Campus News & Events

Campus news, announcements and events of broad appeal.

Vending machines are being upgraded this week

Drink vending machines are being replaced this week with new Energy Star models, which reduce energy use by up to 55%. In addition, the new machines will be on timers to shut down energy-hogging refrigeration coils at night. Machines may appear dark but they are still ON  – just SLEEPING! And drinks will stay cold…

Clark, Woodland Academy students publish ‘Aventuras (Adventures)’

Seven Clark University students and 20 third- and fourth-graders at Woodland Academy in Main South published a bilingual paperback storybook this fall, “Aventuras (Adventures).”  Last semester, Clark students from visiting professor Luisa-María Rojas-Rimachi’s Spanish 127 class met weekly with teachers Danielle Ballon and Lillian Rentas and their students at Woodland Academy to write and illustrate…

Popular Protests, New Media, & Change in the Middle East

A Clark University Panel on the Events Unfolding in the Middle East Wednesday, March 2; 5 to 6:30 p.m. Grace Conference Room, University Student Center Faculty panelists will include: Taner Akçam, Professor, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Anita Häusermann Fábos, Professor, International Development Doug Little, Professor, History Khatchig Mouradian, Doctoral Student, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Samer…

Foreign Languages & Literatures sponsors presentation by Spanish playwright & journalist

Wednesday, March 2; 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Fuller Music Room, Academic Commons 4th floor Spanish playwright and journalist Paloma Pedrero will present “The Pain of Seeing” in an event sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. She will be reciting three of her monologues: “Genetic Sexual Attraction” (Atraccion sexual genética), “Giving Birth” (Dando…

IDCE Reflects on and Celebrates the First Ten Years

On March 30 and 31, the Department of International Development, Community, and Environment (IDCE) will celebrate its first ten years as a formal department, inviting the Clark community to a keynote address and symposium. “We’ll be looking at the accomplishments of the past decade and the challenges we faced,” said IDCE Director William Fisher. “Together,…

Clark continues winning tradition at Harvard National Model U.N.

Twenty-eight students represented Clark University’s Model U.N. team at the Harvard National Model United Nations Conference (HNMUN) in Boston, Feb. 17 to 20, competing vigorously in several committees and winning seven awards. “Clark’s Model U.N. team has consistently performed well in the past years, and this year’s team has kept up that tradition of winning,”…

Clark Labs software supports World Wide Fund for Nature

Clark Labs at Clark University is supporting the conservation efforts of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) with its Land Change Modeler software. WWF is the world’s leading conservation organization, with projects and staff in over 100 countries. The Land Change Modeler software includes utilities to analyze and predict land change, as well as…