BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events - ECPv6.15.17//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Events REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T133000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20260123T201646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260123T202443Z UID:10002264-1774958400-1774963800@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Uncertain Empire: Jews\, Nationalism\, and the Fate of British Imperialism DESCRIPTION:Following the British conquest of Ottoman Palestine\, Jews across the British Empire—from Jerusalem to Johannesburg\, London to Calcutta—found themselves at the heart of global Jewish political discourse. As these intellectuals\, politicians\, activists\, and communal elites navigated shifting political landscapes\, some envisioned Palestine as a British dominion\, leveraging imperial power for Jewish state-building\, while others fostered ties with anticolonial movements\, contemplating independent national aspirations. In this talk\, Clark University professor Elizabeth Imber (History) explores the intricate interplay between British imperialism\, Zionism\, and anticolonial movements from the 1917 British conquest of Palestine to the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. With context from her new book\, Uncertain Empire: Jews\, Nationalism\, and the Fate of British Imperialism (Stanford University Press\, 2025)\, Imber will show how the British Empire’s fate became central to Zionist and broader Jewish political thought during a time marked by profound urgency and exigency. \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the Higgins Faculty Series. Admission is free and open to the public\, and lunch will be provided. Guests are encouraged to arrive at 11:45pm for refreshments. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Imber is Associate Professor of History and the Michael and Lisa Leffell Chair in Modern Jewish History at Clark University. Her work examines the cultural and political dimensions and intersections of Jewish history and European imperial history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Her first book\, Uncertain Empire: Jews\, Nationalism\, and the Fate of British Imperialism (Stanford University Press\, 2025)\, explores the multifaceted nature of Jewish politics in the British Empire during the rise of anticolonial national and transnational political movements. URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/uncertain-empire-jews-nationalism-and-the-fate-of-british-imperialism/ LOCATION:Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons CATEGORIES:Academic,Humanities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/01/Imber.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260328T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20260212T150345Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T160219Z UID:10002947-1774699200-1774717200@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Materials that Transform Our World DESCRIPTION:Join chemistry scholars at the 31st Harry Allen Jr. Symposium Series on Bonding and Structure. \n\n\n\n\nDesign\, Structural Analysis\, and Mechanism of Porous Crystalline Material based Photocatalysts\n\n\n\nDr. Jier HuangProfessor of ChemistryBoston College \n\n\n\nElectrochemical Design of Sustainable\, Earth-Abundant Energy Storage Systems\n\n\n\nDr. Niya SaAssociate Professor of ChemistryUniversity of Massachusetts Boston \n\n\n\nDoped Organic Semiconductors\n\n\n\nDr. Dhandapani VenkataramanProfessor of ChemistryUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst \n\n\n\nPlease direct symposium questions to Dr. Julio M. Darcy judarcy@clarku.edu \n\n\n\n\n\nUndergraduate and Graduate Student Chemistry Poster Competition\n\n\n\n\n1st place: $500\n\n\n\n2nd place: $400\n\n\n\n3rd place: $300\n\n\n\n\nPoster competition questions? Contact Dr. Don Spratt\, dspratt@clarku.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Harry Allen Jr. Symposium Series\n\n\n\nThe Harry C. Allen Jr. Symposium Series on Bonding and Structure was established in 1986 in recognition of Dr. Allen’s many years of service to Clark University. He joined Clark in 1969 as Chair of the Department of Chemistry. Later administrative roles included Dean of the Graduate School\, Associate Provost\, and Dean of Research. \n\n\n\nAllen was a native of Saugus\, Massachusetts and alumnus of Northeastern University (B.S.)\, Brown University (Sc.M.)\, and the University of Washington (Ph.D.). After Postdoctoral work at Harvard and Cambridge Universities\, and a year of teaching at Michigan State University\, Allen joined the National Bureau of Standards as a researcher in molecular structure and spectroscopy. In 1961 he became Chief of the Analytical Inorganic Division\, and\, in 1965\, Deputy Director of the Institute for Materials. From 1966-1969 he served as Assistant Director of the Bureau of Mines. Author of more than 60 published works and past associate editor of the Journal of Chemical Physics\, Allen also received awards for outstanding service from the United States Department of Commerce\, National Bureau of Standards\, and the Bureau of Mines. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Chemistry at Clark\n\n\n\nThe chemistry program at Clark began in 1889 as one of the five original academic doctoral programs at the inception of Clark University as a primarily graduate institution. The program existed under the direction of John Nef until 1894 when the department was closed due to financial challenges. The chemistry graduate program was reinstated in 1907 under the direction of Martin Rosanoff after the addition of the undergraduate college to Clark University in 1902 facilitated an expansion of the science faculty. The undergraduate and graduate programs have continued uninterrupted since then under the leadership of Rosanoff\, followed by others such as Charles Kraus (1914 – 1925)\, B. S. Merigold (1926 – 1946)\, and Harry C. Allen Jr. (starting in 1969). \n\n\n\nOur department was initially housed in the Chemical Laboratory building (present day Math/Physics Building)\, the second building built on campus. In 1959\, the Jeppson Laboratory was constructed to house the department. In 1985\, the Sackler Science Center was opened as a home for the physical sciences with the addition of a new wing to Jeppson. In 1992\, the department was renamed the Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry due to the generosity of Gustaf Carlson (BA ‘26\, MA ‘27\, D.Sc. ‘77) and became the Gustaf H. Carlson School of Chemistry and Biochemistry in 1999. More than 130 years later\, the department continues with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry and biochemistry-and-molecular-biology and doctoral degrees in chemistry and biochemistry. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nRegister\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSackler Sciences Center\n\n\n\n\n \nparking URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/materials-that-transform-our-world/ LOCATION:Sackler Sciences Center CATEGORIES:Academic,Science/Technology ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/02/particles.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T180000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20260213T185641Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T161109Z UID:10002959-1774542600-1774548000@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Feeling and Knowing: An Uprooting of Things DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to feel things we know? How do we know what we feel? When do our emotions capture the truth\, and when do they deceive us? This Clark faculty roundtable will showcase lightning talks on the early modern roots of how we think about emotions today. It will examine how we can look to the past\, not for answers to our present realities but to offer new insights on who we have always been. Faculty will share snippets from their research about the ways emotions manifest to determine how we know ourselves and engage with each other.  \n\n\n\nFeatured speakers will include Lisa Kasmer (English)\, Justin Shaw (English)\, and Wiebke Deimling (Philosophy). Kathleen Palm Reed (Psychology) will offer commentary. Benjamin Korstvedt (Visual and Performing Arts) will moderate. \n\n\n\nThis event continues the Roots of Everything\, a lecture series sponsored by Early Modernists Unite (EMU)—a faculty collaborative bringing together scholars of medieval and early modern Europe and America—in conjunction with the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities. The series highlights various aspects of modern existence originating in the early modern world by connecting past and present knowledge. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free and open to the public. URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/feeling-and-knowing-an-uprooting-of-things/ LOCATION:Clark University\, Higgins Lounge\, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor\, 36 Maywood Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic,Health/Wellness,Humanities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/02/3-26-Roots-Image-2-scaled.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260319T131500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20260203T173927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T174217Z UID:10002388-1773921600-1773926100@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Spirituality and the Ethics of Conservation: The Collapse of Marine Fisheries in West Africa DESCRIPTION:Presented byEmmanuel Akyeampong\, PhDEllen Gurney Professor of History and of African and African American Studies\, Harvard UniversityMinister for Worship and Formation\, Harvard University Memorial Church \n\n\n\nIn the 1960s\, economist and anthropologist Polly Hill dubbed Ghanaians “Pan-African fisherman.” Ghanaian fishermen could be found all along the West African coast from the Gambia to the Niger Delta. Today\, Ghana accounts for about 70 to 80 percent of all pelagic fish catches (sardines\, anchovies\, herring\, mackerel) in the Gulf of Guinea. Yet in the past two to three decades\, annual catches of small pelagic fish there have declined precipitously\, plummeting from 270\,000 metric tons in 1990s to 16\,000 metric tons in 2016. The factors accounting for the decline are complex: overfishing\, ocean warming\, the menace of foreign industrial trawlers\, and illegal\, unreported\, and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices. The collapse of marine fisheries has generated a debate about customary practices rooted in indigenous religion that treated the sea as sacred space and regulated fishing practices. Has social change and religious pluralism undermined the ethics of conservation? How can the ethics of conservation be rehabilitated as part of the multi-pronged effort to revive marine fisheries along the West African coast? \n\n\n\nAdmission to the talk is free and open to the public\, and lunch will be provided. Guests are encouraged to arrive at 11:45am for refreshments. \n\n\n\nSponsored as part of the Leir Lecture Series by the School of Climate\, Environment\, and Society; the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities; the Marsh Institute; the Center for Gender\, Race\, and Area Studies; and the Departments of English: of History; of Language\, Literature\, and Culture; and of Sustainability and Social Justice at Clark University \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the SpeakerEmmanuel Akyeampong is the Ellen Gurney Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University\, and the Minister for Worship and Formation at Harvard University Memorial Church. He served as the Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Harvard Center for African Studies from July 2016 to June 2023. Akyeampong is a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (UK). He obtained his PhD in History from the University of Virginia in 1993\, and his MDiv from Andover Newton Theological School in 2014. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Ghana in 2018\, and an honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Cape Coast in 2023. Akyeampong is the author and editor of several books and articles including Independent Africa: The First Generation of Nation Builders (2023); Between the Sea and the Lagoon: An Eco-Social History of the Anlo of Southeastern Ghana (2001); and Drink\, Power\, and Cultural Change: A Social History of Alcohol in Ghana\, c.1800 to Recent Times (1996). He served as co-chief editor with Henry Louis Gates\, Jr.\, for the Dictionary of African Biography\, 6 vols. (2012). Akyeampong is a principal investigator for one of the inaugural grants from the Harvard Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability\, “Examining the Impact of Sea-Level Rise\, Urban Flooding\, and Coastal Erosion on Settlement and Livelihoods in Côte d’Ivoire\, Ghana\, and Nigeria.” URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/spirituality-and-the-ethics-of-conservation-the-collapse-of-marine-fisheries-in-west-africa/ LOCATION:Clark University\, Higgins Lounge\, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor\, 36 Maywood Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/02/200219EmmanuelAkyeampong1-1-scaled.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260312T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20260226T151543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T151544Z UID:10002987-1773342000-1773349200@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Wallace W. Atwood Lecture: Mishuana Goeman\, University at Buffalo DESCRIPTION:Mishuana Goeman\, Professor and Chair of Indigenous Studies at the University at Buffalo and President of the American Studies Association\, will deliver the annual Wallace W. Atwood Lecture \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTreaty Art: The Visual Geographies of Expressive Citizenship\n\n\n\nThis talk explores the iconography of treaties in contemporary art practices in the context of one hundred years of the Indian Citizenship Act. The Act itself centers on the human and the closing of the co-constitutive power of the US and Canadian territorial sovereignty. The act attempts to domesticates Indians—and our lands– as citizens under the shroud of American Legal territorial sovereignty\, moving Indigenous lands to the purview of the secretary of the Interior in the US and under the patriarchy of the Indian Act in Canada. In contrast to this moment\, artists have long depicted an alternative vision of the relationship between belonging and land that exceeds settler borders and their colonial premises. I will examine examples of the reconfiguration of forms of territorial sovereignty through art practices that rethink land and relationships not only between landed points but also in relation to other humans and more-than-humans. How do contemporary art practices create not only a sense of belonging but also a sense of reciprocity and responsibility? How is a “sea to shining sea” affective regime of belonging disrupted by the visual impact of Indigenous artists who address colonization and forms of settler structures of belonging that are often gendered practices? What might we gain from examining public art and other built environments where the subtlety of assertion of treaty rights\, existing before the 1924 act\, is not so apparent to a North American public but is the iconography that creates a sense of belonging from those in reciprocal relationships with Indigenous Nations? How does expressive citizenship creatively refuse a hundred years of settler citizenship and disrupt colonial geographies based on patriarchal property logics? \n\n\n\nDr. Mishuana Goeman\, daughter through the patrilineal line of enrolled Tonawanda Band of Seneca\, Hawk Clan\, is a Professor and Chair of Indigenous Studies at the University at Buffalo and President of the American Studies Association. Her monographs include Mark My Words: Native Women Mapping Our Nations (2013) and Settler Aesthetics: The Spectacle of Originary Moments in the New World (2023). She is also part of the feminist editorial collective for Keywords in Gender and Sexuality Studies (2021)\, which won the Choice Award in 2021\, and now is part of a Podcast series of the same name. Digital Projects where she is a co-pi include Carrying Our Ancestors Home (COAH\, 2019)\, Mukurtu California Native Hub (2020)\, and the Haudenosaunee Archival Research and Knowledge (Hark\, 2023)\, Mapping Indigenous L.A (2015-2024). URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/wallace-w-atwood-lecture-mishuana-goeman-university-at-buffalo/ LOCATION:Clark University\, Tilton Hall\, Higgins University Center – 2nd Floor\, 950 Main Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01610\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic,Campus/Community,Diversity/Equity/Inclusion,Environment/Sustainability,Humanities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/02/515-3-5.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T133000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20260309T173555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T173556Z UID:10003026-1773232200-1773235800@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:CUSB Faculty Research Seminar DESCRIPTION:“Resilience in Adversity: Adverse Events and the Evolution of Physician Referral Ties” \n\n\n\nwith Dr. Jisoo Park\, Assistant Professor of Management\, Clark University\, School of Business. \n\n\n\nResearch Abstract: We examine how individuals make tie maintenance decisions following task failures in partnerships. Prior research suggests that individuals often weaken ties following such failures\, viewing them as signals of poor partner quality. However\, doing so may be premature because failures can stem from a combination of individual and contextual factors. We ask which individuals make discerning tie maintenance decisions after a failure\, differentiating between failures that vary in the extent of contextual influence. We examine referral relationships among 6\,526 Florida physician dyads from 2016 to 2020 that experienced a shared patient death following a medical procedure. Employing a difference-in-differences design\, we find that attending physicians practicing within a single hospital reduce referrals to the operating physician partner indiscriminately following a patient death. In contrast\, attending physicians practicing across multiple hospitals respond more selectively: they maintain partnerships after high-risk deaths (high contextual influence) but weaken ties following low-risk deaths (low contextual influence). Our findings highlight multi-organizational experience as a key mechanism shaping informed tie decay decisions. \n\n\n\nHeld in person in Carlson 203 and via Zoom! \n\n\n\nhttps://clarku.zoom.us/j/95385175083?pwd=WLmSPclTBjlN5LQntrd6fZCaFlzOFe.1 \n\n\n\nMeeting ID:953 8517 5083 \n\n\n\nPasscode:087338 URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/cusb-faculty-research-seminar/ LOCATION:Carlson 203 CATEGORIES:Academic,Campus/Community,Science/Technology ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/03/Copy-of-Digital-Board_Faculty-Presentation-5.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T180000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20260123T192112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T131107Z UID:10002262-1771950600-1771956000@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:From Data to Doubt: Understanding AI’s Cultural Impact DESCRIPTION:Image by [your123]/stock.adobe.com\n\n\n\n\nDue to the ongoing storm clean-up and current campus operations\, this event will be open only to students and faculty from invited classes. We apologize for this change\, but we look forward to welcoming you back to our public programming in March. Please watch for additional announcements coming soon! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nThanks to AI-generated media\, Pope Francis became an unlikely fashion icon in a white Balenciaga puffer coat. A fake photo showing an explosion at the Pentagon caused widespread confusion and a brief stock sell-off in the US. And a track called “Heart on My Sleeve” gained millions of streams across platforms before it was removed due to copyright violation for featuring AI-simulated vocals by Drake and The Weeknd. \n\n\n\nWe are in an age shaped by artificial intelligence when images\, sounds\, and texts can be easily fabricated or altered. So how do we decide what counts as evidence\, authenticity\, or truth when even the most persuasive media may be synthetic? Is skepticism still a productive critical tool\, or has doubt itself become something that can be manufactured and manipulated? Can we find a healthy balance between appreciating the potential benefits and creativity of AI content while objectively assessing its risk and impact? AI systems rely on massive amounts of people’s data and labor\, as well as vast natural resources to produce its outputs. What are the consequences of this extractive model? Who has authority – and who profits – when these systems remain opaque? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a community conversation to examine the shifting relationship between media\, artificial intelligence\, and public trust at a moment when credibility feels increasingly unstable. Framed by the Higgins Institute’s symposium theme “I Don’t Believe You: Truth\, Deception\, and Doubt\,” we will approach AI not merely as a technical innovation but as a cultural force that reshapes how belief and skepticism function in everyday life. Together we will explore AI’s roles across contemporary media ecosystems—social platforms\, recommendation systems\, automated agents\, and deepfakes and generative art— and interrogate how these systems construct authority\, obscure authorship\, and invite both confidence and uncertainty. \n\n\n\nThis discussion will be facilitated by Professor Matt Malsky and the students of MCA 250 Deepfakes\, Bots\, and the Algorithmic Gaze. It is offered through the Digital Humanities Research Collaborative. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/from-data-to-doubt-understanding-ais-cultural-impact/ LOCATION:Higgins Lounge\, 2nd Floor\, Dana Commons\, Clark University CATEGORIES:Academic,Arts/Music/Film,Science/Technology ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/01/AdobeStock_300257078-scaled.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20260127T143743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T143744Z UID:10002276-1770818400-1770822000@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Finding and Evaluating Data DESCRIPTION:In celebration of Love Data Week\, an annual international celebration of data\, the Goddard Library will offer a workshop on finding datasets and critically evaluating them.   \n\n\n\nAt this event\, you will:  \n\n\n\n\nIdentify data repositories in the library’s collection \n\n\n\n\n\nPractice searching for data in ICPSR\, Statista and Massachusetts Data Hub \n\n\n\n\n\nLearn evaluation strategies for ethical data use \n\n\n\n\nStop by the Fuller Room (Goddard Library Room 422) to participate in Data Bingo to practice finding datasets in different collections!  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/finding-and-evaluating-data/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2026/01/Save-the-date-option-1-1-png.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T130000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20251023T160650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T201749Z UID:10001445-1763640000-1763643600@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Fall 2025 Biology Seminar Series Speaker – Diego Borges-Rivera\, Clark University DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/fall-2025-biology-seminar-series-speaker-diego-borges-rivera-clark-university/ LOCATION:The Lasry Center for Bioscience CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250813T154527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T162551Z UID:10000912-1763474400-1763477100@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Business Research Basics DESCRIPTION:Attend this library workshop to explore how to find industry reports and business resources using library databases. Practice using IBISWorld and Business Source Premier and build an understanding of how to use them together to improve your industry research skills.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of the library’s Database Discovery Workshop Series\, which includes:    \n\n\n\nJSTOR Made Simple\, Seeking in PsycInfo\, Scopus Skills\, and Business Research Basics.   \n\n\n\nTake part in as many workshops as you would like to learn essential research skills from Clark librarians in a casual setting!  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/business-research-basics/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/Research-Workshop-Promo-Slides-18.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20251008T145632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T161845Z UID:10001229-1762954200-1762959600@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Toby Sisson: ‘Bearing Witness’ Exhibition and Gallery Talk DESCRIPTION:Toby Sisson. Jimmy’s Blue Sky. 2023\, Collage of Cut Paper\, Photograph\, Encaustic Monotype Prints\, An American Journey series\n\n\n\nJoin us for a lunchtime gallery talk to celebrate an exhibition by Clark University professor Toby Sisson that explores oral history from the Great Migration — the movement of 6 million Black people from the south to the north between 1910 and 1970. Sisson’s artwork is a visual meditation on her late father’s origin story in the Mississippi Delta and the family narrative constructed by its retelling. Composed as a series of collages that portray abstract truths in the absence of material proof\, these pieces from her An American Journey series counter silences within the historical record of Black America. Professor Asha Best will facilitate. \n\n\n\nAdmission to the gallery talk is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to arrive at 1:15 p.m. for refreshments. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition will be on display through December 5\, 2025\, but hours may vary. Please contact HigginsInstitute@clarku.edu for more information or to arrange a viewing. URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/toby-sisson-bearing-witness-exhibition-and-gallery-talk/ LOCATION:Clark University\, Higgins Lounge\, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor\, 36 Maywood Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic,Arts/Music/Film,Diversity/Equity/Inclusion,Humanities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/10/Sisson-art-png.avif ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250813T153503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T162716Z UID:10000911-1762869600-1762872300@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Scopus Skills DESCRIPTION:Attend this library workshop and learn how to use this powerful tool to understand the research landscape in your field. Participants will also practice using citation chaining search techniques in Scopus to build an understanding of the scholarly conversation.   \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of the library’s Database Discovery Workshop Series which includes:    \n\n\n\nJSTOR Made Simple\, Seeking in PsycInfo\, Scopus Skills\, and Business Research Basics.   \n\n\n\nTake part in as many workshops as you would like to learn essential research skills from Clark librarians in a casual setting!  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/scopus-skills/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/Research-Workshop-Promo-Slides-17.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251110T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20251027T164144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T200859Z UID:10001452-1762801200-1762808400@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Presidential Lecture and Conversation: What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Free Speech? DESCRIPTION:Tony Banout\, the inaugural executive director of the University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression\, will deliver the 2025 Presidential Lecture. \n\n\n\n\nwatch livestream\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTony Banout earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago’s Divinity School\, where he was a Martin Marty Center Junior Fellow and Provost Dissertation Fellow. His career has spanned leadership in social sector organizations including healthcare and community organizing\, as well as academia. For over a decade\, he served as the senior vice president for Interfaith America\, guiding a national civic organization in the development of strategies and programs devoted to democratic discourse and civil conversation across deep difference. He has spoken and published widely on free expression\, constructive engagement of difference\, and the civic relevance of religious diversity. An advocate for ideological diversity and inclusion in academia\, Banout serves as a board member of the Heterodox Academy. URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/presidential-lecture-and-conversation-what-are-we-talking-about-when-we-talk-about-free-speech/ LOCATION:Higgins University Center\, Tilton Hall CATEGORIES:Academic,Education/Social Sciences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/10/Tony-Banout-for-events.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251106T130000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20251023T160412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T194845Z UID:10001444-1762430400-1762434000@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Fall 2025 Biology Seminar Series Speaker – Lauren Parry\, Clark University DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/fall-2025-biology-seminar-series-speaker-lauren-parry-clark-university/ LOCATION:The Lasry Center for Bioscience CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251104T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250813T152000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T162856Z UID:10000909-1762264800-1762267500@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Seeking in PsycInfo DESCRIPTION:Attend this library workshop to learn searching skills for PsycInfo\, such as using the thesaurus and other database tools. Participants will also build an understanding of other resources to use with PsycInfo to find additional results related to their research.   \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of the library’s Database Discovery Workshop Series which includes:    \n\n\n\nJSTOR Made Simple\, Seeking in PsycInfo\, Scopus Skills\, and Business Research Basics.   \n\n\n\nTake part in as many workshops as you would like to learn essential research skills from Clark librarians in a casual setting!  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/seeking-in-psycinfo/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/Research-Workshop-Promo-Slides-16.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251028T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250813T151343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T162956Z UID:10000908-1761660000-1761662700@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:JSTOR Made Simple DESCRIPTION:Attend this library workshop to discover how to search smarter in JSTOR to find scholarly articles\, primary sources\, and more. Participants will practice Boolean search techniques and explore searching tips for untraditional resources\, such as images and primary sources.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of the library’s Database Discovery Workshop Series\, which includes:    \n\n\n\nJSTOR Made Simple\, Seeking in PsycInfo\, Scopus Skills\, and Business Research Basics.   \n\n\n\nTake part in as many workshops as you would like to learn essential research skills from Clark librarians in a casual setting!  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/jstor-made-simple/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/Research-Workshop-Promo-Slides-15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T210000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20251006T162537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T143615Z UID:10001225-1761247800-1761253200@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Creating Large-Scale Participatory Public Installations DESCRIPTION:Located along the Port Authority Bus Terminal at West 42nd Street and 8th Avenue in Times Square\, this 72-foot\, 5.5 million pixel\, high-resolution LED display featured full multi-person interaction along its entire length via the NOIRFLUX interaction framework.\n\n\n\nRegretfully\, we have had to cancel this week’s lecture\, “Creating Large Scale Participatory Public Installations\,” by Clark alums Lorne Covington and Bill Saiff on Thursday\, October 23 at 7:30pm. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you at future events sponsored by our Interactive Arts Collaborative. More to come soon! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHow do you create public art and experiences that respond to people—not just one person\, but many\, all at once? Artists\, technologists\, and Clark University alumni Lorne Covington ’81 and Bill Saiff ’81 of NOIRFLUX will share how they design large-scale interactive environments where curious—but non-specialist—audiences become participants. Their work blends readily available technologies with their own custom-built tools to create installations that can sense\, respond to\, and engage any number of people in real time. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Covington and Saiff will describe how they use design methods that focus on the participants’ experiences to make intuitive\, engaging\, and rewarding installations. They will show examples across art\, education\, research\, and entertainment\, and will invite the audience to join in and interact with some of their work firsthand. \n\n\n\nCovington and Saiff’s creative journey began in the late 1970s\, experimenting with Clark’s PDP-11/70 computer in the Goddard Library basement. By the early 1980s they were already designing some of the world’s first interactive video systems and applications. While their professional careers took them down separate paths—Lorne as a filmmaker\, technologist\, and creative innovator\, and Bill as a leader in user experience research and design—they remained collaborators\, continually refining their shared vision of how people engage with technology. Since founding NOIRFLUX in 2011\, they have combined Lorne’s expertise in interactive media and sensing technologies with Bill’s decades of UX leadership to create installations that transform spectators into collective participants through interaction\, exploration\, and play. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdmission is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the Interactive Arts Collaborative through the Arts + Technology Program and is hosted by the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities\, the Becker School of Design and Technology\, and the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Clark University. URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/creating-large-scale-participatory-public-installations/ LOCATION:Center for Media Arts\, Computing\, and Design\, Worcester\, MA\, 01464\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic,Arts/Music/Film,Campus/Community,Science/Technology ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/10/PABT-Wide-2-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T150000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250915T155314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T175055Z UID:10001116-1761228000-1761231600@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Navigating Open Access: From Discovery to Publication  DESCRIPTION:This library workshop introduces participants to the principles of Open Access (OA) publishing\, exploring what it is\, why it matters\, and how to engage with it in their own research. Participants will define Open Access\, learn strategies for finding and evaluating OA resources\, consider both the risks and benefits of publishing openly and recognize how the library can support this endeavor.  By the end of the session\, participants will understand how OA scholarship continues to shape the future of academic publishing.  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/navigating-open-access-from-discovery-to-publication/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic,Campus/Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/09/October-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251022T170000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250915T153659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T174751Z UID:10001115-1761148800-1761152400@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Open Access: A Clark Conversation DESCRIPTION:In celebration of International Open Access Week\, join us for a panel discussion on the impacts of open access and how it affects scholarship at Clark. Faculty and librarians will share their perspectives on how open access shapes their research\, teaching\, and professional work\, highlighting disciplinary concerns and the evolving academic publishing landscape.  \n\n\n\nResearch Services Librarian Katie Wind will moderate the discussion\, which will include panelists: \n\n\n\n\nProfessor Arshad Kudrolli\, Physics\n\n\n\nProfessor James Murphy\, Geography\n\n\n\nAssistant Professor Javier Tabima Restrepo\, Biology\n\n\n\nAssociate Provost and Dean of Research Jennifer Hanselman\n\n\n\nHead of Collections and Systems Katherine Collins\, Goddard Library\n\n\n\n\nLight refreshments will be provided.   URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/open-access-a-clark-conversation/ LOCATION:Clark University\, Higgins Lounge\, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor\, 36 Maywood Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic,Campus/Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/09/October.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250813T150455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T163117Z UID:10000907-1759845600-1759848300@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Dig into the Past DESCRIPTION:Attend this library workshop to learn how to find and work with primary sources within and beyond the library’s collection. During the session\, you will develop search technique skills and explore library databases as well as other online resources. Participants will leave this workshop with a better understanding of the value of primary sources in research.   \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of the library’s Research Ready Workshop Series which includes:    \n\n\n\nLibrary Press Pass\, Google Scholar Smarts\, Cite Without Stress\, and Dig into the Past.   \n\n\n\nTake part in as many workshops as you would like to learn essential research skills from Clark librarians in a casual setting!  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/dig-into-the-past/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/Research-Workshop-Promo-Slides-14.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250813T145732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T163231Z UID:10000906-1759240800-1759243500@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Cite Without Stress DESCRIPTION:Attend this workshop to learn how to effectively organize your research to improve your ability to create citations. Explore Zotero\, a citation management tool\, and practice adding resources to your library and citations to a document. Come away with a better understanding of the importance of citations and how your contributions affect the scholarly conversation.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of the library’s Research Ready Workshop Series which includes:    \n\n\n\nLibrary Press Pass\, Google Scholar Smarts\, Cite Without Stress\, and Dig into the Past.   \n\n\n\nTake part in as many workshops as you would like to learn essential research skills from Clark librarians in a casual setting!  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/cite-without-stress/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/Research-Workshop-Promo-Slides-13.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250813T142810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T163343Z UID:10000905-1758636000-1758638700@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Google Scholar Smarts DESCRIPTION:Attend this workshop to gain a better understanding of Google Scholar and its impact as a tool for research. During the workshop\, you will connect Google Scholar to the Clark collection\, practice building a keyword search\, and explore Google Scholar specific tools such as Cited By and Related Articles.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of the library’s Research Ready Workshop Series which includes:   \n\n\n\nLibrary Press Pass\, Google Scholar Smarts\, Cite Without Stress\, and Dig into the Past.  \n\n\n\nTake part in as many workshops as you would like to learn essential research skills from Clark librarians in a casual setting!  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/google-scholar-smarts/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/Research-Workshop-Promo-Slides-12.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250813T142054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T163458Z UID:10000904-1758031200-1758033900@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Library Press Pass DESCRIPTION:Attend this library workshop and learn how to access news sources and navigate library databases to stay up to date with current events. This is your chance to sign up for free access to the New York Times\, explore Access World News to identify local and international sources\, and use the Journal Locator tool to check if the library has access to a publication.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is part of the library’s Research Ready Workshop Series which includes:  \n\n\n\nLibrary Press Pass\, Scholar Smarts\, Cite Without Stress\, and Dig into the Past. \n\n\n\nTake part in as many workshops as you would like to learn essential research skills from Clark librarians in a casual setting!  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/library-press-pass/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/LibraryPressPass.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T144500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250813T134657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T134659Z UID:10000903-1756908000-1756910700@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Library Survival Guide DESCRIPTION:Attend this workshop to prepare for the semester and learn essential library skills\, including navigating the library website\, booking a study room\, locating resources\, and exploring the stacks. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact the library at library@clarku.edu.  URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/library-survival-guide/ LOCATION:Fuller Room (Goddard Library 422) CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/08/2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T163000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250822T171857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T171858Z UID:10001005-1756906200-1756917000@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Biology Department Bumpus Symposium DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-department-bumpus-symposium/ LOCATION:The Lasry Center for Bioscience CATEGORIES:Academic,Environment/Sustainability,Science/Technology END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250423T163000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250106T194057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T003148Z UID:10000678-1745415000-1745425800@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:ClarkFEST Spring '25 DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/clarkfest-spring-25/ LOCATION:Tilton\, Grace\, Lurie\, CMACD CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/01/2023_Clark_Fest_Oct-59-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T160000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250107T215219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250226T003624Z UID:10000685-1744815600-1744819200@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Biology Department presents Mahima Gupta DESCRIPTION:The Biology Department Spring 2025 Seminar Series presents Mahima Gupta\, a Clark doctoral student in computational and mathematical biology. URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/biology-department-spring-2025-seminar-series-mahima-gupta/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Academic,Science/Technology ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/01/Mahima-Gupta.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T100000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250407T174629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T182832Z UID:10000805-1744792200-1744797600@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Innovative Approaches to Belonging in Urban Spaces DESCRIPTION:Innovative Approaches to Belonging in Urban Spaces: Reframing the Debate on Integration\, Migration\, and Inclusion from a Multidisciplinary Perspective\n\n\n\nRegistration required: bit.ly/iasfm20-webinar \n\n\n\nDiscussants: \n\n\n\n\nAnita Fábos\, Professor\, Department of Sustainability and Social Justice\, and co-Convenor of the Integration and Belonging Hub\, Clark University\n\n\n\nLeora Kahn\, Founder and Executive Director of PROOF: Media for Social Justice\, and co-Convenor of the Integration and Belonging Hub at Clark University\n\n\n\nTunggul Puji Lestari\, MA Student\, The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies\, University of Washington\n\n\n\nCraig Mortley\, Ph.D. Student and Graduate Assistant\, School of Social Work\, University of Connecticut\n\n\n\nAdam Saltsman\, Associate Professor\, Department of Urban Studies\, Worcester State University\n\n\n\nAkino Tahir\, Senior Fellow\, Urban Refugee Research Group\, Resilience Development Initiative\n\n\n\n\nThis panel discussion brings together scholars and practitioners who explore belonging\, migration\, and displacement in urban settings through a multidisciplinary lens. The original panel was planned to be presented at the IASFM20 conference in Indonesia\, however not all panelists were able to make it\, so this virtual event provides an opportunity for all panel members to join and share their insights on how urban spaces can better include and empower displaced populations. \n\n\n\nThe discussion will highlight diverse initiatives—spanning academic research\, media\, cultural studies\, and artistic expression—that center the voices of those with lived experiences of displacement and mobility. Panelists will critically examine how these approaches have challenged dominant narratives of migration and belonging and assess their impact on shaping more inclusive urban environments. \n\n\n\nThe aim of this interactive dialogue is to identify common challenges across these efforts and showcase innovative strategies that amplify marginalized perspectives in decision-making processes\, reshape urban discourses\, and foster empathy for the diverse experiences of displaced individuals. Following the pre-recorded panel discussion\, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a live Q&A session with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors: International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM); Resilience Development Initiative – Urban Refugee Research Group (RDI | UREF); Department of Anthropology\, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM); The Integration and Belonging Hub (IBH) at Clark University \n\n\n\nLearn more about the IASFM20 Conference here: https://iasfm.org/iasfm2025/  \n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact IBH@clarku.edu URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/innovative-approaches-to-belonging-in-urban-spaces-reframing-the-debate-on-integration-migration-and-inclusion-from-a-multidisciplinary-perspective/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Academic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-05-at-1.33.20 PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250415T171500 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250217T233910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250310T135743Z UID:10000770-1744732800-1744737300@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:The Last of the Nightingales: Film Screening and Discussion DESCRIPTION:Image courtesy of Colorfool Films \n  \nDiscussion facilitated by Clark University faculty Stephen DiRado\, Matt Malsky\, and Max Ritts \nIn the late 1960s\, Bernie Krause was a prolific composer and foley artist who pioneered synthesizers and worked with industry giants such as Francis Ford Coppola\, The Doors\, and The Rolling Stones. But after one chance encounter with the sounds of the wilderness\, he chose to change his career path\, setting out to gather wild field recordings to help battle the climate crisis using acoustic information. More than half a century later\, his vast archive of captured soundscapes reflects dire habitat devastation in the world and yields urgent stories about the need for immediate change. \nThe Last of the Nightingales\, directed by Masha Karpoukhina\, invites audiences to experience the rich acoustic beauty of the living world through Bernie’s ears\, exceptionally attuned over decades. More than half of the ecosystems recorded in his immense archive are now completely silent or will never be heard in their original voice again due to the profound effects of climate change on the stability\, biodiversity\, and resilience of virtually all ecosystems on Earth. As more and more soundscapes fall silent\, Bernie reminds us that it’s not too late to begin listening. \nAdmission to the screening is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be offered. \nSponsored by the Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities and the Environmental Humanities Research Collaborative at Clark University URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/the-last-of-the-nightingales-film-screening-and-discussion/ LOCATION:Clark University\, Higgins Lounge\, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor\, 36 Maywood Street\, Worcester\, MA\, 01603\, United States CATEGORIES:Academic,Arts/Music/Film,Environment/Sustainability,Humanities ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/03/16-9-TLOTN-scaled-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Alice Coonley Higgins Institute for Arts and Humanities":MAILTO:higginsinstitute@clarku.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T100000 DTSTAMP:20260411T101040 CREATED:20250405T155538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250405T174517Z UID:10000804-1744362000-1744365600@www.clarku.edu SUMMARY:Home and Belonging: The Predicament of Arriving and Returning DESCRIPTION:Registration required: https://clarku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HLt5rOvMQh6eQAb7aoDiPw \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by the Integration and Belonging Hub at Clark University. \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Dr. John Nassari\, https://www.johnnassari.co.uk \n\n\n\nNassari is a forced migration scholar and an award-winning photographer\, author and filmmaker based in London. Nassari was a Senior Lecturer in Refugee Studies at the University of East London from 2007 to 2013 and served as Program Committee Chair for the 12th International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM) conference held in Nicosia\, Cyprus. His interests include refugee identity\, memory and narrative\, and the formation of refugee lives in visual practice. He has conducted extensive research on Cypriot refugees and has published numerous journal articles\, including ‘Postmemory blues: the predicament of arriving and returning\,’ which he will be discussing during this talk. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email the Integration and Belonging Hub (IBH@clarku.edu) or Anita Fábos (afabos@clarku.edu) URL:https://www.clarku.edu/events/event/home-and-belonging-the-predicament-of-arriving-and-returning/ LOCATION:Virtual Event via Zoom Webinar CATEGORIES:Academic,Campus/Community,Diversity/Equity/Inclusion,Education/Social Sciences ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.clarku.edu/events/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2025/04/download.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Integration and Belonging Hub":MAILTO:IBH@clarku.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR