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Gavor to speak at Reunion dinner; McCann, Cohen will be honored

A soon-to-be Clark University alumna will be the featured speaker at the May 20 Friday Night Dinner, one of the highlights of Reunion Weekend. Delight Gavor ’16 is a Global Scholar, psychology major and double minor in management and entrepreneurship. In her first year at Clark, she co-founded Dormboard, an attachable bedside desk for students that is…
NOAA Fellows heading to summer research projects in Hawaii, Calif., Md.

Faye Harwell ’15, MS’16, has some words of advice for Clark University’s three Marsh-Mosakowski National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fellows this summer: You never know how you’ll end up using the invaluable experience gained through a research project for NOAA. Take larval samples. Harwell encountered plenty of aquatic larval species during the summer of…
A lesson in politics

Clark students debate immigration reform during U.S. Senate simulation at Edward M. Kennedy Institute
Newspapers feature Clark baseball players

Two newspapers this week featured Clark baseball players James Conway ’16 and Kyle Bonicki ’18 for their impressive seasons on the diamond for the Cougars. The Daily News (Newburyport, Mass.) highlighted Conway’s contribution to the team’s program record for most wins in a season. A senior captain, Conway, who will continue in a fifth-year accelerated degree program in the fall, offered…
Clark University appoints new chief diversity officer

Clark University announces the appointment of Sheree M. Marlowe as chief officer of diversity and inclusion. Marlowe, who will report directly to the president, will be responsible for the advancement and implementation of a strategic vision and initiatives that demonstrate the University’s commitment to maintaining a welcoming, inclusive environment for all students, faculty, staff and…
Data profiles shed light on state’s ‘Gateway Cities’

Want to know how many manufacturing jobs there are in Springfield? Or how many high school students in New Bedford graduate with diplomas? Or how much of their incomes people in Lowell spend on rent? That information and a whole lot more is now available online thanks to research by the Mosakowski Institute for…
The New York Times: ‘Mothers and Daughters: Whose Wedding Is it Anyway?’

Deborah Merrill, professor of sociology, was quoted in a New York Times story on the dynamics between mothers and daughters who are planning weddings. Here is an excerpt: ” ‘Because people are marrying older, women in their late 20s, late 30s have an increase in emotional maturity,’ said Deborah M. Merrill, author of ‘When Your Children Marry:…
Numerous media outlets: Clark University grants second PhD in Armenian genocide studies to Ümit Kurt

The Armenian Weekly, Public Radio of Armenia and World News Report reported that Clark University has granted its second Ph.D. in Armenian genocide studies to Ümit Kurt. Here is an excerpt: “Just days before the world marked the 101st remembrance of the Armenian Genocide, the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University conferred its second…
Student research journal a cross-campus effort

As a junior at Clark University last year, biology major and chemistry minor Christie Joyce ’16 wondered if there was another career path for her besides the obvious: laboratory research or medical school. And if there was, how could she gain the practical experience necessary to land a job? She turned to Michelle Bata, who,…
Clark community shows support for Ecuador earthquake victims

Peaceful candlelight and a moment of silence in Red Square on the evening of April 26 were a world away from the devastation caused by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador 10 days earlier. But there, members of the Clark community — including several Ecuadorean students with families and friends in the country — gathered…