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Elizabeth Warren hails civil rights legacy of education law

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, whose first job after college was as a special needs instructor for young children and who went on to teach aspiring lawyers at Harvard Law School, was in full history lesson mode today as she drew connections between the federal governments main education law and the civil rights struggles of the 1950s…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls for federal government to keep fighting for education equality in Worcester speech

Elizabeth Warren credited her own public school education with getting her to where she is today a senator fighting for all children to get a world class education. The senator from Massachusetts spoke at Clark University Monday morning in the sixth annual Gurel Lecture that focused on urban education. Warren, whose own career started as…
Clark professor explores parents’ relationships to gay in-laws

A woman who is gay lives about an hour away from her mother. Yet she only visits her mother every seven years. The mother never mentions her daughters wife, whom she has never acknowledged as her daughter-in-law. There are no holiday gifts for the wife, and the mother never asks about their adopted child. Yet,…
Elizabeth Warren on prez campaign: ‘I’m getting more involved’

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a liberal superstar who has remained on the sidelines during the presidential race, said she is now getting more involved, spurred by the ugliness in the Republican race. “I’m getting more involved and I will get more involved as we head closer and closer to November. I’m watching what’s happening right…
Clark sociology professor pens new book for parents: ‘When Your Gay or Lesbian Child Marries’

More than 70,000 same-sex couples have married in the United States since Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2004. These marriages can pose unique challenges for both couples and their parents. In her new book, “When Your Gay or Lesbian Child Marries: A Guide for Parents” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016), Clark Sociology…
Ben H. Bagdikian, journalist with key role in Pentagon Papers case, dies at 96

During his tenure as national editor of The Washington Post in the early 1970s, Ben H. Bagdikian embarked on two secret missions under very different circumstances. First, he obtained the Pentagon Papers for The Post, physically delivering them to the home of then-editor Benjamin C. Bradlee. The publication of the papers ultimately resulted in a…
Artists team up for audio-visual exhibition at Clark

Photographer and filmmaker Stephen DiRado and composer Matthew Malsky will have a reception for their exhibition Jump-Devolve-Whisper at Clark University at 9:30 p.m. March 16. Their audio/visual installations feature large- and small-scale new films by DiRado and new sound compositions by Malsky. Both are Clark faculty members known for their provocative work, but this is…
Impossible is nothing

Clark senior Skye Wingo looks back — and ahead — at chasing his dreams
Clark’s Mock Trial Team headed to sub-national tournament for third consecutive year

Clark University’s Mock Trial Team is headed to the American Mock Trial Association Sub-National Tournament for the third year in a row; the team was awarded an automatic bid after their outstanding performance at the 2016 New Haven Regional Tournament at Yale University last month. Two of Clark’s teams participated in the regional tournament. Team A won the bid by achieving…
The Deregulatory Moment? Prof. Boatright edits ‘must read’ on campaign finance law

Robert G. Boatright, associate professor of political science at Clark University, is the editor of a collection of essays titled, “The Deregulatory Moment? A Comparative Perspective on Changing Campaign Finance Laws” (University of Michigan Press 2015). “The Deregulatory Moment?” has been called a “must read for anyone interested specifically in campaign spending, and more generally in the…