Stories
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Virginia Vaughan’s legacy of giving reaches beyond the classroom
Professor Emerita Virginia Mason Vaughan taught in Clark’s English Department for 38 years and chaired it for 11 of those. She served on numerous faculty boards, led key search committees, and hired more than half of the current English faculty. Most importantly, she helped shepherd thousands of students into productive lives and careers, where even…
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Students to head to Bermuda, Berlin and beyond as part of Steinbrecher research
Eight Clark University undergraduate students were recently awarded Steinbrecher Fellowships to support their pursuit of original ideas, creative research and community service projects this summer and during the 2016-2017 academic year. The students (five are pictured above) and their projects include: Sophie Debler ’17, a biology major, who will conduct research on the possible effects of variation in feeding sources…
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Boston Globe: ‘How Boston helped build the Blue Man Group’
Twenty-five years ago, Matt Goldman ’83, M.B.A. ’84, Chris Wink and Phil Stanton co-founded Blue Man Group in New York City. A few years later, the group expanded shows to Boston. Since then, more than 9,800 performances have been held in the city. This Boston Globe article highlights how expanding to Boston helped Blue Man Group build a cobalt empire. Here’s an…
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: ‘Clark prof David Hibbett studies fungi, genetics’
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette‘s “Sunday Sitdown,” a weekly interview with a local personality, featured David S. Hibbett, professor of biology. Here is an excerpt: “David S. Hibbett grew up next to a pond and, by his own account, was always out in the woods. After majoring in botany at the University of Massachusetts at…
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Thea Sahr ’86 engineers a career, Clark style
Thea Sahr ’86 describes her career path as “very Clarkie.” Her professional experiences have been driven by her passions, her routes not especially linear. And “As I look back on it 30 years later, I see that I’ve had a series of interesting jobs that have turned out to be this really cool career,” she…
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Henry Ciborowski always had time for Clark
Many alumni hold deep affection for Clark University years after they leave campus with diploma in hand. Then there was Henry Ciborowski ’50. Ciborowski, who passed away Feb. 6 at the age of 90, left a legacy of passion for his alma mater that included leadership roles in numerous Clark organizations and a record of…
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A noteworthy love of opera
Clark senior will showcase passion for genre at Sunday's recital