Stories
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Clark Writes asks campus ‘What are you writing?’
“Poetry!” “Research manuscript!!” and “Wonderfully creative nonsense” were just a few of the answers the Clark Writes editors received when they asked the Clark community to answer the question “What are you writing?” on a picturesque September afternoon in Red Square. Students of all majors, and even some faculty and staff, jotted their answers on a whiteboard and posed for a…
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Study: Climate, not bark beetle damage, to blame for increased wildfire risk
For the first time, new research has compared the impact of bark beetle outbreaks versus climate on the occurrence of large wildfires across the entire western United States. The Clark University study points to climate, not beetles, as the main culprit, suggesting new approaches to managing forests and preventing wildfires. Extensive outbreaks of bark beetles…
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A net win for Jacob Reiner ’17
LEEP project, lacrosse and internship sent him to Israel for two summers in a row
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Award-winning ‘Ice Storm’ author Rick Moody to discuss latest novel at Clark
Award-winning author Rick Moody will discuss and read from his latest, highly acclaimed novel, “Hotels of North America,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Higgins Lounge of Dana Commons, at Clark University. The event, presented by Clark’s English department, is free and open to the public. Hiram Frederick “Rick” Moody, is an American novelist and short…
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Clark educator introduces Vietnamese university to liberal education of LEEP
“Reading Raphael in Hanoi,” an article featured in last month’s issue of The Atlantic, contained a prize-winning essay by Vietnamese student Thanh T. Nguyen. In his essay, Nguyen described what he had learned from reflecting critically on Renaissance-master Raphael’s painting “The School of Athens.” What makes Nguyen’s essay unusual is that the liberal education-style reflection…
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#IfIWerePresident: Clark students share how they would improve the country
What would you do if you were elected president of the United States? It’s a question many have likely considered, especially during the 2016 election. Clark University students are no exception. I recently polled students, whose responses ranged from funny to serious, touching to silly. Most importantly, their answers illustrated what issues are important to…
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Thinking about Tom Hayden
Editor’s note: Robert J.S. “Bob” Ross, research professor of sociology, wrote this reflection about activist and legislator Tom Hayden, 76, who died Sunday in California. Ross was close to Hayden, as a student activist and throughout his academic career. Hayden, a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War, was a civil rights worker and student protester…
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Clark undergrad’s LEEP project gives new meaning to hands-on learning
Junior explores designing, creating and operating an on-campus makerspace
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Internationally acclaimed ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ director to speak at Clark
Clark University will host “Film Making, Creativity, Migrant Biographies, Diasporic Disruption,” a conversation with internationally acclaimed film director Gurinder Chadha and Clark Sociology Professor Parminder Bhachu, on Monday, October 24, at 6 p.m. in Dana Commons, 950 Main St. The event is free and open to the public. Chandha will also be in attendance at a Sunday night screening…
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Alumni discuss American Indian policy, law — and trust issues
Alumni Judy Dworkin, PhD ’78, and David Pijawka, PhD ’83, recently returned to Clark University to talk about their experiences in Arizona working with American Indians. Their talk, titled “The Challenges in Indian Country in the 21st Century: Planning, Law and Community,” was sponsored by the Graduate School of Geography and the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Dworkin, head…