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Clark community shows support for Ecuador earthquake victims
Peaceful candlelight and a moment of silence in Red Square on the evening of April 26 were a world away from the devastation caused by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador 10 days earlier. But there, members of the Clark community — including several Ecuadorean students with families and friends in the country — gathered…
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Student-athletes help spearhead Clark’s first Athletics Spree Day
Clark University student-athletes Gabby Paolini ’16 and Courtney Pharr ’17 helped organize a big win for local children this year. The duo spearheaded a department-wide initiative for student-athletes from all Clark teams to volunteer their time. The culmination of their efforts was the first Athletics Spree Day, held last week at the Kneller Athletic Center.…
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Clark history professor receives ‘Friend of the Armenians’ award
Clark University History Professor Taner Akçam received the “Friend of the Armenians” award from the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) at a banquet of the Diocesan Assembly on April 29 in Cleveland. Hundreds of Armenian Church leaders from around the country attended. “It is deeply rewarding to be recognized as a friend…
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Rare books tell a story at Academic Spree Day
The words “handle with care” take on added meaning in the Introduction to Archival Research seminar taught by Meredith Neuman, associate professor of English, with Clark University archivist Fordyce Williams. The seminar’s students research books that are not just historical in content but also in their physical forms, many of them preceding the invention of the printing press. Students…
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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…