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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…
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…