Worcester
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Clark Global Scholars share their cultures with Worcester high schoolers
A benefit of having a large community of international students at Clark University – where 14 percent of undergraduates come from outside the United States – is their ability to share their cultures and perspectives with others, both on campus and off. Just ask the high school students and parents who attended the recent…
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Professor Kristina Wilson receives excellence award from Association of Art Museum Curators
Kristina Wilson, associate professor of art history and chair of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Clark University, received a prestigious Award for Excellence in recognition of her groundbreaking new scholarship as co-curator of “Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period,” a unique and popular exhibition mounted at the Worcester Art Museum (WAM) in 2016. Read more: Clark reframes an artistic partnership. Wilson (pictured above, center) and…
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From Main South to Dublin, Tess Reichart unleashes the power of words
Like most English majors, Tess Reichart ’17 has spent countless hours reading literature and theory, dissecting and discussing texts, and researching and writing papers. But at Clark University, Reichart also discovered the power of words to make change. “I chose to study English because I’m passionate about creative writing as a means of liberation, and reading literature…
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Clark students help middle schoolers find their voices through poetry, art
In Our Own Words Program partners with Worcester's Claremont Academy
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New Clark program celebrates cultura Hispánica
Spanish-speaking undergraduates, Worcester children connect over language
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Megan Marshall to speak about biography of Worcester poet Elizabeth Bishop
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Megan Marshall will speak about her recent biography and memoir, “Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast,” at Clark University at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 12,in Tilton Hall. Marshall is the first Charles Wesley Emerson College professor at Emerson College. She studied under Elizabeth Bishop, a Worcester-born and highly celebrated American poet and short story writer, while…
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New solar awning project unveiled at Sustainability Hub
National Grid, in partnership with Clark University and the City of Worcester, announced the recent installation of the first Massachusetts solar awning system, and celebrated the success of the National Grid Sustainability Hub, located at 912 Main Street, on Friday, March 24. The Sustainability Hub is a center for innovation and community engagement, hosting more than 8,000 visitors…
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Clark and EcoTarium celebrate the science of Worcester
It took a village comprising EcoTarium exhibit staff, more than 50 organizations and 200 individuals, including Clark University professors and students, to create the museum’s newest permanent exhibit, “City Science: The Science You Live.” Inspired by the City of Worcester, the exhibit took seven years to develop and features seven thematic areas allowing visitors to “experiment, engineer and…
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Clark’s CDP program partners with Worcester on families, food economy
The professors and students in Clark’s Community Development and Planning (CDP) program learn from and work alongside members of the very community they want to transform. Their research not only pursues solutions to problems besetting urban neighborhoods, but also helps governments and nonprofits aspire to a more socially just world. Food and the local economy Associate Professor Ramón…
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Ross’ work highlights experience, ‘sixth sense’ of youth workers
Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King knows teen violence firsthand. By the time he was in his 20s, he had lost three friends to gun violence and served as a pallbearer at two of their funerals. Since then, he has worked to better the lives of youth and families, as a mentor, social worker and the first black…