Clark News and Media Relations
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AAC&U selects Clark U for leadership consortium to advance quality capstone experiences for students
Clark University joined with academic leaders from eight colleges and universities who convened in Arlington, Virginia, to begin work on advancing the goals of the LEAP Challenge recently launched by the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). Announced June 30 as part of its Centennial Annual Meeting and marking the tenth year of AAC&U’s…
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‘Smart Transit’ moving toward better access to healthcare
* Federal grant supports project to streamline patient-to-provider transport *
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Clark campus never a lonely summer place
Caps and gowns are nowhere to be seen and the pace on Clark’s campus has slowed down a bit. Faculty and students come and go as they work on research and special projects, and administrators and staff people take on tasks and long-range planning they had put off during the busy academic semesters. And the…
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Prof. Taner Akçam receives ‘Heroes of Justice and Truth’ award during Armenian Genocide Centennial commemoration
Clark University scholars long have been involved and outspoken about the Armenian Genocide. This spring in particular, as events of 1915 were commemorated and discussed at centenary events and among news media around the world, Clark voices and scholarship shed light on dark historical truths. Especially busy as a speaker, media source, and honoree was…
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Steinbrecher fellows reconnect at alumni panel
They retraced the footsteps of Jack Kerouac, provided support to victims of human trafficking in Albania, and harvested the eggs from threespine stickleback fish. They learned how to reclaim scorched earth, and prowled the Paris catacombs to investigate the ways we approach death. And they did it all as undergraduates at Clark University. On May…
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Music Composer Matt Malsky is Associate Provost and Dean of the College as of June 1
Clark University has named Professor Matthew P. Malsky Associate Provost and Dean of the College. He will start his new post on June 1. Professor Malsky has been at Clark for 21 years, first as an adjunct instructor, then as a multi-year visiting assistant professor, and most recently as a full Professor and an…
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SynergE Worcester on track to save more than $1M in annual college energy costs
A collaborative college initiative that was started four years ago is now on track to save more than $1 million in annual energy costs for Clark University, College of the Holy Cross and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. SynergE Worcester, a program that was developed by the three colleges in conjunction with National Grid and GreenerU, is…
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Prof. Mark Miller and Judicial Politics
LISTEN NOW >> For the inaugural episode of Campaign Context, Clark University Professor of Political Science Mark Miller joined Oscar Winberg for a discussion on judicial politics and the Supreme Court. Miller is a 2014-15 Fulbright Scholar, holding the Bicentennial Fulbright Distinguished Chair in the North American Studies Department at the University of Helsinki in Finland for the 2014-15 academic year…
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Reunion keynote speaker to address millennial generation in the workforce
Lauren Stiller Rikleen ’75, a nationally recognized expert on developing a thriving, diverse and multigenerational workforce, will be the keynote speaker at the May 15 Clark University Reunion Weekend Dinner in Tilton Hall. Rikleen’s talk is titled “Developing Millennials to Challenge Convention and Change our World.” As president of the Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership,…
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D’Army Bailey ’65, LL.D. ’10, P ’00, Michelle Powers ’05 to receive awards at Reunion
Clark University will honor two esteemed alumni at the May 15 Reunion Weekend Dinner in Tilton Hall. D’Army Bailey ’65, LL.D. ’10, P ’00, will receive the Distinguished Service Award, and Michelle Powers ’05 will receive the Young Alumni Award. Bailey was welcomed at Clark in the early ’60s after he was expelled from…