Stories
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Alumni research fellows return with insight and advice
Steinbrecher, Anton funding helped graduates 'change the lens' through which they view the world
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UMassMedNow: ‘Summer Enrichment Program leads diverse students on path to medical school’
UMassMedNow, the online publication of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, highlighted the members of its 2016 Summer Enrichment Program, including Clark University’s Iva Hoxha ’17. Hoxha, who came to the United States from Albania with her family when she was 15, took part in the program, which gives aspiring medical students from economically disadvantaged homes and backgrounds underrepresented…
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: ‘In Worcester-area immigrant communities, disappointment over Supreme Court decision’
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported on local reaction to the Supreme Court’s rejection of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs. Clark University political science Professor Paul Posner weighed in on what the vote means to the initiative. Here, an excerpt: “But the 4-4 vote by the Supreme Court on…
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‘A great cultural export from Asia to the rest of the world’
Clark-affiliated international research project digs into shiitake mushroom's genetic, biogeographic history
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: ‘Trump – Fascist or demagogue?’
Mary Jane Rein, executive director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, and Thomas Kühne, Strassler Professor of Holocaust History and director of the Strassler Center, explored the question of whether Republican presidential candidate Donald is a “fascist or demagogue” as part of an “As I See It” column for the Worcester Telegram &…
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: ‘In wake of Orlando shootings, male health conference at Clark U. focuses on ‘toxic masculinity’ ‘
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette covered the Healthy Men and Boys summit, held at Clark University for the first time last week. The T&G quoted Clark Psychology Professor Michael E. Addis, an expert in men’s health. Here, an excerpt: “If you want a talking point for ‘toxic masculinity,’ look no further than the episodes that played…
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Francis Lelo, Ph.D. ’94, is leading Kenya’s Laikipia University to prominence
When Francis Lelo, Ph.D. ’94, was a boy in rural Kenya, the local school was seven kilometers from his home. His family had no access to a vehicle, and the teachers punished any tardiness with a smack across the backside with a cane. The clear benefits of punctuality meant that simply walking to school was not…
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Computer science grads land jobs at Facebook, Amazon and more
In campus visit, Jake Kramer '12 shares details of research at Amazon; he's now at HubSpot
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‘I’ve really felt at home at Clark’: A Q&A with GSOM student CarrieAnne Cormier
CarrieAnne Cormier, a local, part-time student in Clark’s Graduate School of Management, pictured above, spoke to GSOM communication specialist Meredith Galena about her experience, what brought her to Clark’s M.B.A. program and how she’s already utilizing her newfound knowledge in her position as vice president of retail operations and strategy at Avidia Bank. In approximately two more years, she’ll earn an…
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Oxford University Press podcast: Valerie Sperling on ‘Sex, Politics, and Putin’
Why do we see so many images of Vladimir Putin on a motorcycle or bare-chested, on horseback? And why did 12 young women at Moscow State University pose provocatively, Victoria’s Secret style, for a calendar celebrating the Russian leader’s birthday in 2011? These are the questions Clark University Valerie Sperling explores in her book “Sex, Politics,…





