Holocaust programs have become commonplace in many middle and high school curricula across the U.S. A trend toward deploying the Holocaust to convey moral instruction about present day prejudices, human rights abuses, and current genocides has emerged in recent years. These approaches and other common pedagogical practices call for critical review. For this reason, Clark University’s Strassler…

The Graduate School of Management (GSOM) at Clark University has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB Accreditation is the hallmark of excellence in business education, and has been earned by less than five percent of the world’s business programs. Created in 1982, the Graduate School of Management earned its initial AACSB…

Clark University will experience some star power next week when Academy Award-winning actress Melissa Leo visits the campus as part of the three-day Mobile Media Workshop, April 1-3. Leo, who won the Oscar for best supporting actress in the 2010 film “The Fighter,” will be a hands-on participant, says Hugh Manon, associate professor of screen studies,…

Three Clark University undergraduates, Bridget Healy ’13, Emily Newton ’13, and Volha Hrytskevich ’13 traveled to Washington, D.C., on March 12-13 to participate in the Association of International Educators (NAFSA) Advocacy Day. The three students were accompanied by Patty Doherty, associate director in the Office of Intercultural Affairs; Connie Whitehead Hanks, assistant director of Study Abroad…

“China is under severe environmental distress. We know it and the Chinese people are living it. New thinking and approaches are needed to help China make progress in addressing environmental issues,” said Joseph Sarkis, Clark University Professor of Operations and Environmental Management in the Graduate School of Management, speaking about a Policy Forum paper he co-authored that is…

The Denim Project is a new Clark University student initiative that uses art, community, and conversation as means of raising awareness of sexual violence. In April, the group will present the following events as part of its Series on Awareness of Sexual Violence: Art Exhibit 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6 Traina Center for the Arts (2nd floor) Through an…

“Where are you from?” is a simple question with a simple answer for most people. But for many “third culture kids,” it’s complicated and often fraught with social and emotional challenges. This and other questions relating to the growing ranks of so-called TCKs were among topics discussed at the “Third Culture Kid/Global Nomad Conference,” on…

While some Clark students might’ve spent their Spring Break regrouping and relaxing, dozens of Clarkies mobilized and set out on organized adventures near and far with the aim of assisting others in need. Thirty-one undergraduates stayed in Worcester and spent several days participating in Clark’s second annual Service Learning Alternative Spring Break Staycation. The program…

Michelle Bata is a relative newcomer to Clark University, but she’s already making history of a sort. As associate dean and the first-ever director of the LEEP Center, Bata is working to help structure the student’s academic journey through the prism of LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice), Clark’s pioneering model of higher education that integrates life-changing world, workplace and personal experiences with a robust liberal arts curriculum. The Class of 2017 will be the first to be fully engaged in a LEEP-directed experience throughout their years at…

  Guidance counselors from as far away as San Juan Capistrano, Calif., to as near as Shrewsbury, Mass., packed the John and Kay Bassett Admissions Center on Sunday to hear words of wisdom from Martha “Marty” O’Connell, the executive director of Colleges That Change Lives. O’Connell’s remarks supplied a fitting kick-off for the two-day symposium that…