Stories
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Clark University professor’s new book examines the future of collective bargaining in America
The workplace has changed dramatically in the past decade; one could argue the pros and cons of such changes. Labor unions (with membership at an all-time low) have lost influence in the workplace and in the economy, and workers’ job and income security are declining. How has union influence evolved, and what types of bargaining…
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Clark among ‘20 Colleges with Best Career Services’; LEEP effort cited
Career Services at Clark and the LEEP initiative were recognized in a roundup of “20 Colleges with the Best Career Services,” designated by Best Colleges Online in a July 4 blog post highlighting institutions that “really stand out for what they have to offer students who are entering one of the toughest job markets in recent…
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Findings point to fungi as prime suspects in fossil fuel mystery
Clark research plays key role in landmark paper on fungal genome evolution; Co-authors of paper published in Science magazine include 10 from Clark, including undergrads
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Back to Siberia! Clark professor and students embark on ‘Polaris Project’
No fireworks, perhaps, but the midnight sun should brighten the season for arctic scientist Karen Frey and three of her students as they conduct environmental research in Siberia from June 26 to July 26. Frey, assistant professor in the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University, has been a co-principal investigator of The Polaris Project: Rising Stars in…
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Clark tree project takes root
The October 29, 2011, freak snowstorm was a tree killer. Throughout the Northeast, thousands of snow-laden limbs — made extra heavy because the leaves still clung to them — crashed to the ground. Trees large and small were split like cordwood, many beyond saving. In the days after the storm, the Clark green was littered…
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A-mazing fact: First-ever labyrinth for observing rats was created at Clark in 1900
Psychology researchers created maze to evaluate animal intelligence
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Downing St. on its way to renewed purpose as a pedestrian plaza
Summertime, and the living is … noisy. Those working on and around campus these warm days are getting used to the sounds of backhoes and jackhammers as crews transform Downing Street into a pedestrian plaza, and connect the Sanford and Johnson residence halls. The hydraulic song of construction is also being heard at the Kneller…
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Clark alumnus curates War of 1812 exhibit at National Portrait Gallery
Sidney Hart, M.A. ’69, Ph.D. ’73, recalls that when history professor George Billias perceived that something wasn’t quite right, the pitch of his voice would rise as he delivered a proposed solution. So it was when Hart was writing his doctoral dissertation dealing with themes about American nationalism, he heard that familiar pitch. Hart planned…
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New book examines how political leaders ‘sell’ war to the public
Michael Butler, associate professor of political science, has long been preoccupied with the question of “why we fight” and how America’s political leaders justify going to war with other countries; he shares his thinking on this question in his recent book “Selling a ‘Just’ War: Framing, Legitimacy, and US Military Intervention” (Palgrave Macmillan 2012). “The decision to…
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Business: Barbara Dyer ’73, Fine Arts Major
Barbara Dyer ’73, President of the Hitachi Foundation and a member of Clark University’s Board of Trustees, talks about translating values into action at the Hitachi Foundation.