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Clark’s development studies programs rank No. 15 in world for academic reputation

’We are in really outstanding institutional company‘

Clark community to host daylong climate conversation

‘All Together Now’ to address interdependent challenges of politics, economy, social justice, and climate

Life after the Strassler Center: Ümit Kurt, Ph.D. ’16

Armenian Genocide scholar wins plum Polonsky Fellowship from the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute in Israel

When the patients are prisoners: Dr. Karen Gedney’s memoir recounts her career behind bars

Every retired physician has stories to tell about memorable patients, elusive diagnoses, and difficult decisions. But the stories of Dr. Karen Gedney ’79 ascend to a higher level. These are sagas. “You don’t want a person coming out of prison who is meaner than when they went in.” Dr. Karen Gedney They unfold inside the…

Clark symposium celebrates two centuries of ‘Frankenstein’

If a great book is one that resonates across cultures and generations, Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein, or “The Modern Prometheus,” qualifies hands down. First published in London in 1818, the tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the 8-foot-tall, semi-human creature that he fashioned elicits in its readers strong conflicting emotions — from pity and empathy to…

Psychology professor receives award to fund research on marginalized groups

Nicole Overstreet, assistant professor of psychology at Clark University, has been named a 2018 Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholar by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. The award, which is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, supports junior faculty from underrepresented groups and others committed to eradicating disparities in their fields. Overstreet (pictured) joins nine other junior scholars from prestigious American universities, including Yale, Columbia, and…

Anna Spack ’16 puts her Clark degree to work for Project Bread

One in 10 Massachusetts households — more than 726,000 people — is food-insecure, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Clark University alumna Anna Spack ’16 is working to combat the problem. Spack, who majored in communication and culture, and Spanish, at Clark, is communications coordinator for Boston-based Project Bread. The organization’s mission is to “prevent…

Clark campus embraces mindfulness and meditation

Mindfulness practices like meditation, reflective writing, and other de-stressors are becoming more and more a part of campus life at Clark University. “I see a real thirst in students for moments and spaces in which to be more present and aware,” says Jessica Bane Robert, assistant director of the Writing Center and a LEEP Center adviser, who teaches a half-semester…

Strassler Center welcomes its first Auschwitz Institute Fellow

Victor Uhuru of Kenya seeks to develop genocide-prevention strategies

Student researches role of women who weave strategies for survival in Thailand

Steinbrecher Fellow Molly Gurney '18 explores story of villagers' protest against mining company