Stories
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Physics research reaches into the cosmos
Muhammad Kasule ’18 is graduating from Clark University this December with multiple research experiences in hand, including one where he’s examining how life may form in outer space. “My research is centered on understanding how prebiotic molecules form in space,” Kasule says. “Prebiotic molecules are essentially the building blocks of life. They are the molecules…
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New trustees bring business, economic and marketing expertise to Clark University’s mission
Clark University has announced the appointment of Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Nancie Julian and Ronald Shaich to its Board of Trustees. The new trustees, all of whom are Clark alumni, add their expertise and vision to the board’s mission to amplify Clark’s reputation as a transformative force in liberal education and ensure its standing as a destination of…
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Alumni director brings experience, fresh ideas
'I was always looking to come back to a place like Clark,' Kevin Wesley says
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‘Hair Story’: Charline Kirongozi pulls together strands of politics, history behind black hair
Clark student's research examines issues facing children of the African diaspora, from Maine to Mali
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The skink link: Clark biology student studies an evolution revolution
Since 1893, most biologists have accepted Dollo’s law, named for the Belgian paleontologist who hypothesized that evolution moves forward, never reversing. A living organism doesn’t regain a trait — an inherited characteristic, like a tail or limb – lost during its evolutionary development, Louis Dollo suggested. About Erika Schaper ’18 Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry Hometown: Concord, N.H. Over…
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Frank Abell has his radar out for chemical dangers
Frank Abell remembers the day his son visited his office on the first floor of the Arthur M. Sackler Sciences Center. Abell, Clark University’s laboratory manager/chemical safety officer, sat at his desk amid filing cabinets and boxes of supplies as students and professors rotated through. Undergraduates sought to buy white lab coats. Faculty researchers asked…
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Clark Diarist connects through theatre
Playwright Raechel Segal '17 sees her undergraduate experience filled with opportunities for the future
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Left to their own devices: Management students teach retirees the joys of technology
Undergraduates who take Clark University’s The Art and Science of Management, a First-Year Intensive course, accrue skills that prepare them for careers in businesses or nonprofit organizations. They also gain experience by designing a project to share those skills with a community organization, a course requirement. A team of students in a course section taught by Maria…
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Alumni, faculty and students honor Professor Gertz with day of ‘Global Cultures’
Students, alumni, faculty and friends recently gathered to honor SunHee Kim Gertz (pictured), professor emerita and senior research scholar in English at Clark University. Throughout her career, Gertz has championed diversity and inclusion, and the scholars recognized her contributions with the Global Cultures Alumni Conference, coordinated by Lisa Kasmer, associate professor and chair of the English department. For current English majors,…
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Clark University earns ‘A’ in Niche’s 2018 Best Colleges in America
Clark University has earned an overall grade of an “A” in the 2018 edition of Niche’s Best Colleges In America and received stellar marks in several categories from academics, to value, to campus dining and housing. Clark received an “A+” for professors, an “A” for both diversity and academics, and an “A-“ for value. Clark is No. 4 on Niche’s list…
