Stories
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Clark, Worcester Art Museum revive an underexposed history
For several months last spring, students in a Problems of Practice history seminar at Clark University painstakingly dug through genealogical records and worked with descendants to unlock the mysteries behind turn-of-the-century photographs of African-Americans and Native Americans in Worcester. This fall, their research culminated in an exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum: “Rediscovering an American Community of…
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Victoria Mariano ’08 is bullish on entrepreneurship
If Victoria Mariano ’08 had her way, she never would have attended college. “I wanted to open a business — a recording studio — right out of high school,” the entrepreneur recalls while sitting at a table in her restaurant, Bull Mansion New American Bistro in Worcester. “I took college-level business courses and wrote a business plan…
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Strassler Center to host academic symposium on children and mass violence
Oct. 19 public keynote to present ‘Stories from Syria’s Children’
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Princeton Review features Clark in ‘Green Colleges’ guide
University's sustainability efforts recognized for seventh consecutive year
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A student writer’s take on disappearing rhinos
Elephants, sharks, and gibbons, oh my! Clark University undergraduate student Marissa Callender ’18 encountered them all during an environmental journalism and travel writing internship in Mossel Bay, South Africa – a coastal town about 240 miles east of Cape Town. Working for Africa Media, Callender researched, wrote, photographed and pitched stories about issues facing communities…
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Africa internship offered personal and global discovery for Marissa Callender
Clark University undergraduate Marissa Callender recently experienced a summer of firsts. It was the first time she traveled alone to a new continent; the first time she snapped a selfie with an elephant; the first time she met an Olympic gold medalist; and the first time she came face-to-face with a great white shark. “When I…
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Isabelle Zoeckler ’17 takes Clark’s lessons into the job market
Fifth-year student in MSPC program builds skills during internship at Public Consulting Group
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ClarkCONNECT links students with alumni for career preparation
Clark University has officially launched the digital platform for ClarkCONNECT, an exciting new initiative that connects students to the broader Clark community for mentorship, college-to-career exploration, and world and workplace opportunities. The ClarkCONNECT forum lets alumni, faculty and Clark partners help students shape their goals; offer them industry expertise and career guidance; and provide job shadowing,…
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Friends of the Goddard Library’s always popular book sale marks 40 years
Each year, hundreds of book lovers from the Clark University community and beyond browse and hunt for bargains at the Friends of Robert Hutchings Goddard Library book sale. On Sept. 28 and 29, the Friends also celebrated the 40th year of this venerable tradition. Visitors to the Academic Commons gleaned finds from among more than 7,000 books…
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A student-alumni connection at the cellular level
Colin Sterling Jr. ’18 interns with noted UCLA cancer researcher Dr. Richard Pietras ’69