Problems of Practice (POP) Archives

The grass is not always greener

Biology class studies restored wetlands, proposes climate-resilient habitats for Clark’s campus

Entrepreneurship students learn the art of running a food truck

Class spends semester launching tasty ventures with a community focus

Hands-on classes lead to an education with POP

Crowds streamed into the Worcester Art Museum on February 18, 2016, for the opening of “Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period,” a first-of-its-kind exhibition of a forgotten art form given renewed prominence. Once inside the gallery, attendees were greeted by Clark University students, who spent the evening describing the historical context and aesthetic significance of the works…

Clark screen studies students receive expert direction in workshop

Award-winning filmmaker provides tips and perspectives

Greenwood’s ‘Rediscovering an American Community of Color’ earns book prize

Award recognizes companion guide to acclaimed Worcester Art Museum exhibition

Student film ‘Eyeline’ gets the red carpet treatment

Murder. Betrayal. A man tied up in a basement. A woman crashing through a window. Menacing hallways and shadowy corners hiding ugly secrets. Just a typical night at the movies for Clark University. That’s a bare description of “Eyeline,” a neo-noir thriller written, directed, produced, and acted by Clark students who took Genre Production Workshop,…

Clark students are making ArtsWorcester exhibitions pop

Undergraduate students in last fall’s “Art, the Public, and the History of Worcester: ArtsWorcester,” a Problems of Practice (POP) course taught by Kristina Wilson, professor of art history, are seeing their efforts bear fruit this spring. The students researched contemporary artists to be featured in eight solo exhibitions produced by ArtsWorcester and wrote essays about the artists’ work. The students’…

Working with ArtsWorcester, Clark students share research with community

Art History Professor Kristina Wilson's Problems of Practice class critically examines, promotes spring exhibitions at local galleries

Toni Armstrong ’19 turns historical research into an art

Toni Armstrong ’19 didn’t come to Clark University to take it easy. In her three years here, the art history/ancient civilization double major has indulged her curiosity and demonstrated her talents and passions in ways that span multiple disciplines. This kind of workload would be daunting for anyone, but Armstrong has learned to manage. “I need to pursue…

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