First-Year Intensives (FYI) Archives

‘You can see the painter’s thoughts through the brushstrokes’

Student’s survey of Venus unveils secrets of Renaissance nude portraiture

Utopian problems

Why designing ‘perfect’ cities spurs conflict

‘It’s a dream job’

At the WooSox’s Polar Park, this Clarkie helps call the shots

Searching for keys to The Good Life

Course offers a critical exploration of happiness and human nature

First-year students learn from renowned scholars how to navigate the global climate crisis

‘This class was exactly what I was looking for when I came to college’

Clark Navigator helps guide first-year students’ transition to college life

New program provides academic, social support with peers and mentors

Jen Plante helps students find the wonder in words

Writing Center director encourages advisees by sharing her own struggles

First-year students explore significance of area’s waterways

Geography professor's global research informs class' inquiry into local story of how Blackstone River shaped Worcester's development

Clark innovations highlighted in discussion on the value of liberal arts

As high school students filled out applications for the fast-approaching Jan. 15 deadline at Clark University and other colleges, a recent column in The Washington Post examined which skills employers are seeking from recent graduates. Google, it turns out, is bypassing STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) and focusing more on skills that students acquire through a well-rounded liberal arts education,…

Left to their own devices: Management students teach retirees the joys of technology

Undergraduates who take Clark University’s The Art and Science of Management, a First-Year Intensive course, accrue skills that prepare them for careers in businesses or nonprofit organizations. They also gain experience by designing a project to share those skills with a community organization, a course requirement. A team of students in a course section taught by Maria…