Stories Archive

Stories

Archives and Special Collections house treasures that would have amazed Jonas Clark himself

Archivist Fordyce Williams receives periodic requests from people inquiring about a family member’s time at Clark University. “Can you send me the yearbook photo of my grandfather?” they may ask. Or, “Did The Scarlet review the student play my mother directed?” Last October, Williams took a call from a colleague at a Boston-area college…
Orienting: Dreadlocks, commutes and birthday cake

Episode #2 of Clark University junior and screen studies major Skye Wingo’s study abroad experience in Japan.
Dis-Orientation: Studying in Japan

Clark University junior and screen studies major Skye Wingo’s first episode about his study abroad experience in Osaka, Japan.
Clark U. historian co-edits book on women and work in 18th-century France

Women not only comprised a significant part of the labor force in eighteenth-century France, but the ubiquity of their employment was such that the presence of women in the workplace was considered by the government as “routine and expected.” Those conclusions are supported by essays collected in a new book: Women and Work in Eighteenth-Century…
From tragedy, a hero rises in Colombia

When the baby died in her arms, Catalina Escobar ’93 knew she had to do something. Volunteering in a hospital in Cartagena, Colombia, Escobar was helpless as the infant passed away. She later learned that the child could have been saved if his mother had been able to afford the $30 needed to pay for…
Arid nations ride wave of ‘water tech’

“The world is thirsty, and getting thirstier.” So announced David Goodtree, co-founder of the New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN), as he opened the March 11 President’s Lecture in Razzo Hall at Clark University. Goodtree spoke about global water scarcity and the conflicts that arise as nations go dry. He noted that the simple law…
Clarkies pursue opportunities to better themselves, help others during Spring Break

While it’s safe to say that the majority of Clarkies went home or ventured to sandy beaches as a respite from studying and shivering here in Central Massachusetts, dozens of students participated in organized activities that allowed them to stay active, exercising their problem-solving skills and helping others during Spring Break. The Clark University LEEP…
Blue Man Group co-founder to speak at Clark U. commencement, May 17

Clark University will hold its 111th Commencement on Sunday, May 17, on the Jefferson Academic Center Green, rain or shine. The procession from the Kneller Athletic Center will begin at noon, followed by a University-wide ceremony. This year’s commencement speaker is Matt Goldman, co-founder of the iconic Blue Man Group and of the Blue…
Atwood Lecture to feature noted expert on abolition geography, March 19

Ruth Wilson Gilmore, well known scholar and activist, will present “Too Soon for Sorry: Abolition Geography and the Problem of Innocence,” the Wallace W. Atwood Lecture presented by the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. The lecture is free and open to the public and will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in…
Third Culture Kids Conference at Clark: Global Stories and Lasting Connections

A little dance of white lies. That’s how Steph Yiu describes her reaction when someone asks her where she’s from. Yiu was born in Singapore and has lived in Hong Kong, Taipei, Edinburgh, Portland (Oregon), Chicago and Boston. Her “dance” depends on where she is or who she’s with and sometimes it can lead to…