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Higgins School welcomes author, transgender rights activist Janet Mock

New York Times bestselling author and advocate for trans women’s rights Janet Mock will engage in a conversation about her memoir, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More (Atria Books, 2014), at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, in room 320 of the Jefferson Academic Center. Feminist critic bell hooks…
C-SPAN Cities Tour visits Worcester, will feature Goddard legacy and Clark

Interview at Goddard Library archives and exhibit destined for December broadcast; Clark faculty authors to be part of literary culture segment
Carroll Wright, first president of Clark College and first U.S. Commissioner of Labor, inducted into Labor Hall of Honor

Carroll D. Wright, the first president of Clark University’s undergraduate college, enjoyed a renowned career as the first U.S. Commissioner of Labor and laid the foundation for the fledgling Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Clark professor’s ‘Sex, Politics, and Putin’ receives two prestigious book prizes

Clark University professor and chair of the political science department Valerie Sperling’s recently published book, “Sex, Politics, and Putin: Political Legitimacy in Russia,” has received the Davis Center Book Prize in Political and Social Studies from the Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) and also the Heldt Prize for Best Book in Slavic…
In President’s Lecture, civil rights pioneer encourages ‘constitutional conversation’

Robert Parris Moses received a standing ovation before he uttered a word. The raucous reception greeting Moses as he took the Razzo Hall stage to deliver the Oct. 8 President’s Lecture was a display of deep appreciation for the life and career of the prominent Civil Rights leader, who defied the violent racism of early-1960s…
Clark psychology Prof. Cordova shares insights on couples research

Thousands share Wall Street Journal interview
Clark geographers’ new study projects melting of Antarctic ice shelves will intensify

New research published today projects a doubling of surface melting of Antarctic ice shelves by 2050 and that by 2100 melting may surpass intensities associated with ice shelf collapse, if greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel consumption continue at the present rate. Ice shelves are the floating extensions of the continent’s massive land-based ice sheets.…
Hannah Reich ’15 dives into coral research

No one would ever guess that Hannah Reich ’15 was once nervous about scuba diving. How could you? As an undergrad, Reich spent four years on the Clark University swim team, and she grew up enjoying frequent visits to New England’s shores. Reich’s passion was sparked when she spent the fall 2013 semester abroad in…
Clark Graduate School of Management offers new Master of Science in Management

Clark University’s Graduate School of Management (GSOM) is offering a new Master of Science in Management (MSM) program for early- and mid-career professionals ready to expand their leadership skills and gain an understanding of how management principles apply to today’s complex organizational issues. The MS in Management degree is designed for emerging leaders from nearly…
Oct. 15 at Clark: Distinguished scientist Eric Lambin to lecture on globalization, impacts

Globalization expert Eric Lambin will present “Land Use Change in the Globalization Era: Challenges and Opportunities,” the Wallace W. Atwood Lecture presented by the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. The lecture is free and open to the public beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center, 950 Main St. Professor Lambin will discuss…