Stories
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Clarkies flaunt their talents, celebrate creativity at REVERB
On Friday, April 5, Clark University students held REVERB, a student-designed event that showcased the creativity of, and fostered collaboration among, the Clark community. More than 50 Clark students, faculty, and staff shared their knitting and rug-making techniques and Cirque du Soleil-type stunts with fellow Clarkies, while others impressed their peers with their poetry, original plays…
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Harrington lecture will focus on dysfunction of U.S. foreign policy
Clark University‘s Harrington Public Affairs Lecture Series will sponsor “Follies, Failures and Ups: Why is U.S. Foreign Policy So Dysfunctional?,” a lecture by Stephen M. Walt of the Harvard Kennedy School. The talk will be held on Thursday, April 18 at 4 p.m. in room 320 of Jefferson Academic Center. It is free and open to the public. The lecture will…
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Transgender author, advocate urges Clark community to ‘be loving first’
Read the Worcester Telegram story about Boylan’s lecture. Jennifer Finney Boylan, author and transgender advocate, spoke at Clark on Thursday, April 11 about her experiences and transgender issues. Boylan is co-chair of the English department at Colby College, where she was voted Professor of the Year in 2000. She is a nationally known advocate for civil rights as…
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Clark University to host ‘Connecting the Dots: Pathways to a New Economy’ summit on April 19
On Friday, April 19, Clark University will host A New Economics Summit, “Connecting the Dots: Pathways to a New Economy,” from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in Daniels Theater, Atwood Hall. The event will allow Clark students, faculty, and local representatives to discuss how to develop pathways to a new economy in the City of Worcester; it…
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Fiscal Realities of Emerging Adulthood
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., research professor of psychology and director of the Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, elaborates on his research into the fiscal realities facing emerging adults. More about the Clark Poll
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EPA honors Clark University for food waste recycling efforts
Clark University is among seven New England colleges and universities recently honored by the Environmental Protection Agency with Food Recovery Challenge Achievement Awards. The Food Recovery Challenge invites organizations nationwide to save money through reducing, purchasing and lowering disposal fees for unconsumed food; supporting their community by diverting wholesome surplus food to feed people, not landfills or incinerators;…
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Bias against Emerging Adults
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., research professor of psychology and director of the Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, elaborates on the bias against emerging adults. More about the Clark Poll
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Youth at Risk seminar highlights challenges facing children in Mass.
Homelessness. Hunger. Adoption struggles. These were some of the tough realities addressed at the forum Youth at Risk 2: Children in Need, held by the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise at the State House in Boston. The event was the fourth annual Family Impact Seminar put on by the institute and the second in two years to highlight issues…
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Clark undergrad, faculty recognized for community engagement
Brittany Murphy ’13 and Clark professors Jennie Stephens and Eric DeMeulenaere were presented with Community Engagement Student and Faculty Awards by the Colleges of the Worcester Consortium (COWC) at a ceremony on March 26 at Worcester State University. The Consortium presents annual awards to students who have performed outstanding service to the community, and recognizes faculty members who have gone above…
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Markers of Adulthood for Emerging Adults
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., research professor of psychology and director of the Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, elaborates on his research into Emerging Adults (ages 18 to 29) and the markers of adulthood. More about the Clark Poll