Stories
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Film director visits Clark to screen documentary about Ferguson activists
Filmmaker Damon Davis was in Ferguson, Missouri, during the protests that followed the 2014 fatal police shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. He had an idea for a film, but initially didn’t bring a camera with him onto the streets. For the St. Louis native, the city in turmoil was not only a subject for a…
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Environmental journalist John Morano ’82 tells of ‘giving voice to voiceless’
John Morano ’82 returned to campus for the English Department’s Alumni Lecture Series, reflecting on his career as an environmental journalist, in a March 15 talk titled “Giving Voice to the Voiceless” in Dana Commons’ Higgins Lounge. He also presented a workshop for student writers and sat for an interview with Davina Tomlin ’20. “There’s a journalistic ethic…
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Strassler Center lecture explores Salvation Army history in Nazi Germany
Salvation Army bell ringers with their kettles are a familiar sight around the holidays in the United States, and their charitable work is well known, but few are familiar with a dark chapter in the organization’s history. Rebecca Carter-Chand, visiting professor at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, delivered a public lecture…
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Toni Armstrong ’19 turns historical research into an art
Toni Armstrong ’19 didn’t come to Clark University to take it easy. In her three years here, the art history/ancient civilization double major has indulged her curiosity and demonstrated her talents and passions in ways that span multiple disciplines. This kind of workload would be daunting for anyone, but Armstrong has learned to manage. “I need to pursue…
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Annual TCK conference brings global spirit to the Clark campus
Editor’s note: Kaiomi Inniss ’19 chaired the sixth annual Third Culture Kid and Global Nomads Conference at Clark on Feb. 24, and co-led a workshop, “Picking Up the Crumbs: An Exploration of Food Politics in the Lives of TCKs,” with Chikondi Thangata ’20. Below, Inniss reports on the day’s events. The question, “Where are you…
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Clark honors two with Lund Award for contributions to Worcester community
President David Angel recently presented the 2017 John W. Lund Community Achievement Awards to Micki Davis, assistant director of the LEEP Center and director of special projects, and Megan Tighe ’17, MAT ’18, for their service to the greater Worcester community. “You have exemplified what Jack Lund wished to celebrate with members of the Clark community providing leadership in…
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Networking culminates ClarkCONNECT seminar series for student-athletes
For student-athletes, whose time is consumed by practices, conditioning, and games, attending campus events can be difficult. And when scheduling challenges mean missing out on critical opportunities to prepare for a life and career after college, the problem is amplified. ClarkCONNECT has helped bridge the divide through its Clark Student-Athlete Career Seminar Series, which launched last…
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First-year students explore significance of area’s waterways
Geography professor's global research informs class' inquiry into local story of how Blackstone River shaped Worcester's development
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$450,000 NIH grant funds Clark protein research
Professor Spratt and his research team of students aim to better understand biochemical roots of cancer, Ebola and other medical issues
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‘We were here because we wanted a good education’
In 1942, the first women undergraduates arrived at Clark. The university would never be the same.