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Faculty panel Mar. 2 to discuss events under way in Middle East

Clark University will present “Popular Protests, New Media, & Change in the Middle East” a panel on the events unfolding in the Middle East, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, in Tilton Hall, 2nd floor, Higgins University Center, 950 Main Street. The six featured panelists include: Taner Akcam, Kaloosdian/Mugar Chair in Armenian…
Senior will hone advocacy skills as U.N. Women’s Conference delegate

Clark University senior Heather A. Mooney, of Waltham, will gain experience in the art of advocacy as a delegate to the annual United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meetings to be held from Feb. 22 to March 4 at the U.N. headquarters in New York City. She is one of only 23 women students…
Top political strategist Donna Brazile to speak at Clark Feb. 10

Clark University will present “The Shifting American Political Landscape,” a lecture by veteran Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, at Razzo Hall, at the Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing Street. Brazile is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University; an author; syndicated columnist; and an on-air contributor to CNN,…
Poli-sci Harrington Fellows enjoy ‘insider’ views in D.C. program

Undergraduate political science majors Sonya Grabowski ’11, Matt Diamond ’12, and Amelia Najjar ’12 were awarded Harrington Public Affairs Fellowships to attend special academic seminars in Washington, D.C. earlier this month. Sponsored by the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, the two-week long program combines lectures by faculty and guest speakers, small group discussions, site visits to organizations…
Professors appointed to Klein, Scotland endowed chairs

Clark University President David P. Angel recently announced the appointment of Professor Douglas Little as the first holder of the new Robert H. and Virginia N. Scotland Endowed Chair in History and International Relations at Clark University and the appointment of Professor of Political Science Sharon Krefetz as the next holder of the Andrea B. and Peter D. ’64 Klein Distinguished Professorship. The…
Clark senior Billy Adams helping to ‘shift the dialogue’ on same-sex marriage in California

One could say Wednesday, August 4, was a pivotal day for Clark senior William A. Adams III, of Augusta, Maine, and the work he has done this summer during an internship funded by Larry Franks ’73, Ellen Berelson and the Theodore H. Barth Foundation. Adams, who has been interning at Equality California in Fresno, Calif.,…
Mock Trial teams score high at regional tournament

The Clark University Intercollegiate Mock Trial Teams performed well at the New England Regional Tournament that was held on the Clark campus Feb. 19-21, earning a trip to the sub-national tournament in Boston later this month. At the tournament, which included 27 teams from 16 colleges and universities from throughout the region, students assume the roles of…
Clark Model U.N. team excels at Harvard conference

Twenty-four students on the Clark University Model United Nations participated and team delegates earned four awards in the highly competitive, international Harvard National Model United Nations 2010 Conference, Feb. 11 to 14 in Boston. Senior Anna Moran won the Best Delegate Award (top honors in her committee) in the Asian Regional Forum, representing Indonesia. Sarah Richard and Abir Joshi, both…