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Lists of names became part of everyday life after Holocaust

When Clark University Rose Professor of Holocaust History Debórah Dwork addressed an audience on Nov. 15 about Jews’ search for loved ones after the Holocaust, she took note of the timing of her talk. “We are now coming to the end of the November pogrom commemorative week, also known as Kristallnacht,” she said of the Nazis’ November 9-10,…
Todd Livdahl’s Bermuda research has bite

A whole lot of people would cheer any efforts to control the pesky mosquitoes that can turn any picnic into a swat fest. But for some countries, mosquito control is a matter of life and death. Biology professor Todd Livdahl has found that very scenario in Bermuda. While accompanying Clark biology students at the Bermuda…
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Clark Ph.D. student's post on whether all Muslims should apologize for Paris goes viral
Raising awareness of sexual violence in Congo

In the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, in what has been called the “Rape Capital of the World,” Dr. Denis Mukwege and his team treat as many as 3,000 women and girls each year for injuries due to sexualized violence by rebels, soldiers and civilians. Mukwege, an obstetrician-gynecologist, opened Panzi Hospital in Bukavu in 1999. Since…
Clark U doctoral scholar presents moving TEDxFulbright talk on genocide and justice

Samantha Lakin, a doctoral student at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, channeled years of research and the voices of survivors during a heartfelt TEDxFulbright talk, where she joined selected Fulbright scholars from around the world who are recognized for fighting prejudice, ignorance, and intolerance. Lakin, of New Jersey, participated…
Higgins School ‘Symposium on Translation’ boldly goes into science fiction themes

Audiences will soon be pouring into movie theaters to experience the seventh installment of the “Star Wars” saga. But science fiction, even the variety filled with tales of aliens and distant galaxies, is marked by themes that are acutely human, drawing as they do from contemporary culture, deep history and embedded belief systems. This humanity…
Clark Poll of Emerging Adults: Good job matters most, even if social media blocked

There are those who think emerging adults won’t seek out or even accept jobs where they would be blocked from using social media during the workday. They’re wrong. The new Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults: Work, Education and Identity reveals emerging adults (ages 21 to 29) value obtaining the right job over one that…
Nov. 18 at Clark: Renowned architect on memorial designs and painful legacies

Clark University welcomes architect Julian Bonder, Deborah Martin, professor of geography, and Kristina Wilson, professor of art history, to start a discussion of how communities address painful legacies through memorial construction, entitled “Recognizing Painful Legacies through Memorial Construction.” The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday Nov. 18 in the Higgins Lounge…
Clark LEEP Fellow, art history professor help Worcester Art Museum prepare for Olmec Star God exhibit

Clark University senior Elisabeth “Zizi” Spak recently completed a project for the Worcester Art Museum (WAM), “Jeppson Idea Lab: Statuette of an Olmec Figure,” which was funded through Clark’s Liberal Education and Effective Practice (LEEP) initiative. Spak’s LEEP project was to help prepare an upcoming exhibit, The Jeppson Idea Lab: Olmec Incised Standing Figure, in…
“Kids these days” redux: Clark Professor Jeffrey Arnett joins media’s “Millennial pledge” debate

Traditional and new media alike love to opine about Millennials, and in many cases a generational divide, whether real or manufactured, rears its head. Recently, the Los Angeles Times‘ Chris Erskine, who writes the aptly named “Middle Ages” column, ignited the Twitterverse with his provocative piece, “Millennials, you literally cannot call yourselves adults until you take this pledge.” The alternative LA…