Jim Keogh
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American studies expertise sends Clark professor overseas
It was a transcontinental kind of summer for Mark Miller. In May, the Clark University professor of political science presented a paper at the 16th Biennial Maple Leaf and Eagle Conference for North American Studies at the University of Helsinki in Finland. In it he argued that the U.S. Supreme Court needs clear standards for…
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Chemist, researcher, and, above all, teacher: Professor Mark Turnbull earns John A. Timm Award
Professor Mark Turnbull earns John A. Timm Award
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Clark University reaches high with new building
Clark University President David Angel stood before the audience who had come together to celebrate the official opening of the Shaich Family Alumni and Student Engagement Center and helpfully offered his own headline for the event: “Reaching outward. Reaching upward.” Over the past year, the Clark community has watched a skeleton of interlocking girders evolve into…
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Worcester honors 99-year-old Clark alum for decades of public service
Retired accountant Stanley Gutridge ’45 may be a numbers man, but he also has a way with words. “I’m the baby of my family,” says the 99-year-old with a laugh, “and the lone survivor.” Gutridge has seen a lot of life while helping others make the most of theirs, efforts that have not gone unnoticed.…
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Alum leaves lucrative career to launch anti-poverty organization
“You’re gonna like the way you look.” George Zimmer, the gravel-voiced founder and CEO of Men’s Wearhouse, delivered the line in countless television commercials that touted his clothing stores, punctuating each ad with the promise, “I guarantee it.” Zimmer peddled suits, slacks, shirts and ties with the fervor of a guy selling Adam his first fig…
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Elizabeth Warren urges return to a more just economy
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) stood before a packed house in Jefferson 320 Wednesday and recalled that the American economy once obeyed the adage “A rising tide lifts all boats.” No more. In recent times the wealthiest 1 percent have seen astounding increases in their fortunes while the rest of the population has experienced stagnation or worse,…
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Clark reframes an artistic partnership
For many, the Worcester Art Museum exists solely in the abstract as the impressive-looking building touted in chamber of commerce literature for its world-class treasures. Indeed, it is that. But for Clark University the museum, affectionately known as WAM, is something even more tangible — an active partner that gives students and faculty an opportunity to help…
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The Write Stuff: First book on the moon is housed at Clark University
Autobiography of Robert Goddard was carried on Apollo 11 by Buzz Aldrin
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Alumni research fellows return with insight and advice
Steinbrecher, Anton funding helped graduates 'change the lens' through which they view the world
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Francis Lelo, Ph.D. ’94, is leading Kenya’s Laikipia University to prominence
When Francis Lelo, Ph.D. ’94, was a boy in rural Kenya, the local school was seven kilometers from his home. His family had no access to a vehicle, and the teachers punished any tardiness with a smack across the backside with a cane. The clear benefits of punctuality meant that simply walking to school was not…