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Renowned Indian law attorney, Walter Echo-Hawk, will teach two classes this spring at Lewis & Clark Law School
Native Law Expert to Teach Classes
Walter Echo-Hawk, one of classes during his tenure; the has worked at the epicenter of sage of landmark laws such as, (1990) and the American Indian
the foremost experts in Native first called “Indigenous Rights/’ great social movements that the Native American Graves Religious Freedom Act Amend-
Amencan law, being a distin- based on his book, “In the Courts have led to the instrumental pas- Protection and Repatriation Act ments(1994)
guished author, tribal judge, law of Conquer,” and the later will
professor and a member of the be a seminar, “The Rise of Inter-
Pawnee Nation will teach at national Indigenous Rights in the
Lewis & Clark Law School in United States,” based on his book,
spring2015.
“In the Light of Justice.”
As the first Walter R. Echo-
Professor Echo-Hawk has
Hawk Distinguished Visiting worked as a Native American
Professor, he will teach two rights attorney since 1973, and
Pathway for Computer
Science Careers at PSU
A program designed for stu
dents who already have a
bachelor’s degree but little or
no knowledge of computer sci
ence or programming has be
gun at Portland State Univer
sity.
Titled ‘New Beginnings’ it
is a nine-month intensive im
mersion program which started
July 1 that covers the founda
tional knowledge in program
ming, theory and systems that
undergrads typically acquire
during their first three years as
a computer science major.
Participants who success
fully complete the program are
automatically accepted into
PSU’s computer science Mas
ters program in spring. A
M aster’s degree in computer
science can then be achieved
with an additional year and a
half of full-time study.
“New Beginnings provides
a unique pathway for high-
achieving students, who may
lack the undergraduate cre
dentials, to quickly gain the
skills they need to thrive as
graduate students and profes
sionals in computer science,”
said Warren Harrison, chair of
the Computer Science Depart
ment at Portland State.
The New Beginnings initia
tive is supported by a $ 195,000
seed grant from the Oregon
Engineering and Technology
Industrial Council Investment
Fund.
makes an impact
Jason Dorsette, director of the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, moved from
North Carolina to Oregon to implement his goals as an agent of change. He set out
to visit all 50 states, but as soon as he stepped onto campus, he was energized to
make a positive impact - to recruit and retain students
of color and educate them about the commonalities all
people share - regardless of their background.
Oregon State
Join Beaver Nation and find your opportunity.
oregonstate.edu/admissions
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