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Jim Keogh

Clark presents seminar; experts brief legislators on ‘Men at Risk’

Men are supposed to be strong. Rather than seek medical assistance for their physical well-being, they are expected to “tough it out.” Rather than seek professional help for their mental well-being, they are told to keep their emotions in check. But … Men also commit suicide at four times the rate of women. Men are…
Clark, city announce Main South field complex, park revitalization

City, state and federal officials joined President David Angel last week to celebrate two initiatives that will perpetuate what one legislator described as “the Main South Miracle.” On March 23, local leaders gathered in a vacant lot on Kilby Street, just beyond the Clark campus, to announce that the Main South Community Development Corporation had…
Faculty, students assess uprisings, consequences in the Middle East

Faculty members and students came together in Tilton Hall on March 2 for a robust panel discussion offering analysis, opinions and historical perspectives of the recent political and social upheaval in the Middle East. The full panel discussion can be viewed here. Srini Sitaraman, professor of political science, moderated the panel, which included Doug Little,…
IDCE celebrates 10 years of global impact

The year was 1967 and Richard Ford was doing what he loved best: studying the vibrant cultures, social rhythms and political nuances of Africa. As visiting professor at the University of Natal, he’d traveled to South Africa with his wife Nancy to continue his research when he received an unexpected letter in the mail. It…
Finding Mr. Wu

Nearly forty years after adopting his daughter, Professor Paul Ropp set out to locate her birth father in Taiwan. There, he uncovered a tale of sorrow, hope, and joy.
‘We haven’t finished the revolution,’ Brazile tells capacity audience

Donna Brazile looked out over the audience in Razzo Hall last Thursday and, after offering her opinion of the frigid weather (she’s not a fan), she established an immediate connection with Clark. Brazile noted that the year Clark University was founded, 1887, is the same year her grandmother, the daughter of former slaves, was born…
Richard Golub Makes His Case

Sometimes you google a name and wind up disappointed that the person doesn’t live up to his advance billing. That’s not the case with Aaron Richard Golub ’64. Golub is a high-powered Manhattan attorney who has represented Donald Trump, sued Martin Scorsese, and counted the colorful denizens of Andy Warhol’s “Factory” among his clients. He…
D’Army Bailey ’65: A Radical Life

D’Army Bailey got booted from one university for leading civil rights protests. And then Clark came calling.
Former President Traina honored by biotech, business leaders

Retired Clark president Richard Traina has been renowned for building partnerships in some of the unlikeliest places. He forged ties between his university and the surrounding neighborhood, whose relationship was often troubled, and between Worcester’s business and academic communities, which regarded each other with suspicion that could border on hostility. Traina seized on those challenges…
Noted author issues withering assessment of education reform

Noted education author and historian Diane Ravitch tugged on “Superman’s” cape, and declared the public education system under siege during a compelling presentation that drew a standing ovation from a packed house at Tilton Hall on Dec. 1. Ravitch delivered the inaugural Dr. Lee Gurel ’48 Lecture, jointly sponsored by the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise and the Hiatt Center for Urban…