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From the Stone Age to the video age

ClarkFEST to highlight student research through traditional and interactive exhibits

Photo Essay: The Art of the Quartet

The final concert of the Geller Jazz Series, held April 16 in Razzo Hall, featured jazz luminaries Benito Gonzalez (piano), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Buster Williams (bass), and Lenny White (drums) in an evening designed to showcase the talents at the intersection of tradition and innovation. “The Art of the Quartet” opened with a set by…

New summer programs offer immersive study in psychology, theatre, game design

Basketball camps and reading programs for all ages build skills, confidence This summer, Clark University will welcome pre-college students to campus for special programming both in and outside of the classroom. From psychology and theatre to basketball and reading, these enriching programs provide an opportunity to build skills, jumpstart academic studies, and explore areas of…

Making a ‘tangible difference in people’s lives’

This spring, 52 students are participating in the Department of Sustainability and Social Justice’s inaugural common seminar, Principles and Ethics in Community Engagement, which will be offered annually.

‘My goal in life is to help people’

Through social media, advocacy, and community, Turna Barua ’26 gives others a platform

Fungal armageddon

Why We’re Drawn to “The Last of Us” with Professors Betsy Huang, Ulm, and Javier Tabima Restrepo With season two of HBO Max’s “The Last of Us,” based on the acclaimed video game franchise created by Naughty Dog, hitting screens this month, we asked Clark University professors to unpack people’s fascination with post-apocalyptic stories and…

Clark signs amicus brief in support of international students

Clark University, along with 85 higher education institutions and organizations across the country, has signed an amicus brief in AAUP v. Rubio, supporting a motion to enjoin the federal government’s policy of revoking the visas of and arresting, detaining, and deporting noncitizen students and faculty exercising their free speech and association rights. According to the Presidents’ Alliance on…

Nobel Prize winner, renowned journalist to speak at May 19 Commencement ceremonies

President David Fithian has announced that Clark University’s 121st Commencement will take place on Monday, May 19, at the DCU Center in Downtown Worcester. In a departure from last year and to ensure the occasion is both intimate and memorable, two ceremonies will be held: bachelor’s degrees will be awarded at 10 a.m., and master’s…

After the end

Members of our faculty — from a fungus expert to teachers of dystopian film, games, and books — unravel the meaning and the madness behind our ongoing fascination with post-apocalyptic narratives and what the “Last of Us” teaches us about society, survival, systems, and self.

Course examines humans’ tangled relationship with fungi and plants

In Plants, People, and Fungi, a new, advanced course focused on humans’ age-old relationships with flora and funga, Clark students encounter stories like those of The Iceman we now call Ötzi, and Fungus Man and the trickster Raven.