What if the path to discovery starts with a canoe ride, a climb, and microbes in the ocean?
Follow Devon Rose Leaver’s Clark experience — in her own words — conducting mycology along local waterways, ascending cliffs across New England, and researching microbial communities in the lab.
Clark students come from all over the world and bring diverse interests, perspectives, and talents. The common thread? A shared drive to make positive change in the world.
Follow some of our students into labs, cities, forests, and communities that stretch across continents. Find out what they have to say about their Clark experience, in their own words. Discover the spark that ignites your curiosity — through ideas that challenge you, friends who lift you, and experiences that transform your perspective.
What would you like to explore today?
Envision ethical and inclusive ways to prosper
Build businesses and movements that leave no one behind — and lift everyone higher.
Leyla Knight ’24, a media, culture, and the arts major shares her marketing skills with a clothing boutique in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood as part of a course, Entrepreneurial Experience.
Re-imagine our connection to the living world
Innovate, advocate, and heal the systems that sustain life itself.
Aedan Derrick ’26 knew he wanted to study environmental science, but his experiences beyond the classroom—research projects, a varsity championship run, study abroad, and community organizations—have helped him become a force for change.
Push the boundaries of what is possible
Code, create, and rewire the future of connection, entertainment, and exploration.
Students working in the AR/VR lab, recording areas, a multimedia gallery, makerspace, robotics lab at Clark are preparing for a rapidly expanding, interdisciplinary tech sector.
“Learning is an art form, and Clark is very good at attracting that type of artist.”
—Aeden Derrick ’26