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Making Black Lives Matter on Earth: Teach-in dialogue looks at race and climate activism

Session Two of the March 23 Climate Change Teach-in at Clark University was organized around the question, How do we choose to respond? The session comprised nine conversation groups or panels. One panel, Making Black Lives Matter on Earth, examined racial justice and environmental movements, revealing connections and disconnections between them. More than 50 attendees filled concentric seating, facing panelists and…
Writing a different future for the planet

Climate Change Teach-in session delves into role of speculative fiction in the environmental debate
Climate Change Teach-in: Researching dramatic changes at the planet’s ‘thermostat’

Session One of Clark’s Climate Change Teach-in 2016 on March 23 entailed several “new Earth conversations” framed by the question “What is changing, and why?” Faculty from many disciplines offered insights and perspectives on a variety of climate-change topics. Among the teach-in faculty was Karen Frey, associate professor at the Graduate School of Geography, who presented “A new look…
A ‘pause’ in global warming?

Using data on photosynthesis, Clark geographer weighs in on climate change debate
Starting Over: Refugees look to rebuild in Worcester

…According to two separate, recent studies, [Worcester] is home to nearly 32,000 foreign-born citizens. That’s about 21 percent of its 181,045 residents — no insignificant number. Between 2007-2012, the Department of State reported 2,196 refugees resettling in Worcester. One study was conducted by the Public Policy Center at UMass-Dartmouth, the other was by Dr. Anita Fábos,…
Fresno State to host Armenian Genocide conference

Fresno State’s Armenian Studies program will host an international conference on the Armenian Genocide at the university’s campus on Friday and Saturday, the Fresno Bee reports. … Friday features presentation by Varak Ketsamanian of the University of Chicago, Anna Aleksanyan of Clark University in Massachusetts and Yektan Turkyilmaz of Berlin’s Zentrum Moderner Orient. … After a presentation…
Hispanic, Latino political scholars discuss election

The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs hosted a discussion Tuesday titled ‘The 2016 Presidential Election and the Hispanic Vote’ on the growing importance of Hispanics and Latinos in U.S. politics. … The Latino population has often been considered a “sleeping giant,” said Heather Silber Mohamed, assistant professor of political science at Clark University. The…
Study: Power Of Money Is Limited In Workplace

Money talks, but can it motivate your boss? WBZ business reporter Jeff Brown finds the power of dollar bills are limited in the workplace. … ‘It’s not just the compensation package, they need to make sure managers have fulfilling work,’ says Professor Laura Graves at Worcester’s Clark University. Researchers there and at the Center for Creative Leadership…
Sen. Warren calls for federal help with public ed in Clark speech

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren gave Clark University’s annual Lee Gurel [’48] lecture on Monday at the university immediately preceding a symposium focusing on urban education and federal law, and the nationally-known Democratic politician drew applause and amens from a crowd eager to hear her plans on improving urban education. … The main thrust of Warren’s speech was…
Stressed Out Kids? Come Hear This Guest Speaker

Are your kids stressed out? Are they stressing you out? Maybe Clark University professor of psychology Wendy Grolnick can help. … Grolnick is one of the nation’s leading parenting researchers and has conducted studies on how parents influence their children’s motivation and success. ‘Pressured Parents, Stressed-Out Kids: Dealing With Competition While Raising A Successful Child’ will take…