Stories
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War story: Documentary recalls father’s Vietnam ordeal
“I didn’t set out to make this film at all,” Soren Sorensen told the audience at the Nov. 9 screening of his documentary, “My Father’s Vietnam.” Sorensen, a visiting lecturer in the Clark University Visual and Performing Arts Department, would go on to describe the experience of bringing to life the story of his father, Peter…
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First-year experience support at Clark ‘setting the standard for excellence’
Clark’s LEEP Center advising model receives national award
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Steinbrecher-funded research uncovers the two worlds of first-gen students
When Justin Woods ’18 returns home to North Haverhill, N.H., he doesn’t typically talk to people in the same way, or about the same topics, as he does on the Clark University campus. This phenomenon of navigating between two identities in two different spaces is called “code-switching” — a common experience for first-generation college students…
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Alumni lawyers hold court at ClarkCONNECT event
Clark University alumni working in a range of legal professions returned to campus on Nov. 16 to share their expertise and advice with students eyeing careers in the law. The event was the second for ClarkCONNECT, which matches students with alumni, faculty, parents and outside partners for career mentorship opportunities. The debut event for Biology and…
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Alumnus’ system uncovered emissions test cheating by VW, other automakers
When Leo Breton ’85 was getting ready to apply to colleges, he already knew he was going to major in physics. His mother suggested he check out Clark University because of its links with Robert H. Goddard, “the father of modern rocketry.” Clark was the only university to receive Breton’s application. It’s fitting, because Breton…
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What’s next for Trang Nguyen ’17
Clark senior reflects on her college experience, offers advice for international students in 'The Things That Matter' blog post
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ClarkCONNECT debuts with panels on environmental science, biotechnology
“This has the potential to be big — really big.” So announced John Baker, professor of biology, as he helped kick off the Nov. 3 event for ClarkCONNECT, the new Clark University initiative that matches students with alumni, faculty, parents and outside partners for career mentorship and professional networking. ClarkCONNECT communities are being formed this year in…
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Mark Bittman ’71 talks cities, food and sustainability at WGBH Innovation IdeaLab event
As a best-selling food author and former columnist for the New York Times, Mark Bittman ’71 isn’t afraid to be bold — with the dishes he creates or his stances on controversial food- and health-related topics. A vocal opponent of the impact of factory farming on Americans’ health and the environment, among other issues impacting the…
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Classical music gets a jazzy makeover in Friday concert
If you look up “jazz” in any reputable dictionary, you’ll quickly discover that its definition is as wide-ranging as its forms. It can be almost anything from smooth to funky, cool to free. But nowhere does even the most comprehensive reference book define jazz as “prehistoric.” That’s where Eric Hofbauer comes in. Hofbauer, renowned guitarist and director…