The Clark University Peapod Squad took first place at the 2010 College Beanpot Improv Tournament, held Feb. 24-27 at ImprovBoston. Peapod competed against eight other area college improv teams to win first place, the third Beanpot title for the squad. Members of the Peapod Squad are Andrew Ninnemann ‘10, Kaylie Curran ‘10, Sarah Jette ‘10,…
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Mock Trial teams score high at regional tournament
The Clark University Intercollegiate Mock Trial Teams performed well at the New England Regional Tournament that was held on the Clark campus Feb. 19-21, earning a trip to the sub-national tournament in Boston later this month. At the tournament, which included 27 teams from 16 colleges and universities from throughout the region, students assume the…
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Men's basketball wins tournament, heads to the NCAAs
Fresh off of the fourth NEWMAC Tournament Championship in school history, upstart Clark University will face Albright University out of the Commonwealth Conference in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship. The game is slated to begin at 8 p.m. Friday, March 5, at Albright, in Reading, PA. The Cougars, who earned…
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Clark honored for exemplary community service
University named to President’s Honor Roll for Civic Engagement WORCESTER, MA—The Corporation for National and Community Service named Clark University to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youths. Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve…
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Perkins School president to speak on rights of disabled
Steven Rothstein, president of the Perkins School for the Blind, one of the world’s leading institutions for educating the blind and deaf-blind, will present “Individuals with Disabilities: The Next Civil Rights Movement,” as part of Clark University’s Difficult Dialogues program at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3, in Tilton Hall at the Higgins University Center,…
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Novelist who inspired 'Precious' at Clark
Clark University’s Office of Intercultural Affairs will present Sapphire, poet and author of the 1996 novel “Push” (which may be better known by its film adaptation title “Precious”), as part of their Black History month celebration at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 22, in Daniels Theater, Atwood Hall on Downing Street, Worcester. Read an article…
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Mosakowski Institute director offers political insights on White House Chronicle
James R. Gomes, director of the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise, at Clark University, was the special guest on “Politics in the Age of Obama,” an episode of White House Chronicle, hosted by Llewellyn King. Gomes discussed the role of Clark and other institutions of higher education in influencing lawmakers by putting research into effective…
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President Bassett becomes Chair of NAICU Board of Directors
WORCESTER, MA—Clark University President John Bassett was installed as Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) at the organization’s annual meeting on Feb. 3, in Washington, D.C. President Bassett’s one-year term as chair of NAICU’s board was ratified by member college and university presidents. Vice chair…
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Clark 'Difficult Dialogues' conference to focus on higher ed
WORCESTER, MA— Clark University’s Difficult Dialogues Initiative and The Public Conversations Project, a leading dialogue consulting organization based in Watertown, Mass., will host a conference, “Inviting Dialogue; Renewing the Deep Purposes of Higher Education,” on Thursday, February 11 and Friday, February 12. The conference is aimed at examining the role of dialogue in higher education,…
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Governor visits University Park Campus School; praises model
Dignitaries experience ‘magic’ of Clark and city school partnership WORCESTER, MA—Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, along with a host of officials and media, visited the University Park Campus School on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The visit included a tour and press conference to address statewide school reform legislation and highlight the UPCS model of excellence. The Governor…
