In memoriam Archives

In memoriam

Clark mourns the passing of Gary Overvold, longtime professor of philosophy

Gary E. Overvold, professor emeritus of philosophy, died on Dec. 5, 2020. Overvold joined the Clark faculty in 1969 and retired as professor emeritus in 2014. His research and teaching focused on the cultural and intellectual history of modernism, and during his tenure, he was affiliated with the management, education, comparative literature, and women’s studies…
Wesley Fuller was ‘a teacher who made an impact’

Emeritus Jeppson professor of music has died
Clark mourns the passing of Professor Roger Bibace

Roger Bibace, longtime professor of psychology at Clark University, died on July 19, 2020, at his home in Worcester, with his wife of almost 60 years by his side. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Professor Bibace earned a doctorate at Clark in 1956, a dissertation that was named outstanding by the department and referred to the…
Thinking about Tom Hayden

Editor’s note: Robert J.S. “Bob” Ross, research professor of sociology, wrote this reflection about activist and legislator Tom Hayden, 76, who died Sunday in California. Ross was close to Hayden, as a student activist and throughout his academic career. Hayden, a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War, was a civil rights worker and student protester…
Clark’s marquee name, nation’s oldest person Goldie Michelson, 113, dies

When asked about her longevity in 2012, Goldie Michelson, M.A. ’36, then 110, told CLARK alumni magazine, “It never occurred to me that I would live this long. I just went on, and I’ve loved it.” Michelson, the oldest person in the United States, passed away last Friday, just one month shy of her 114th birthday. She…
Ben Bagdikian ’41 championed the public’s right to know

Ben Bagdikian ’41, who died March 11 at the age of 96, enjoyed a storied career in journalism. He won the Pulitzer Prize, reported on prisons, poverty and civil rights, and defied the federal government by helping publish the Pentagon Papers, thus securing one of history’s greatest victories for freedom of the press. Later he…
Esteemed alumnus D’Army Bailey has passed away

To the Clark Community: With deep sadness, we share news of the death on Sunday of our friend and esteemed alumnus D’Army Bailey. Judge, civil rights activist — even actor — D’Army Bailey (’65/L.L.D. ’10/P ’00) was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award at Reunion 2015, although he was not able to attend. “Judge D’Army…
Clark University community mourns death of former president Frederick Jackson

The following statement was sent by President David Angel to Clark faculty, staff and alumni:
From roof to road, Clark’s campus bears Paul Bottis’ stamp

‘If someone says, “We can’t do this,” then get out of my way and I’ll show you how to do it.’
John Johansen, architect for the Robert Goddard Library, dies at 96

Made memorable return visit in the spring John Johansen, 96, the architect behind Clark University’s Robert H. Goddard Memorial Library, passed away on Oct. 26 in Brewster, Mass. In its obituary of Johansen, The New York Times described him as the last surviving member of the Harvard Five, a group of Harvard-educated Modernist architects responsible for creating “a hotbed…