Stories
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Clark Summer Series explores how science fiction reimagines troubled times
How do you make an audience laugh … then do it again the next night? What are some ways to harness inspiration and turn it into art, especially during turbulent times? Can you get fit and reduce stress without having to leave the house? The Clark Summer Series has taken a crack at answering…
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Avi Steinhardt ’03 recruits a furry friend to offer ‘Monster Insight’ during pandemic
Psychotherapist uses puppetry to bear witness to current events
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A legacy of leadership
As he retires from a 33-year Clark career, David Angel can look back at challenges met, changes achieved, and a university strengthened
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Clark announces the David P. Angel Professorship in Holocaust studies
New position carries forward the Strassler Center mission
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School of Management offers new specialized master’s degree programs
Marketing, marketing analytics, and accounting analytics created in response to employer need
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David Angel’s ClarkCONNECT initiative brings alumni, students together
When Gary Labovich ’81 was preparing to join the Clark University Board of Trustees a few years ago, he asked David Angel what he could do to have a tangible impact on the institution. The president suggested that Labovich, an executive vice president at the prestigious consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, could best serve…
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David Angel moved Clark toward a more inclusive campus
On November 18, 2015, David Angel listened intently from the first row in Tilton Hall as students of color offered frank and sometimes painful testimonials at a special forum devoted to matters of race at Clark. He acknowledged that the issues raised “were very real and very raw” and vowed to make changes that…
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Hands-on classes lead to an education with POP
Crowds streamed into the Worcester Art Museum on February 18, 2016, for the opening of “Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period,” a first-of-its-kind exhibition of a forgotten art form given renewed prominence. Once inside the gallery, attendees were greeted by Clark University students, who spent the evening describing the historical context and aesthetic significance of the works…
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David Angel cultivated partnerships with impact
Well-dressed dignitaries took turns at the microphone to recap the years-long effort to build an athletic field at the Boys and Girls Club of Worcester. The children in the audience listened patiently to the speeches, but their thoughts were elsewhere. When the ceremony concluded, they sprinted onto the new field to do what kids…
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David Angel: An educator first and always
David Angel sold Signe Kurian on geography. “David was such an exceptional teacher,” she recalls. “The choice of readings was thought-provoking, and the project work made me stretch and reach beyond anything I was doing in other classes. He was the reason I became a geography major.” Kurian immersed herself in the many facets of…