Stories
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Tina Zlody Shuts Down Park Avenue
If the city of Worcester were ever to look for a head cheerleader — someone whose job is to celebrate local art by throwing a really huge party — it would have to look no further than Tina Zlody. Not only would she readily accept that position, she’s already created it. The only unpredictable element…
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Political Science students hear guest lecture by ex-Gov. Dukakis
Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, offered his insider’s perspectives to a group of Clark students on Sept. 17 during a frank discussion about life in public office, his own and current election strategies – both winning and losing – some recent political history, and today’s political climate. Dukakis discussed…
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Difficult Dialogues Symposium to feature cultural historian, Sept. 17
Fall events, lectures to focus on death, extinction, renewal
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Clark University rises in U.S. News & World Report college rankings
Clark University is again recognized in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 edition of Best Colleges. The just-released issue recognizes Clark’s outstanding academics and financial value, placing Clark at No. 83 among national universities and No. 28 on the list of “Great Schools at Great Prices.” Clark placed at No. 94 in last year’s rankings. “We are pleased that Clark…
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New Clark Poll of Emerging Adults belies ‘freeloader’ stereotype
In contrast with cultural stereotypes, particularly that of “freeloading” off their parents, young people actually receive little to no financial support from their parents and strive for independence, even if it means living on a tight budget, according to the latest Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. The poll, directed by Clark research professor of psychology Jeffrey…
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Prof. Gary Chaison’s labor expertise makes him a media favorite
In 2009, faced with a 23 percent pay cut and threats to close permanently The Boston Globe, the union employees of New England’s flagship newspaper returned to the bargaining table and settled for a 6 percent wage cut, pension freeze, reduced health care benefits and a five-day unpaid furlough. According to Gary Chaison, professor of industrial relations at…
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You, the jury
‘Defamation’ brings playwright Todd Logan ’75 back to campus Todd Logan ’75 writes plays that he hopes will remain vivid for audience members after they leave the theater and get into their cars. That ride home, he explains, can be a magical time, when the emotions stirred by what they’ve just witnessed will spark discussions…
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Class of ’16, returning students greeted by campus transformations
Students and other members of the Clark University community who had been away during the summer were greeted by many changes to the campus landscape. The transformation of a portion of Downing Street—from Florence to Woodland streets—into a pedestrian plaza was among a host of physical changes, including an expansion of the Fuller Quad and…
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GSOM’s O’Brien greens businesses from Worcester to Vietnam
Will O’Brien may have the campus’s best answer to the age-old question: How did you spend your summer vacation? O’Brien, visiting lecturer at the Clark University, Graduate School of Management, devoted two weeks in June to lecture about sustainability practices to 40 M.B.A. students at Vietnam National University in Hanoi. The overseas trip also afforded O’Brien…
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Clark highlighted in new edition of ‘Colleges That Change Lives’
Selective guide tags schools ‘that will change the way you think about colleges’ “What happens when you take the best of a liberal arts college and the best of a research university and mash them together? You get Clark. The university is in a field by itself.” So begins the Clark University chapter of the…