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Internationally acclaimed ‘Bend it Like Beckham’ director to speak at Clark

Clark University will host “Film Making, Creativity, Migrant Biographies, Diasporic Disruption,” a conversation with internationally acclaimed film director Gurinder Chadha and Clark Sociology Professor Parminder Bhachu, on Monday, October 24, at 6 p.m. in Dana Commons, 950 Main St. The event is free and open to the public. Chandha will also be in attendance at a Sunday night screening…
New undergraduate programs in Media, Culture and the Arts and in Africana Studies debuting this fall

Students will be able to choose two new academic offerings — a major and a concentration (interdisciplinary minor)
After Coast Guard career, Clark grad student explores immigration issues

Since arriving at Clark University last fall to study international development and social change, Christopher Owens, M.A. ’17, has traveled to conduct research about refugees in two countries: Haiti and Jordan. In March, Owens headed to Port-au-Prince with Associate Professor Jude Fernando and five other graduate students to study the impacts of humanitarian and government…
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…
Alumni research fellows return with insight and advice

Steinbrecher, Anton funding helped graduates 'change the lens' through which they view the world
Worcester, Clark celebrate collaboration that led to public health successes

About 40 public health officials, city and state representatives and academics gathered at Clark University this week to celebrate the success of collaborative health initiatives in Worcester – and discuss next steps, including curbing opioid-related overdoses. The 2016 Greater Worcester Community Health Improvement Plan will be released June 23. It is a guide for future…
‘Here, I learned to value myself’

An excerpt from 'A Path Appears' by Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
The printed page

In books this year, Clark University faculty examined the U.S. struggle against radical Islam, issues involving the health care of black women and the challenges for families of gay and lesbian children who marry.
Students to head to Bermuda, Berlin and beyond as part of Steinbrecher research

Eight Clark University undergraduate students were recently awarded Steinbrecher Fellowships to support their pursuit of original ideas, creative research and community service projects this summer and during the 2016-2017 academic year. The students (five are pictured above) and their projects include: Sophie Debler ’17, a biology major, who will conduct research on the possible effects of variation in feeding sources…
Clark sociology professor pens new book for parents: ‘When Your Gay or Lesbian Child Marries’

More than 70,000 same-sex couples have married in the United States since Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2004. These marriages can pose unique challenges for both couples and their parents. In her new book, “When Your Gay or Lesbian Child Marries: A Guide for Parents” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2016), Clark Sociology…