Worcester
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Chukwuma Egbuzie ’19 captures Worcester’s global perspective, one story at a time
Chukwuma Egbuzie ’19 believes everyone has a story to tell. He spent this summer documenting the tales of Worcester’s diverse citizens through photography. Egbuzie, an economics and screen studies double major, crafted the digital marketing project — “Global Citizens of Worcester” — during an internship with the International Center of Worcester, an affiliate of the Seven Hills Foundation. His first task:…
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Alex Hayes ’16 helps give POW! WOW! Worcester its punch
For the next week or so, you’ll find Alex Hayes ’16 surrounded by that which he loves – art and the Worcester community. “Art is a part of my life,” he says, peering up at a three-story brick wall at Elm Park Community School that artist Kristin Farr is transforming for POW! WOW! Worcester. The mural festival, in…
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Clark University teacher education program garners state’s highest distinction
Adam Institute for Urban Teaching ‘exceeds high bar’; demonstrates model performance
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Lisa Musumba’s Clark education crosses cultures
Clark University undergraduate Lisa Musumba ’19 of Nairobi, Kenya, has found a way to apply her multicultural experience and interdisciplinary education to help Spanish-speaking children in Worcester celebrate their heritage. Musumba, who is majoring in media, culture and the arts and minoring in English and Spanish, volunteers for the Herencia y Cultura Hispánicas, or Hispanic Culture…
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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…
