Alumni stories
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Soul Proprietors: Alumni farmers plant seeds of social justice
Leah Penniman and Jonah Vitale-Wolff's Soul Fire Farm aims to change the face of farming
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Dr. Fred Kron ’75 delivers strong medicine for physicians’ ailing bedside manners
Poor communication a leading contributor to life-threatening medical errors, studies show
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Remembering Clark’s impact
Alumnus donates $1 million to Graduate School of Geography
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Alumnus’ system uncovered emissions test cheating by VW, other automakers
When Leo Breton ’85 was getting ready to apply to colleges, he already knew he was going to major in physics. His mother suggested he check out Clark University because of its links with Robert H. Goddard, “the father of modern rocketry.” Clark was the only university to receive Breton’s application. It’s fitting, because Breton…
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Clark University reaches high with new building
Clark University President David Angel stood before the audience who had come together to celebrate the official opening of the Shaich Family Alumni and Student Engagement Center and helpfully offered his own headline for the event: “Reaching outward. Reaching upward.” Over the past year, the Clark community has watched a skeleton of interlocking girders evolve into…
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‘Genius grant’ recognizes alumnus’ environmental work in health care
To save the planet, Gary Cohen ’78 advocates for Health Care Without Harm
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Freight Farms: Bounty in a box
Brad McNamara, M.B.A./ES&P '13, is uprooting the traditional food system
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The Mother of Cartagena
Personal tragedy compelled Catalina Escobar ’93 to undertake her life’s mission: Saving the girls of Colombia
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Raising awareness of sexual violence in Congo
In the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, in what has been called the “Rape Capital of the World,” Dr. Denis Mukwege and his team treat as many as 3,000 women and girls each year for injuries due to sexualized violence by rebels, soldiers and civilians. Mukwege, an obstetrician-gynecologist, opened Panzi Hospital in Bukavu in 1999. Since…