Alumni
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Alumni, employers share wisdom and advice with environmental science students
Clark alumni recently returned to campus to share their insights with budding environmental scientists about their educational and career pathways and strategies for how best to prepare for a successful professional future. The April 4 event, Practicing Environmental Science, was organized and hosted by Christopher A. Williams, director of the undergraduate program in Environmental Science and an associate professor…
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ClarkCONNECT event a meeting of the minds for psychology alums, students
Clark University’s legacy in the social sciences dates back to its founding, when renowned psychologist G. Stanley Hall was named Clark’s first president. The American Psychological Association was launched here; Sigmund Freud delivered his only lectures outside of Europe at Clark; and the research of Clark-trained psychologists has played a critical role in revealing the complexities of…
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Giving Clark students a chance to shine
Gary Labovich ’81 arrived at Clark University thinking he would become a lawyer, but an Introduction to Economics class with Professor Roger Van Tassel helped changed his mind. “I loved just about everything in the course,” he recalls. “I’d never been exposed to traditional economics, and I found it fascinating.” Economics major. Check. That particular…
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Undergraduates receive Steinbrecher Fellowships to pursue creative research projects
Nine Clark University undergraduates have been awarded Steinbrecher Fellowships to pursue creative research projects in the sciences and humanities. The projects will begin this summer and continue through the 2018-19 academic year. The Steinbrecher Fellowship Program encourages and supports Clark undergraduates’ pursuit of original ideas, creative research, and community service projects. This year’s Steinbrecher Fellows’ projects are:…
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Environmental journalist John Morano ’82 tells of ‘giving voice to voiceless’
John Morano ’82 returned to campus for the English Department’s Alumni Lecture Series, reflecting on his career as an environmental journalist, in a March 15 talk titled “Giving Voice to the Voiceless” in Dana Commons’ Higgins Lounge. He also presented a workshop for student writers and sat for an interview with Davina Tomlin ’20. “There’s a journalistic ethic…
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Networking culminates ClarkCONNECT seminar series for student-athletes
For student-athletes, whose time is consumed by practices, conditioning, and games, attending campus events can be difficult. And when scheduling challenges mean missing out on critical opportunities to prepare for a life and career after college, the problem is amplified. ClarkCONNECT has helped bridge the divide through its Clark Student-Athlete Career Seminar Series, which launched last…
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‘We were here because we wanted a good education’
In 1942, the first women undergraduates arrived at Clark. The university would never be the same.
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From stage to page: Alumna scholar co-authors book on Chinese dance
Lynn Frederiksen ’79, M.A.’82, returns to campus as adjunct professor to teach 'African Inspirations: A Dance Collaboration'
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Scott Zimmerman ’99 puts his English degree to work at Nike and more
From 'Siddhartha' to sneakers: Alumnus discovers that knowledge and skills he learned at Clark can be applied to world of business
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Lucian Kim ’92 is NPR’s man in Moscow
Lucian Kim ’92 calls himself a wanderer. The summer before his first semester at Clark University, he backpacked his way around Eastern Europe. He did it again two summers later — then spent his junior year studying abroad in Germany. He made his first trip to Russia that year as well. All that roaming has…