Jim Keogh
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This is your brain on the Web; ‘Shallows’ author speaks at Clark
In his book “The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains,” Nicholas Carr explores the ways in which our online existence is rewiring our minds, replacing deep thought with information overload, and overruling attentiveness with a steady stream of interruptions and distractions. This saturation of technology, he says, is affecting us at the…
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A league of their own: Clark’s first women athletes brought their A-game to campus
As World War II raged on, women filled the void — in the classroom and on the court
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President Angel formally installed; looks to ‘propel Clark forward’
Under sunny skies, David P. Angel was sworn in as Clark University’s ninth president today, Sept. 24 The ceremony drew hundreds of alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends under a tent set up on the campus green, as well as students who sat on the grass to observe the induction ceremony. Delegates from colleges and…
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Pre-Inauguration events continuing to celebrate, engage, entertain
Clark’s pre-Inauguration ceremony events have enlightened and entertained hundreds of Clark alumni, students, faculty and staff who have participated or attended such events as the Passport Dinner, Blue Man Group performance and formal Inaugural Dinner. An Inaugural Symposium explores some of the most pressing challenges facing society today. It features a series of panel discussions by…
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Inaugural Symposium panel tackles recession’s impact on families
The recession has taken its toll on many American households as jobs disappear and families reel under harsh financial circumstances. Recognizing the devastating outcomes here in Massachusetts, the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise at Clark presented a seminar for state legislators in March titled “The Great Recession and Its Impact on Families.” The seminar presented…
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Earth in the balance: Inaugural panelists discuss sustainability
Cynthia Abramson Nikitin ’81 held up the package that had contained the Philadelphia Cream Cheese she’d spread on her bagel that morning. The label, she noted, said the cream cheese had been made with “renewable energy.” The observation drew a chuckle from the audience gathered in Razzo Hall on Wednesday, but through the laughter the…
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Steinbrecher Fellows embark on summer creative projects
Seven Clark undergraduate students were recently named Steinbrecher Fellows; all will undertake projects this summer and during the 2010-2011 academic year. The Steinbrecher Fellowship Program was established in 2006 to encourage and support Clark undergraduates’ pursuit of original ideas, creative research, and community service projects. The new Steinbrecher Fellows and their projects are: Students will…
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‘Namaste!’ Clark IDCE assists Bhutanese refugees in N.H.
Most people living in Concord, N.H. knew nothing about the events unfolding in the basement of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church on a chilly Friday night in March. But it was here that their newest neighbors, refugees from Bhutan, were announcing their presence in a big way. There was dancing, much of it executed…
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Barry Lazar’s Reel-Life Career
Barry Lazar loves telling a good story. There’s the one about the panhandlers who patrol the sidewalk outside Schwartz’s Deli in Montreal, working the door in scheduled shifts and making good money off the satisfied customers with bellies full of smoked meat and pockets jingling with change. And the one about the dying New Hampshire…