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Clarkies connect in Boston and beyond

The Office of Alumni and Friends Engagement offered a robust series of programming this spring, engaging alumni from across the country. The annual Women’s Leadership Lunch, held February 28 at The Bostonian Boston, brought together more than 40 alumnae to hear State Sen. Harriette Chandler, M.A. ’63, Ph.D. ’73, LL.D ’16, share highlights from her career…
Music forecast is promising for 3 Piece Meal

In 2015, Clark University students Akiba Davis ’16, Asir Arif ’18 and Diego Baraona Calvo ’17 added “groovy beats” to the annual International Students Association International Journey event. A year later, the trio — transformed into 3 Piece Meal — created “Tomorrow’s Forecast,” their first studio album released Feb. 8 on Bandcamp. “Tomorrow’s Forecast” addresses climate change and a host…
Alumna, geographer and author Carolyn Finney shares research, personal journey

Distinguished writer, performer and cultural geographer Carolyn Finney didn’t hide her surprise and delight upon seeing her former Clark University professors among the small crowd gathered for Part II of the Graduate School of Geography Spring 2017 Colloquium series, on March 23. Finney, assistant professor of geography at the University of Kentucky, said she had not been on Clark’s…
New solar awning project unveiled at Sustainability Hub

National Grid, in partnership with Clark University and the City of Worcester, announced the recent installation of the first Massachusetts solar awning system, and celebrated the success of the National Grid Sustainability Hub, located at 912 Main Street, on Friday, March 24. The Sustainability Hub is a center for innovation and community engagement, hosting more than 8,000 visitors…
Jason Feifer ’02 on Clark, writing, and the next Big Idea

Entrepreneur Magazine editor to speak March 31
Robin Cohen ’06, M.P.A. ’07: Clark changed her mind — and her life

When her father pulled up to Clark University for the first time, Robin Cohen ’06, M.P.A. ’07, refused to get out of the car. The high school junior found the campus too small, the neighborhood too gritty, and instantly determined there was no way the university she’d read about in “Colleges That Change Lives” could…
Getting ready for International Gala

Eight things to know about one of the biggest on-campus events of the year
Congressman McGovern, Senator Markey Town Hall draws hundreds

Town Hall meetings, not ordinarily known for attracting hundreds, have gained renewed attention in the current political environment. A Town Hall event featuring U.S. Rep. James McGovern (D-Worcester) and Edward Markey, U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, demonstrated this increased energy, drawing more than 400 people to Atwood Hall at Clark on Sunday, March 19. Worcester City Councilor Sarai Rivera opened the proceedings and…
The education of Delight Gavor

Delight Gavor ’16 lives by a lesson she learned at Clark University: To dream big, then never stop trying to turn those dreams into reality. Gavor, now working toward a master’s degree in education at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, held true to that lesson as a Global Scholar pursuing a psychology degree at Clark. She believes there’s nothing…
Graduate student shows how MBAs mean good business for environmentalists

Researching spoon-billed sandpipers in the Arctic might not sound like a job for a prospective M.B.A. student, but that’s exactly what led Meghan Kelly down the path toward graduate school at Clark University. In a recent blog article for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International’s BestBizSchools website, Kelly talks about the research and travel…