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  • Fall at Clark University

    A look at Clark’s campus in the fall. Video by Andy Doig ’14.

  • Kiplinger’s names Clark #35 among best values in private colleges

    Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has again included Clark University on its list of the country’s best values in private colleges. Kiplinger’s annual list ranks 100 private universities and 100 liberal arts colleges. The top 50 colleges and top 50 universities appear in Kiplinger’s December issue — on newsstands November 5. Clark appears at number 35, up from number 40 in…

  • Clark University Harrington lecture to focus on polarization in Congress

    Clark University’s Harrington Public Affairs Lecture Series will feature “Congress: Legislating in Polarizing Times,” a lecture by Sarah Binder, a political scientist with George Washington University and the Brookings Institution. The lecture will take place on Monday, Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in Tilton Hall (Higgins University Center, second floor). Professor Binder, an expert on Congress and…

  • Oscar winner brings star power to Clark

    Oscar winner brings star power to Clark

    Melissa Leo participates in first Mobile Media Workshop

  • New Clark study on clearcuts shows surprising trends in carbon, water

    A new study by Clark University scientists, released today in Global Change Biology, is the first detailed account of how carbon, water, and energy balances shift in the three years following the clearcut of a deciduous forest. The study, conducted by Clark University Professor Christopher Williams and colleagues in a 20-acre clearcut in Petersham, Mass., reveals…

  • Clark University partners with National Grid on Sustainability Hub in Main South

    Clark students will help area residents assess their energy use

  • A Conversation with Film Director Mira Nair

    A public conversation at Clark University, Massachusetts, USA, about diasporic lives lived through migration, movement, and dislocation, as rendered in film and new expressive forms in the 21st Century .[Video by Paul Puiia ’16; Edited by Jonathan Dana ’16]

  • LEEP and WaterFire Providence

    LEEP Project Pioneer Andy Doig ’14 used his technical savvy to resurrect legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft at the WaterFire Providence this summer. LEEP Pioneer Chelsea Krysin ’14 honed her project management skills as an event planner at WaterFire. Here they and their mentors from Clark and WaterFire discuss the impact of their LEEP experiences. LEEP (Liberal Education…

  • Geographical conference at Clark University to feature giant globe, art, awards and expert keynote

    The New England-St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society (NESTVAL) 2013 Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, October 18 to 19, at Clark University. Conference themes include “Climate Justice,” “Economic and Financial Crisis,” and “Reimagining Mid-Sized Cities,” and presentations on many topics are scheduled. NESTVAL was established as the nation’s first regional professional geography organization. Beginning with the…

  • Higgins series “Framing Freedom” continues to inspire – Next: Jazz Ambassadors lecture Oct. 23

    The Higgins School of Humanities Fall Dialogue Symposium  is under way at Clark University, offering lectures, screenings, conversations and exhibits that explore the theme “Framing Freedom.” Coming next in this series, which is free and open to the public, is “Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War,” a talk by Penny M. Von Eschen, professor of history and…