Stories
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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
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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…