Thomas Kuehne, Clark University Professor of History and Strassler Family Chair in the Study of Holocaust History, was recently awarded a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in support of his proposed book-length essay, “Struggling for Beauty.” More…
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National Academy of Sciences Fellow Anthony Bebbington to head School of Geography
Esteemed scientist Anthony Bebbington will become director of Clark University’s acclaimed Graduate School of Geography, also assuming the title of Higgins Professor of Environment and Society. Bebbington was appointed in March 2009 to assume the position starting July 2010. More…
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Clark hosts Human-Animal Studies Fellowship Conference
Clark University is hosting the Animals and Society Institute’s 2010 Human-Animal Studies Fellowship Conference, under way since May 24 and featuring public presentations by 20 distinguished scholars from around the world, from June 28 through July 1. This is the fourth year of the six-week ASI program, which brings together animal-studies scholars for individual research…
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Campus Progress and The Huffington Post announce keynote address contest
Winners To Address Campus Progress’ national conference In July Campus Progress and The Huffington Post have announced a competition in which young adults will have the opportunity to address the 2010 Campus Progress National Conference in Washington, D.C. this summer. Contestants will be asked to post video submissions explaining how they are working to bring…
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Mel Melkonian '13 featured in Sports Illustrated
For the second time this year, a Clark University student-athlete will be featured in the world’s most prominent sports magazine. First-year, two-sport star Mel Melkonian will appear in the May 31 edition of Sports Illustrated’s famed “Faces In The Crowd” section, the magazine announced on Wednesday. More…
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Staff donations boost Bike Share Program
Ten years ago when Sheila and Ron Hokanson’s bicycling days drew to an end, the couple did what many people do: they tucked their bikes away in the basement of their home and forgot about them. Today, those two bikes are again seeing the light of day as the most recent donations to Clark’s Bike…
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Bookstore will offer book rental program beginning with fall semester
This fall, Clark students will benefit from a new, multi-channel textbook rental program that will allow them to rent their textbooks at a considerable discount (less than 50 percent of the cost of a new textbook) through the campus bookstore. This decision to offer a textbook rental program was a joint decision made by the…
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Clark honors student athletes at awards program
Seniors Mark Alexander (Providence, R.I.), Lauren Blake (Oakland, Maine), Joanna Clark (Windham, Maine) and graduate student Mike Smith (Milford, Conn.) headlined several Clark University student-athletes honored at the Department of Athletics’ annual awards ceremony held on Tuesday evening at Tilton Hall in the University’s Higgins Center. Alexander and Blake received the prestigious Fred Hebert and…
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Bullock and Wright Hall renovations
This summer, Clark will be performing major renovations to Bullock Hall and Wright Hall. You can learn more about these exciting projects here.
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Residence halls close on May 12 at noon
Don’t forget that the Residence Halls close at noon on May 12 for all students who are not graduating. If you are graduating, working for commencement, or have permission to be here past that date, you will get an e-mail next week detailing that approval. Students who are unable to leave by their assigned closing time…