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Clark alum is powering his corner of the world …one entrepreneur at a time

“Being successful isn’t about myself, but about other people,” he says. “When I am able to help people working with me become successful, I believe I am successful.” When he talks about what defines success, Fayaz Taher, M.A. IDSC ‘09, doesn’t speak in the first person, or mention personal goals or aspirations. He talks about…
Clark University making composting commonplace around campus

Clark University is making great strides toward reducing its environmental footprint by installing composting bins around campus, most recent in the Academic Commons at Goddard Library. This high-traffic campus location was previously equipped with recycling stations for plastic, metal, glass, paper, styrofoam, batteries and cardboard; however, Clark’s sustainability experts knew there was room for improvement.…
Student entrepreneurs win Ureka! Big Idea Challenge at Clark

Top projects include agraponic food systems, a campus pub, and help for students struggling academically
Harmony in the Pyrenees

Clark University Music Professor John Aylward believes that to be at our most creative, we need to unplug and step away from our busy digital lives. With the help of collaborators from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, he founded the Etchings Music Festival for Contemporary Music in Auvillar, France. The music festival, held in the Midi-Pyrenees region, is…
Alumni-fueled Skyscope seizes its moment

Every new business is looking for the thing that sets it apart — the special sauce. For Sam Shepler ‘11, M.S.P.C. ‘12, Gabe Gerzon ‘11, M.S.P.C. ‘12, and Alex Dunn ‘11, M.B.A. ‘12, that “sauce” was a collaborative approach to building their company, Skyscope, from a group of graduate students strategizing around their kitchen table…
David Strassler, M.B.A. ’11, honorary Trustee and Clark champion, receives ADL honor for lifetime achievement, leadership

David H. Strassler, M.B.A. ’11, honorary member and former chair of the Board of Trustees and longtime supporter of Clark University, recently was honored by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in recognition of his dedicated commitment to the fight against ant-Semitism and for his decades of leadership in the service of ADL’s mission to combat hate.…
Clark U biologist’s research contributes to understanding of fungal-plant symbiosis

Clark University Professor David Hibbett, in collaboration with the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), is working to understand the genetic basis of ;how plants and fungi grow and function together, which may provide clues to how these symbiotic relationships help plants survive…
When Malcolm X came to Clark

From CLARK alumni magazine, fall 2010
Clark University is no. 10 in Peace Corps ranking of volunteer-producing schools

Clark University is number 10 on the Peace Corps’ 2015 rankings of the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in the U.S. Clark is ranked on the list of small universities and colleges, with 11 alumni volunteering worldwide. Since 1961, 239 Clark alumni have served in the Peace Corps, but the University last appeared in the national…
Clark’s Mock Trial Team honored for outstanding performance in N.H.; advances to nationals in Washington, D.C.

The Clark University Mock Trial team was awarded an automatic bid to the American Mock Trial Association National Tournament in Washington, D.C., in March, as a result of their outstanding performance at the 2015 Manchester, New Hampshire Regional Tournament at St. Anselm College. The team earned a trophy for Outstanding Trial Team, and finished fourth among…