Stories
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Clarkies took the stage in the wake of tragedy
It was November of 1963. I was a sophomore at Clark and life was opening out for me. As I began to unwind the long thread leading toward my adult life, my sense of future was exhilarating. I would become a psychotherapist, heal myself from the ravages of childhood and learn to help others with…
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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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Boston Globe: ‘Top Chef’ host Padma Lakshmi talks about her memoir, ‘Love, Loss, and What We Ate’
Padma Lakshmi ’92 talked to The Boston Globe about her new memoir “Love, Loss, and What We Ate,” and her time spent filming a season of “Top Chef” in Boston. Here, an excerpt from the interview: “Q. When you were in college at Clark University in Worcester, did you visit Boston often? “A. I did. I love Boston. I…
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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…







