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Mark Vital ’83 has got veterans covered
During his first year as a teacher at the Advanced Math and Science Academy in Marlboro, Mass., Mark Vital ’83 volunteered at a Christmas Eve breakfast for homeless veterans. “We had a lot of fun,” he says. “I spoke with an older man, probably a Vietnam vet, who was wearing a Washington Redskins sweatshirt. I…
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Tetreault, Zoback honored with alumni awards at Reunion Dinner
Clark Reunion 2018 brought alumni from across the generations back to campus. For two of them, the occasion was extra special. Frank Tetreault ’68 was given the Distinguished Alumni Award, and Emily Zoback ’08, MPA ’09, was presented the Young Alumni Award at the May 18 Reunion Dinner. The vintage tie he wore, emblazoned with…
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A family, a gift, and a decades-long love for Clark
When Blossom Brooks died in 2017, she didn't forget her ties to Clark, leaving $4.7M
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First colleagues, and now citizens
On Feb. 14., Taner Akçam (above right) joined Thomas Kuehne, his colleague at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, as a new citizen of the United States. The professors say they were motivated to seek citizenship because they wanted to have a voice in the U.S. political process, particularly the ability to vote in…
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Alumnus Sam Shepler is an entrepreneur with a clear vision for successful storytelling
The “humble beginning” origin story is a common theme for many entrepreneurs. Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on a dilapidated brewery in Dublin. College dropout Steve Jobs co-founded Apple with a high school friend in his parents’ garage. An imaginative 22-year-old named John Pemberton concocted Coca-Cola, selling bottles of syrup to a local pharmacy for five cents…
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2019 Fiske Guide lists Clark among ‘best and most interesting’ colleges
The Fiske Guide to Colleges, revised and updated for 2019, again includes Clark University in its profiles of more than 300 of the “best and most interesting” colleges in the United States, Canada, and Britain. The Fiske Guide covers a broad range of topics, including academic quality, student body, social life, financial aid, campus setting, housing,…
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Mary Yohannes ’19 puts her heart into cardiology and STEM education
“My experience and success in any place depends on how fit that space is for me,” says Mary Teketel Yohannes ’19. She found her fit at Clark University. A native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Yohannes is pursuing a degree in biology, concentrating in mathematical biology and bioinformatics, with plans for a career in medicine. “I…
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Clark’s business analytics program opens a world of opportunity for recent graduate
Thanks to the Clark University Graduate School of Management master’s in business analytics (MSBA) program, Shibbir Khan, M.S. ’18, has not only kept abreast of the latest information technologies, he’s also expanded his career contacts at multinational enterprises like The Walt Disney Company and Bank of America. Now those career contacts have paid off. Less than a month after graduation, Khan already had a job offer,…
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Rich Buyer ’84 discovers a new passion in film
‘The Networker’ debuts on streaming platforms
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Clark appoints new associate provost and dean of the faculty
Clark University has named Esther L. Jones as its first ever associate provost and dean of the faculty. She began this post on June 1. Jones, associate professor of English, will support faculty mentoring, development, and leadership opportunities in the areas of research, teaching, and service, across all ranks, for the liberal arts and sciences departments and programs…
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