Clark University Magazine
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Clark’s Puerto Rico connection
Island's students fall in love with mainland university
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When the patients are prisoners: Dr. Karen Gedney’s memoir recounts her career behind bars
Every retired physician has stories to tell about memorable patients, elusive diagnoses, and difficult decisions. But the stories of Dr. Karen Gedney ’79 ascend to a higher level. These are sagas. “You don’t want a person coming out of prison who is meaner than when they went in.” Dr. Karen Gedney They unfold inside the…
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Iconic Clark pea pod is revived for the next generation of Clarkies
On a hot August Day 34 years ago, designer Keith Carville and photographer Chuck Kidd drove to a vegetable farm in Hubbardston, Mass., painted some peas, and snapped a picture. The resulting poster of vibrantly colored peas nestled inside a pod, paired with the tagline, “Clark University: Categorizing people isn’t something you can do…
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Lauren Goode ’03 stays wired to the tech world
Last fall, while reviewing the third incarnation of the Apple Watch, writer Lauren Goode ’03 found a bug. “A smartwatch with LTE will, in theory, let you go for a run, buy a coffee, splash in the ocean, or simply step away from the phone and still be connected,” she wrote for The Verge. “In theory. In reality,…
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Wellness warrior: Dr. Stephanie Bailey ’72 crusades for effective public health
Stephanie Coursey Bailey ’72, M.D., insists she’s an introvert. It’s an odd admission for someone whose professional trajectory has required her to make bold decisions to improve health outcomes for the underserved and overwhelmed. But as you speak with Dr. Bailey, it’s clear that her introversion is not about a reluctance to be heard as…
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Just your typical 52-day field trip
In 1928, Clark students embarked on a transcontinental adventure — for credit
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Jeffrey Lurie ’73: Eagles’ Super Bowl win ‘a magical moment’
The Philadelphia Eagles led the New England Patriots 41–33 with nine seconds remaining in Super Bowl LII when Patriots quarterback Tom Brady dropped back, scurried away from defensive end Brandon Graham, and heaved a Hail Mary pass toward the end zone. If he could somehow connect for the touchdown, the Patriots would then attempt a…
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Mark Vital ’83 has got veterans covered
During his first year as a teacher at the Advanced Math and Science Academy in Marlboro, Mass., Mark Vital ’83 volunteered at a Christmas Eve breakfast for homeless veterans. “We had a lot of fun,” he says. “I spoke with an older man, probably a Vietnam vet, who was wearing a Washington Redskins sweatshirt. I…
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A family, a gift, and a decades-long love for Clark
When Blossom Brooks died in 2017, she didn't forget her ties to Clark, leaving $4.7M
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First colleagues, and now citizens
On Feb. 14., Taner Akçam (above right) joined Thomas Kuehne, his colleague at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, as a new citizen of the United States. The professors say they were motivated to seek citizenship because they wanted to have a voice in the U.S. political process, particularly the ability to vote in…