• “She Left an Indelible Mark”

    “She Left an Indelible Mark”

    Amy Richter, chair of the History Department, who died on June 2, 2025, was beloved by students and honored as both Outstanding and Distinguished Academic Advisor of the Year, as well as Outstanding Teacher.

  • Clark as transformer

    Clark as transformer

    Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action published in 1864 by George Perkins Marsh was a landmark study and a wake-up call to the world.

  • Seasons of change

    Decarbonizing the country one municipality at a time By Melissa Hanson Serena Galleshaw ’12 loves to get outside. During the winter months, she hits the slopes for skiing and snowboarding, and she surfs in every season. But Galleshaw, who grew up in New England and works in Boston, is troubled by how much the climate…

  • Jeff Kisseloff’s Crusade

    Clarkie completes a 50-year odyssey to solve the mystery of the Alger Hiss case By Jim Keogh Jeff Kisseloff ’77 was doing what he loved most: burrowing into the arcana of old newspapers and magazines inside the Goddard Library’s microfilm room. On this particular day, the Clark junior was hunting down the August 1948 obituary…

  • Protecting the wealth beneath the waves

    By Jim Keogh Philip Karp ’77 grew up watching Jacques Cousteau on his family television and dreamed of one day embarking on his own undersea adventures. What he didn’t understand at the time was that the famed French explorer was doing more than enchanting the TV masses: Cousteau also recognized the power of the camera…

  • “The planet needs this”

    “The planet needs this”

    A new course and concentration explore how the humanities—literature, art, film, history, and philosophy—respond to the climate crisis.

  • No business like shoe business

    No business like shoe business

    Stuart Weitzman—acclaimed designer and founder of the luxury shoe brand that bears his name—visited Clark in February.

  • How to feed a hungry world

    How to feed a hungry world

    Clark researchers stand at the center of efforts to sustain the planet’s strained food and water resources.

  • Selections from our scholars

    Selections from our scholars

    Browse the latest published work by Clark faculty—from intimacy and relationships to the dialogues of Plato.

  • The Clark Experience

    The Clark Experience

    Undergraduate students arrive on campus with the promise of an education that will challenge, inspire, and propel them.