News lists

Display news dynamically.

Similar to other dynamic content, you query ClarkU News to display a list of news anywhere else on the site. It uses the display-posts-multisite shortcode, and there are a few parameters specific to news:

Events blog_id is 37.
The events post type is story
Stories Grid Template uses template="stories-grid" to display eventsin a grid layout.
Stories List Template uses template="stories-list" to display events as a list.

In addition, for showing recent news, we’ll be using attributes to short by date, and exclude older stories.

Examples

News list

[display-posts-multisite blog_id="37" post_type="story" include_excerpt="true" image_size="thumbnail" wrapper="div" include_date="true" date_format="F j, Y" include_excerpt_dash="false" posts_per_page="3" orderby="date" order="DESC" no_posts_message="There are no recent stories." date_query_after="2 years ago"]

Cailin Marcel Manson conducts "Frederick: A Cantata on the Life of Frederick Douglass" at Mechanics Hall on April 25, 2026, Photo: Troy B. Thoompson Photography

Clark conductor, choir revive the memory and power of Frederick Douglass June 18, 2026 Frederick Douglass was one of the first people to speak at Mechanics Hall when it opened in 1857. In April, his words again rang out from that stage in ”Frederick: A Cantata on the Life of Frederick Douglass,” conducted by Cailin Marcel Manson, director of music performance at Clark.

red clark banner hangs in front of jonas clark hall

Clark joins Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee, expanding access to affordable education June 18, 2026 Clark signed a memorandum of understanding with the New England Board of Higher Education this spring, establishing its place in the program.

Worcester high school students conducting chemistry experiment at Clark

Massachusetts school students discover the magic of scientific research at Clark June 18, 2026 Hundreds of middle and high school students from throughout Massachusetts visited Clark to test out their research skills this spring.

News grid with search

[display-posts-multisite blog_id="37" post_type="story" include_excerpt="true" image_size="thumbnail" posts_per_page="6" orderby="date" order="DESC" no_posts_message="There are no recent stories." date_query_after="2 years ago" template="cards" aspect_ratio="3x2" show_search="true" show_search_taxonomy="categories"  category_display="true"]

Arts & Humanities

Clark conductor, choir revive the memory and power of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was one of the first people to speak at Mechanics Hall when it opened in 1857. In April, his words again rang out from that stage in ”Frederick: A Cantata on the Life of Frederick Douglass,” conducted by Cailin Marcel Manson, director of music performance at Clark.

Clark Community

Clark joins Massachusetts Transfer Guarantee, expanding access to affordable education

Clark signed a memorandum of understanding with the New England Board of Higher Education this spring, establishing its place in the program.

Science & Technology

Massachusetts school students discover the magic of scientific research at Clark

Hundreds of middle and high school students from throughout Massachusetts visited Clark to test out their research skills this spring.

Clark Community

Clark senior interns for Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, researches soundscapes in cranberry bogs

Leo Kerz ’26 collects 63,000 nature recordings to track ecosystem health

Arts & Humanities

Students design logos for art gallery at Worcester radio station

Students designed logos for The Harold Stevens Gallery, which is located just steps from campus.

Environment & Sustainability

Student-run Clark Consulting GIS team delivers for Wildlife Conservation Society

Research project provides ‘an experience that you can’t just manufacture on your own’ Through a research seminar offered by Clark’s School of Climate, Environment, and Society, 13 undergraduate and graduate students beefed up their LinkedIn profiles this spring by adding one more experience: GIS consultant for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a global nonprofit. They […]

News grid by topic

Display a list of news articles by topic. In this case, alumni.

[display-posts-multisite blog_id="37" post_type="story" include_excerpt="true" image_size="thumbnail" posts_per_page="3" orderby="date" order="DESC" no_posts_message="There are no matching stories." template="cards" aspect_ratio="3x2" exclude="9222" taxonomy="topic" tax_term="alumni-stories" tax_operator="IN"]

Charles Slatkin speaks at the Robert and Esther Goddard Center of Innovation.

Clark alum spearheads 100th anniversary of Goddard rocket launch

‘I want every kid in Worcester to be proud of this’

Telling the story of Robert and Esther Goddard 100 years later

Clark Digital Projects Librarian Katie Stebbins ’10 organizes film reels, documents, and more for special collection

‘A Clark education is powerfully different’

Ron Shaich ’76, L.H.D. ’14, came to Clark to study government, but like many Clarkies, his time on campus exposed him to new and unexpected experiences, fresh perspectives, and alternative pathways toward personal transformation.

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