baltazar (she/her/ella)/a /h4 p School Psychology, EdS ’24/p p Arcelia is the 2024 graduate student commencement speaker. The a href="/commencement/"Graduate School Commencement Ceremony/a is June 2nd in Pamplin Sports Center./p /div a href="/live/news/53399-arcelia-pena-baltazar-sheherella"Read More span about Arcelia Pena-Baltazar (she/her/ella)/span/a /div /article Faculty Highlights New Grant Supports Media Production at Community Counseling Center Art Therapy Instructor Kris Bella led the art therapy program in writing a grant that was recently awarded through Mount Hood Cable Regulatory Commission for $71,000 that will supply equipment for the digital media lab at the Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Center. The program will use the funding to create an art therapy specific video to air on public access television. Exploring Ireland With Outdoor Writers Association of America Educational Leadership Professor Lisa Collins was invited to tour Ireland thanks to her environmental advocacy work. Ireland is amazing in a way I did not expect. The oppression in the past mirrors what we experienced in the US. Learning the history from the people who love their land and community is heartwarming. What a dream!” Mentoring the Next Generation of Minority Fellowship Scholars Professional Mental Health Counseling, Addictions Professor Alexia de León mentored three PMHC-A students who received the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) addictions scholarship for $15,000 each. Professor de León has now mentored a total of 15 students to receive this scholarship to date. 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. Historically Underrepresented Students Redefining College Success Educational leadership professor Brenda Sifuentez and University of North Carolina at Greensboro teacher education professor Delma Ramos recently published Historically Underrepresented Students Redefining College Success in Higher Education in the Journal of Postsecondary Student Success Collective Liberation: Art & Film Art therapy professor Mary Andrus co-presented Collective Liberation: Art & Film to process a university closure, with art therapy alumni Amy Simpson at the national American Educational Studies Association conference in Portland, Oregon. See More Faculty Highlights News and Media Experiencing the Value of Place-Based Education OPB reporter Elizabeth Miller joined...