Congratulations, Class of 2023
Join us in celebrating all of the Clark students who graduated at Commencement on May 21.
Fast Facts
Clark was founded in 1887 as one of the first all-graduate institutions in the country. Today, Clark promotes a rigorous liberal arts curriculum within the context of a research experience that addresses challenges on a global scale.
A famous moment in cultural history
In an advanced seminar, students examine fin-de-siècle Vienna, where art, music, culture, science, and philosophy flourished.
A blockbuster assignment
Students create original movies in a digital filmmaking course with screen studies Professor Soren Sorensen.
Clark’s student speakers for Commencement
Glory Phipps ’23 and Idriss Laouali Abdou, MBA ’23, have been chosen to address their fellow graduates.
Research reaches to the core of the Clark experience.
Rajasthani turbans. Candy wrappers. Violin strings. What do these things have in common? The physics behind their twisted shapes can be explained using a theoretical framework developed over nearly two decades by Physics Professor Arshad Kudrolli’s research team.
Art History Professor John Garton is working on an international project to preserve sculptures in Sacro Bosco park in Bomarzo, Italy. Emerging from boulders and outcroppings of Tufo stone, the sculptures were crafted in the late Renaissance period.
As an immigrant child, Betsy Huang connected with Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” where Bilbo Baggins leaves his home. Now an English professor, Huang recognizes Tolkien’s problematic nativism. Still, his novel inspired her to specialize in critiquing science fiction narratives.
Clark researchers are headed to Central Mexico, using GIS mapping, system dynamics modeling, XR technology, and new educational experiences to help policymakers and the public understand how much is at stake under climate change.
Flexibility is built into our liberal arts curriculum, allowing you to select from compelling courses on diverse topics.