Stories
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Clark senior follows his passion studying the Holocaust, secures position at prestigious Holocaust Memorial Museum
When Jonathan Edelman ’16 arrived at Clark University four years ago, he intended to major in studio art and follow his passion for photography. What he couldn’t know then was that Clark would help him excel in the medium, and at the same time deepen his passion for learning about history and the Holocaust. Edelman will marry his…
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Clark historian weighs in on Tubman-Jackson switch on $20 bill
Although he was once celebrated for defeating the British at the War of 1812 in New Orleans and promoting the cause of “the common man,” President Andrew Jackson has become more infamously described by many modern historians as the slave-owning president who helped further codify racism, “manifest destiny” and the forced removal of Native Americans. That view was…
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Fight against climate change gains 21 new, powerful allies
Mother Nature has a new, powerful ally — a group of 21 Americans ages 8 to 19 who filed a lawsuit against the federal government for, they say, not acting quickly enough to stop global warming. Our Children’s Trust, a climate advocacy group for all generations, according to its website, filed the suit on behalf of the children and…
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Clark community helps Worcester schoolchildren get a running start
Connections between campus and school, including a new road race, benefit Columbus Park students
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Clark University student presents sexual consent education program at international conference
Clark University graduate student Sarah Dys, from Dracut, presented “Campus Consent: For Students, By Students” at the annual End Violence Against Women International Conference in Washington, D.C., March 21-24. As co-founder of Consenting Communities, Clark’s mandatory orientation educational program, Dys was selected to present at the conference, where she focused on sexual consent education at Clark, enabled through student…
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Envisioning a changed world
Professor Eastman’s exhibit depicts the troubling beauty of humans’ environmental impact
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Reviewer calls Valerie Sperling’s Putin book a ‘must-read’
Political Science Professor and Chair Valerie Sperling’s book about Vladimir Putin landed a stellar review in Slavic Review: the Interdisciplinary Quarterly of Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies. “Sex, Politics, and Putin is a must-read for scholars studying the politics of gender in Slavic studies,” writes Julie Hemment of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, noting that Sperling’s book “makes good…
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Coastal towns awash in hard choices
We see it on the news: video footage of waves crashing violently against seawalls, water flooding streets and making them impassable, beaches eroding and waterfront homes collapsing into the surf. As sea levels rise, officials and residents of coastal communities must make decisions about whether and how to address these problems. The solutions can be…
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GIS in Palestine: Alum bringing city up to speed
Middle Eastern news site notes Clark connection in Ramallah's 'smart city' effort