Politics and government
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Clark experts to serve as lead authors on report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Two experts from Clark University will serve as lead authors for the next major report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Edward Carr, professor and director of Clark’s Department of International Development, Community, and Environment, and Elisabeth Gilmore, associate professor, are among the 721 experts who will contribute to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Sixth Assessment Report,…
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Family Impact Seminar brings Clark research to legislators
Faculty speak at State House on issues, policies related to youth violence, illegal sex trafficking, and college sexual assaults
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Professor Johnston presents research at National Academies meeting on forest health
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington recently invited Robert Johnston, professor of economics, director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University and editor of the journal Resource and Energy Economics, to present research to inform a study on “The Potential for Biotechnology to Address Forest Health.“ An ad hoc committee has been charged by the…
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Via Problems of Practice course, students gain experience in monitoring conservation land
'This course gives me direction for what I want to do after graduation,' Olivia Barksdale '19 says
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‘Hair Story’: Charline Kirongozi pulls together strands of politics, history behind black hair
Clark student's research examines issues facing children of the African diaspora, from Maine to Mali
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Clark student’s research takes on challenge of urban inequity
The benefits of economic prosperity and growth are often unevenly distributed. How, for example, in a thriving city like San Francisco, can some of its citizens be so wealthy, while others struggle to maintain a decent standard of living? Clark University student Crystal Tang ’19, who has lived in the Bay Area much of her…
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Passion for public health leads Clark student to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
From Worcester to Washington: Keegan Daugherty ’19 interns with ClarkCONNECT Health Co-chair Miranda Katsoyannis ’78
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Adam Katzman earns his political stripes at The Blue Lab
Adam Katzman ’18 came to Clark University with a passion for American government and politics. After three years with the Student Council, internships with a state representative and a congresswoman, and a fellowship with a Boston-based political campaign incubator, he’s in the thick of it. Katzman spent the summer as a fellow for The Blue Lab,…
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The Conversation: ‘Did Donald Trump kill the Tea Party?’
What are this year’s House and Senate primaries telling us about the health of our political system? Did Donald Trump kill the Tea Party? Those are two of the questions Robert Boatright, associate professor of political science, asks and answers in a contribution to The Conversation. The article also mentions his book “Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary…







