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  • School of Environment, Climate, and Society presents author Ken Coulson

    School of Environment, Climate, and Society presents author Ken Coulson

    Ken Coulson, driven by the clash between high finance and the climate crisis, will bring his journey to Clark in “Life, Climate Volatility, and What Comes After the Final No.”

  • Clark presents 2025 faculty awards, celebrates promotions

    Clark presents 2025 faculty awards, celebrates promotions

    Clark University has recognized faculty for their outstanding work as teachers, advisors, and researchers. These promotions and annual awards were presented by President David Fithian and Provost John Magee during a reception at Harrington House on October 8.

  • ‘Self-assessment never stops’

    ‘Self-assessment never stops’

    From Nov. 2 to 5, Clark will host representatives from the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) to assess University operations and strategies, set benchmarks, and consider effective pathways to continue meeting its academic and research goals.

  • Indulging your inner child with photographer and Professor Stephen DiRado

    Indulging your inner child with photographer and Professor Stephen DiRado

    On this episode of Challenge. Change., DiRado recalls some of the first images he captured and shares a glimpse into how he constructs a photograph.

  • Photo Essay: Clark Thrift Store fashion show 2025

    Photo Essay: Clark Thrift Store fashion show 2025

    At the annual Clark Thrift Store fashion show, Clarkies walked a red carpet donning looks curated here on campus. The event, held in The Grind on Oct. 9, featured a performance by Full Bloom. Photos by Natalie Hoang ’25, MBA ’26  Entrepreneurial Spirit Pursue an MBA Minor in entrepreneurship and innovation Explore the School of Business

  • ‘Let’s take this journey together’

    ‘Let’s take this journey together’

    “Feminist Curiosity is for These Dark Times” is billed as Professor Cynthia Enloe’s “final Clark lecture,” and the Oct. 16 event will indeed be the coda to her long-running series of fall lectures that she’s been delivering since about 2010. But she’s quick to add that this is far from the end of her story.

  • Big data. Big ambitions.

    Big data. Big ambitions.

    Branson Witt ’27 came to Clark with an interest in applying research to improve health equity and access, address the issue of inner-city food deserts, and curb stormwater pollution. He’s found a world of possibility in data science.

  • Connecting sunlight and forests to curbing climate change 

    Connecting sunlight and forests to curbing climate change 

    The climate benefits of some carbon projects may be overestimated because they don’t account for changes in albedo — the percentage of sunlight that a forest reflects or absorbs, making it cooler or hotter — in their calculations, according to Geography Professor Christopher Williams and his peers.

  • Constitution Day Lecture explores strengths, flaws in government

    Constitution Day Lecture explores strengths, flaws in government

    During his Sept. 18 address, Rana traced how America’s constitutional system gradually fused with other ideological responsibilities.