Global
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In Nepal, Sweta Basnet discovers strong health care is more than possible
Two years after twin earthquakes struck central Nepal, the country is still feeling the aftereffects. Thousands of residents are living in temporary shelters, and communities are working to rebuild hospitals, roads and other infrastructure. About Sweta Basnet ’18 Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Spanish Hometown: Concord, N.H. For Clark University undergraduate Sweta Basnet ’18, a Nepali-American, last summer…
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Study: Whether in U.S. or Ghana, teens thrive most when parents listen to their perspectives
Child Development journal publishes Clark psychologists’ cross-cultural research on adolescents’ communication with parents
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A student writer’s take on disappearing rhinos
Elephants, sharks, and gibbons, oh my! Clark University undergraduate student Marissa Callender ’18 encountered them all during an environmental journalism and travel writing internship in Mossel Bay, South Africa – a coastal town about 240 miles east of Cape Town. Working for Africa Media, Callender researched, wrote, photographed and pitched stories about issues facing communities…
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Africa internship offered personal and global discovery for Marissa Callender
Clark University undergraduate Marissa Callender recently experienced a summer of firsts. It was the first time she traveled alone to a new continent; the first time she snapped a selfie with an elephant; the first time she met an Olympic gold medalist; and the first time she came face-to-face with a great white shark. “When I…
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Clark welcomes 2017 Global Scholars
Clark’s 2017 Global Scholars gathered for a welcoming reception and mixer on Sept. 19, hosted by President David Angel and Jocelyne Bauduy, his wife, at Harrington House. The eleven new students, who hail from nine different countries, mixed with Global Scholars from previous classes. Many also met for the first time with their designated Clark…
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Clark student inspired to bring change locally and globally
Erica Issenberg ’18 takes 'Challenge Convention. Change Our World' to heart in Worcester, Ho Chi Minh City — and beyond
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A tale of two cities in Beirut
Anthony Jreije ’18 investigates the politics of gentrification in Lebanon’s capital
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Professor Akçam receives 2018 ‘Upstander’ honor from World Without Genocide
Clark University history Professor Taner Akçam will be honored with the 2018 Outstanding Upstander Award from the World Without Genocide organization for his tireless work promoting justice and the rule of law. World Without Genocide, housed at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, works “to protect innocent people around the world; prevent genocide by combating racism and prejudice;…
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Working with Holocaust survivor, Clark student helps cast light on Auschwitz medical horrors
Casey Bush ’19 preserves memories of Eva Kor and others who survived Dr. Josef Mengele, 'The Angel of Death'
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Clark students study youth culture in Cuba
Cuba has often been referred to as an island nation that is “stuck in time.” However, Crystal Hill ’20, a women’s and gender studies major, was pleasantly surprised to notice that while the city of Havana included classic ’50s Cadillacs and relics from years past, it also contained billboards about modern-day social problems such as…