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Alumni discuss American Indian policy, law — and trust issues

Alumni Judy Dworkin, PhD ’78, and David Pijawka, PhD ’83, recently returned to Clark University to talk about their experiences in Arizona working with American Indians. Their talk, titled “The Challenges in Indian Country in the 21st Century: Planning, Law and Community,” was sponsored by the Graduate School of Geography and the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Dworkin, head…
Stanley Gutridge ’45 brings history to life at Clark event

Stanley Gutridge ’45 returned to Clark University Oct. 6 to share his thoughts about the evolution of Worcester, the value of public service, and the institutional racism he faced when he entered the work world. His recollections were plentiful and detailed, and the conversation always engaging. The Community Fireside Chat held in Dana Commons was…
Holocaust history scholar to discuss German slave labor camp

Author of groundbreaking book ‘Ordinary Men’ to present public lecture Oct. 26
Historian explores African-American exiles’ struggle against ‘King Cotton’

In a recent lecture at Clark University, Ousmane Power-Greene, professor of history, put words to the African-American struggle against “King Cotton” and the desire to find a homeland — and a place to build community. The Graduate School of Geography hosted Power-Greene on Sept. 14 as the first speaker in the school’s Fall 2016 Colloquium Speaker Series. His talk, titled…
Holocaust historian appears in Ken Burns PBS documentary

Joukowsky, the film’s producer and Sharps’ grandson, shared his process during visits with Deborah Dwork's students
Clark welcomes new faculty for 2016-17 academic year

Clark University is pleased to welcome nine new faculty members for the 2016-2017 academic year. These scholars bring a wealth of knowledge to areas including biology, education, management and philosophy. Nathan Ahlgren Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology (starting Jan. 1, 2017) Assistant Professor, Biology (as of Sept. 1, 2017) Nathan Ahlgren is a microbial ecologist, and…
Worcester honors 99-year-old Clark alum for decades of public service

Retired accountant Stanley Gutridge ’45 may be a numbers man, but he also has a way with words. “I’m the baby of my family,” says the 99-year-old with a laugh, “and the lone survivor.” Gutridge has seen a lot of life while helping others make the most of theirs, efforts that have not gone unnoticed.…
Alumna helps uncover evidence of Holocaust escape tunnel in Lithuania

A recent Clark University graduate is part of a research story that has made international headlines: archaeologists’ discovery of a tunnel dug by Jews in Lithuania trying to escape extermination during the Holocaust. After graduating with a dual degree in art history and ancient civilization this May, Rachel Polinsky ’16 traveled to Lithuania to join…
Elie Wiesel’s impact on Clark University

Auschwitz survivor Elie Wiesel died last week at 87 years old, but not before working unflaggingly to keep the memory of those lost during the Holocaust alive and to encourage the world to remember and understand what both victims and survivors endured. “Because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices,” he said when he accepted…
Clark undergrads receive funding for summer internships at Facing History and Ourselves

Spencer Cronin ’18 and Hannah King ’19 are spending the summer interning for Facing History and Ourselves in Brookline, continuing their studies and conducting research with the help of stipends they received from Clark’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies Program. Cronin, a history major, is developing programs of Holocaust and genocide studies education for secondary schools across the country while at…