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Clark students attend Supreme Court hearing

Twelve Clark University students accompanied Professor Mark C. Miller of the Political Science Department to Washington, D.C., Feb. 28 and 29 to hear oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court. The trip was funded in part by the Barry ’62 and Elaine ’65 Epstein Pre-Law Fund, the June Patron ’65 Endowed Fund, the Law & Society program, and the Political…
Senator Warren to speak at Clark March 14

Inaugural Gurel Symposium on Education: ‘Next Gen’ learning, urban education, also featuring panel of leading experts
Author, activist Naomi Klein urges boldness on climate change

Naomi Klein did not mince words. “Climate change is a crisis of narrative, a crisis of world view and a crisis of spirit,” the author and activist told the audience packed into Clark University’s Atwood Hall, and another watching via livestream in Jefferson 320. Klein delivered the Feb. 26 President’s Lecture, which kicked off the University’s second…
4 years since Leap Day ‘launch,’ Clark’s LEEP efforts making lasting influence on learning

On Leap Day in 2012, Clark University celebrated the official launch of its pioneering model for higher education known as LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice). Today, the first students to experience LEEP throughout their four years as “Clarkies” are preparing to graduate, making this February 29th seem an opportune time to share the progress, challenges and successes of…
Instantly improve your day with these happiness hacks

Use these strategies to rewire a lousy mood or even amp up a good one. Crack a grin. Even if its totally fake. Research out of Clark University in Worcester, Mass., revealed that smiling appears to activate the happiness centers of the brain. Here, Health.com writes about a different study found that smiling during a tense moment…
10 questions with Cailey Culotta

Cailley Culotta is a senior at Clark University. The Townsend resident served an internship with the Worcester Chamber Music Society Music Camp. Before camp began, the North Middlesex Regional High School graduate did lots of administrative tasks for the group. Culotta made a presentation about the experience at the university’s Fall Fest academic showcase. This…
First-year students tackle tough public health issues

The Boston Globe reported this stark statistic last fall: Halfway through 2015, more than 4.5 times as many people in Massachusetts had died from opioid-related overdoses than from car crashes. By the end of the year, opioid-related deaths numbered over 1,200, nearly a 400 percent increase since 2000. Now, with the help of Marianne Sarkis and her First-Year Intensive (FYI) course, “Healthy Cities,” 15 Clark…
Clark commissions new work by award-winning playwright John ADEkoje

Clark Arts is proud to present “The American of Wisconsin and the Story of Two Lovers by a Bridge,” a new play from Boston playwright — and Company One Theatre (founded by Clarkies) board member — John ADEkoje. The play centers around Gebnga, a Nigerian stand up comedian trying to find his way in Lacrosse,…
Clark Model UN Team returns from Harvard Conference with awards in hand

A delegation of 20 members of Clark University‘s Model U.N. Team recently participated in the 62nd session of the Harvard National Model United Nations Conference (HNMUN 2016); several returned with awards for their performance in highly competitive committees. Doga Bilgin ’16 and Pingzhen Hu ’16 were awarded Outstanding Delegate in the Science and Technology Committee; Justin Lewis ’16 was…
Founder of MuslimGirl.net to speak at Clark on International Women’s Day

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder, CEO and editor-in-chief of MuslimGirl.net, is kicking off Women’s History Month at Clark University. Al-Khatahtbeh, 23, who founded the website as a 17-year-old, plans to discuss how the site has been a forum for serious discussion about the intersection of Islam and Muslim women’s feminist identities. Clark doctoral student Hasnaa Mokhtar writes for…