Clark News and Media Relations Archives

Clark News and Media Relations

Gavor to speak at Reunion dinner; McCann, Cohen will be honored

A soon-to-be Clark University alumna will be the featured speaker at the May 20 Friday Night Dinner, one of the highlights of Reunion Weekend. Delight Gavor ’16 is a Global Scholar, psychology major and double minor in management and entrepreneurship. In her first year at Clark, she co-founded Dormboard, an attachable bedside desk for students that is…
Newspapers feature Clark baseball players

Two newspapers this week featured Clark baseball players James Conway ’16 and Kyle Bonicki ’18 for their impressive seasons on the diamond for the Cougars. The Daily News (Newburyport, Mass.) highlighted Conway’s contribution to the team’s program record for most wins in a season. A senior captain, Conway, who will continue in a fifth-year accelerated degree program in the fall, offered…
Clark University appoints new chief diversity officer

Clark University announces the appointment of Sheree M. Marlowe as chief officer of diversity and inclusion. Marlowe, who will report directly to the president, will be responsible for the advancement and implementation of a strategic vision and initiatives that demonstrate the University’s commitment to maintaining a welcoming, inclusive environment for all students, faculty, staff and…
Data profiles shed light on state’s ‘Gateway Cities’

Want to know how many manufacturing jobs there are in Springfield? Or how many high school students in New Bedford graduate with diplomas? Or how much of their incomes people in Lowell spend on rent? That information and a whole lot more is now available online thanks to research by the Mosakowski Institute for…
The New York Times: ‘Mothers and Daughters: Whose Wedding Is it Anyway?’

Deborah Merrill, professor of sociology, was quoted in a New York Times story on the dynamics between mothers and daughters who are planning weddings. Here is an excerpt: ” ‘Because people are marrying older, women in their late 20s, late 30s have an increase in emotional maturity,’ said Deborah M. Merrill, author of ‘When Your Children Marry:…
Numerous media outlets: Clark University grants second PhD in Armenian genocide studies to Ümit Kurt

The Armenian Weekly, Public Radio of Armenia and World News Report reported that Clark University has granted its second Ph.D. in Armenian genocide studies to Ümit Kurt. Here is an excerpt: “Just days before the world marked the 101st remembrance of the Armenian Genocide, the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University conferred its second…
Clark history professor receives ‘Friend of the Armenians’ award

Clark University History Professor Taner Akçam received the “Friend of the Armenians” award from the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) at a banquet of the Diocesan Assembly on April 29 in Cleveland. Hundreds of Armenian Church leaders from around the country attended. “It is deeply rewarding to be recognized as a friend…
New York Times Magazine: ‘What happened to Worcester?’

Last Sunday, The New York Times Magazine featured a story about Worcester and included references to Clark University. In a piece titled “What happened to Worcester?,” contributing writer Adam Davidson reflected on the city where his great-grandparents once lived, using his family story to explore the larger theme of the rise and fall of America’s middle class.…
The printed page

In books this year, Clark University faculty examined the U.S. struggle against radical Islam, issues involving the health care of black women and the challenges for families of gay and lesbian children who marry.
Clarkies took the stage in the wake of tragedy

It was November of 1963. I was a sophomore at Clark and life was opening out for me. As I began to unwind the long thread leading toward my adult life, my sense of future was exhilarating. I would become a psychotherapist, heal myself from the ravages of childhood and learn to help others with…