NOTE: Some sites require registration; some links may expire
Ruling has big impact for employers
American Public Media Marketplace 06/29/2009
Gary Chaison, labor relations professor at Clark University, was interviewed about a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that decided in favor of a group of white firefighters who say they were unfairly denied promotions because of their race. Chaison said "the case clearly establishes the law on reverse discrimination. Chaison says promotion tests are commonly used as a way to foster diversity in the workplace. But he says today's ruling means employers will have to be much more careful in how they craft those policies."
No longer lost
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 06/28/2009
Clark alumnus Daniel Nhial 09 is featured. He was among the "Lost Boys of the Sudan," who resettled in the U.S. The article reports: "Daniel progressed so well in his courses that he decided to dual enroll at Clark University, rather than wait until he graduated from QCC and then transfer. This May he received both an associate's degree from QCC in general studies and a bachelor's degree from Clark in government and international relations."
Nuclea Biotechnologies offering $3M in stock sale
Mass High Tech 06/26/2009
Nuclea Biotechnologies LLC, a genomic research firm in Pittsfield, has sold about $1 million of a $3 million stock offering, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Nuclea moved the majority of its research and scientific positions to Worcester, where the company has a collaboration with Clark University.
Will 'Neda' Video Become Icon for Ages?
AOL News 06/25/2009
Clark University sociology professor Robert J.S. Ross comments on iconic images of protest and violence, including the recent videotaped death of Neda Agha Soltan during election protests in Tehran (June 20), the beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles (1991),the Ohio National Guard shootings at Kent State (1970), and the"Tank Man" at Tiananmen Square in China (1989).
Two Minutes With...
Worcester Magazine 06/24/2009
Paul E. Phillips, head men's and women's swimming and diving coach at Clark University, and assistant athletic director, is the subject of the weekly profile interview. He mentioned running a summer swim lesson program at Clark.
Sudan: 4 sentenced to die for US diplomat killing
Associated Press 06/24/2009
A Sudanese court convicted four people in the slaying last year of America diplomat John Granville, and sentenced them to death. Granville a 2004 alumnus of Clark's International Development and Social Change master's program, was shot and killed early on Jan. 1, 2008 in Khartoum, Sudan. John had been working as an official in the area for the U.S. Agency for International Development. He had been helping to implement a 2005 peace agreement between Sudan's north and south that ended more than two decades of civil war.
Reports of the sentencing appeared in hundreds of news outlets, including BBC News, Reuters, and the Washington Post.
An ethnic occupation
Worcester T&G 06/21/2009
Mike Holbrook, senior business adviser/training director for the Small Business Development Center at Clark University is quoted in an article about a network of immigrants who are finding job opportunities in the region.
Guzman and Keamy are nominated for judgeships
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 06/19/2009
Gov. Deval L. Patrick yesterday announced the nominations of Margaret R. Guzman as judge of Dudley District Court and Leilah A. Keamy as a judge in the Worcester Probate and Family Court. Guzman graduated from Clark University (1989) and Boston University School of Law.
Adjusting to Life with a Roommate
Countdown to College Radio 06/19/2009
Denise Darrigrand, Dean of Students at Clark University, gives advice for students who will be sharing a room with one or more other students when they go off to college. She also describes Clark's "roommate agreement," which students from any school can adopt as a starting point for discussions about room cleanliness, using the room for socialization versus studying, sharing of personal items, and other issues that roommates need to work out.
This episode was re-broadcast on radio station WNSH AM 1570 in the Boston area.
A Great Guy Thing
Worcester T&G 06/16/2009
Photo/caption coverage of the YWCA Daybreak Great Guy Awards shows Clark President John Bassett with Charlene Nemeth and Dennis Irish of St. Vincent Hospital. Along with Bassett and Irish, the awards for commitment to ending violence against women went to domestic violence counselor Nicholas Formaggia, and Richard Leahy, president of Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.
Visitors to website Sporcle learn geography and other subjects - and have fun
Boston Globe 06/16/2009
An article about Sporcle.com a popular online trivia quiz site and its appeal to geography clubs and others especially on college campuses -- includes comment by Deborah Martin, assistant professor of geography at Clark. She said that "geography's emphasis on space, place, and scale' can help students understand everything from border conflicts to economic development to global warming. "
Westport High School top 10 students
Fall River Herald News (MA) 06/15/2009
A local roundup of top scholars mentions one's choice to attend Clark: "A helpful and dependable peer tutor, Bridgette will major in English at Clark University. She quotes Ghandi, saying, You must be the change you want to see.' "
Signs of Life in a Recession
Worcester Business Journal 06/08/2009
Larry Marsh, director of the Small Business Development Center at Clark, is quoted in article subtitled "In the worst economy in 70 years, entrepreneurship carries on in Central Mass."
Signs of Life in a Recession
Worcester Business Journal 06/08/2009
Larry Marsh, director of the Small Business Development Center at Clark, is quoted in article subtitled "In the worst economy in 70 years, entrepreneurship carries on in Central Mass."
On the Job: Karen Frey, professor of geography
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 06/08/2009
Karen Frey, assistant professor of geography at Clark, feature in the Money section Q&A profile "On the Job."
Meet the Judges
Worcester Business Journal 06/08/2009
David Jordan President & CEO, Seven Hills Foundation and adjunct professor at Clark is introduced as one of on the judging panel for the news outlet's 2009 Family-Owned Business Awards.
Cuts threaten Worcester Boys and Girls Club
New England Cable News 06/04/2009
Clark vice president for government and community affairs Jack Foley is interviewed for a news segment about the impact of budget cuts to the organization, saying that the programs offered to the community are crucial.
Malden artist Sand T debuts "TOUCH ME NOT"
Boston Globe 06/02/2009
Article about artist Sand T's current exhibit cites her showing at Clark University in 2007 and also mentions Clark alumnus Nick Capasso '81, senior curator of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park of Lincoln.
A chemical reaction
Boston Globe - G Force magazine 06/01/2009
Clark alumna Mia Davis '01 IDSC/MA '03 is profiled: "Mia Davis must be feeling pretty good about her battle against BPA - a controversial, estrogen-like chemical used to make some hard plastic water bottles, and similar products. A few years ago, she alone ran the national campaign Detox Nalgene' out of Boston, telling anyone who would listen that the popular water bottle brand was leeching troubling levels of BPA into beverages. Her efforts paid off."
Freud in the New World
American Journal of Psychiatry (American Psychiatric Association) 06/01/2009
"Sigmund Freud visited the United States only once in his lifetime. The trip, up the eastern seaboard from New York to Boston and then to Niagara Falls, was organized around an invitation to lecture in Worcester, Mass., at Clark University, in honor of its 20th anniversary. The conference was held 100 years ago, in September 1909, and was hosted by Granville Stanley Hall, a pioneer American educator and psychologist."
GM enters bankruptcy protection
BBC news 06/01/2009
"Car industry analyst Gary Chaison, a professor of labour relations at Clark University, said the GM announcement marked the end of an era.
"It'll have a huge impact in the US because it's more than just a corporation - it's an icon," he added. "It represented manufacturing supremacy and good jobs for American workers - that's gone."
China privately pressured Nancy Pelosi
Politico (Washington, D.C.) 06/01/2009
"Srinivasan Sitaraman, a Clark University politics professor who studies China's human rights record, said Pelosi's credibility on the issue has been undermined by the release of the so-called Bush administration torture memos and, to a lesser extent, by the firestorm surrounding her own 2002 briefing on enhanced interrogations."
100% graduating: Charter school grants diplomas to entire senior class
Memphis Commercial Appeal 05/30/2009
Clark University is mentioned in an article about graduation day at the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering. When the principal and founder "Henderson walks out with his class, former dean of admissions at Boston-based Clark University, Harold Wingood, will step in. Wingood's expertise in college admissions will help future MASE graduates transition to college, Henderson said."
Wingood Chosen to Lead Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering
Memphis Daily News 05/29/2009
"Being able to serve the community in a way that will make a difference is something at the core of my values system," Harold Wingood told the Memphis Daily News in an article about his new position as incoming Director of the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering. Wingood is leaving his position as associate provost and dean of admissions and financial aid at Clark.
In a restructured GM, no new role for UAW
Kansas City Star 05/28/2009
Gary Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University comments on the news about GM: "You can see how uncomfortable the UAW has been in these negotiations," he said.
Old-fashioned values - Families find dining together solves problems
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 05/27/2009
Clark psychology professor and department chair Wendy Grolnick is quoted in the article: "It's important for families to take some time to connect to not just drive their kids places, but to have family time. It doesn't need to be around a table."
Trees of stone tell tropical tale
Science News magazine 05/26/2009
News from a report in the July-August GSA Bulletin by Deborah Woodcock, a research fellow at The George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark, and colleagues is featured. It concerns how a Peruvian petrified forest offers insight into low-latitude conditions of millions of years ago.
Trees of stone tell tropical tale
Science News magazine 05/26/2009
A report by Deborah Woodcock, a research fellow at The George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark, is featured.
GM filing will be lucrative for lawyers
UPI NewsTrack Business 05/26/2009
Gary Chaison, Clark University professor of industrial relations, comments in an article about legal fees expected in a possible General Motors Corp. bankruptcy filing. Chaison also commented on a Michigan Public Radio (5/27/09) segment, GM, UAW Reach Deal but Bankruptcy Still Probable.
Letter to the editor
Los Angeles Times 05/25/2009
Robert Ross, Clark sociology professor, responds to a column titled "Schwarzenegger missed his golden opportunity to give Californians the truth" by Michael Hiltzik. Ross writes: "I have taught urban affairs for over 30 years, but rarely have I seen a column about state and local government that was so on target with facts and frankness. I don't vote in California; if I did, I would look for a candidate to whom I could hand your column and say: Run on it."
City's finest Preservation Worcester offers tour of homes
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 05/24/2009
The "Living" section cover feature about a tour of homes (May 31) titled, "Worcester's Best: a Collection of Inviting Houses" showcases Harrington House at 130 Woodland, home to Clark President John Bassett and Kay Bassett. Mrs. Bassett discussed the home's restoration and value to the University and city community.
GM might still be headed toward Chapter 11
Los Angeles Times 05/21/2009
Los Angeles Times 5/21/09
GSOM professor of industrial relations Gary Chaison comments on GM's tentative pact with the United Auto Workers.
Activism cited as fine tradition
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 05/18/2009
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 5/18/09
"Newly minted Clark University graduates might just be crazy enough to change the world, student speaker Nora K. Feely said yesterday at commencement exercises at the Main Street campus. During the ceremony, degrees were granted to 928 Clark graduates, with 537 students receiving bachelor's degrees, 359 earning master's degrees and 32 obtaining their doctoral degrees." Clark's commencement information also appears in the Boston Globe's weekend graduations roundup, posted May 17.
A better fishing system
The Boston Globe 05/18/2009
The Boston Globe Op-ed 5/18/09
"New England's fisheries feed our region's cash flow and provide dinner for our tables. But by most measures the current management system of this vital industry has been a failure, and hasn't adequately protected the marine ecosystem nor promoted a profitable fishing industry," write Peter Baker, director of the Pew Environment Group's campaign to "End Overfishing in New England," and Clark University Marsh Institute director Robert Johnston, resource economist and co-author of the report "One Last Chance: The Economic Case for a New Approach to Fisheries Management in New England."