Robert Parris Moses received a standing ovation before he uttered a word. The raucous reception greeting Moses as he took the Razzo Hall stage to deliver the Oct. 8 President’s Lecture was a display of deep appreciation for the life and career of the prominent Civil Rights leader, who defied the violent racism of early-1960s…
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Oct. 8 at Clark University: ‘We’: The Two-Letter Pronoun that Confounds the Nation
Prominent civil rights figure, founder of Algebra Project to present President’s Lecture Distinguished writer and civil rights activist Robert “Bob” Moses will speak at Clark University at 4 p.m. Thursday, October 8, in Razzo Hall in the Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing Street. Part of the President’s Lecture Series at Clark University, “’We’: The…
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Clark University joins national ‘It’s On Us’ campaign against sexual violence
Clark University has joined the national “It’s On Us” campaign to stop sexual assault and on April 6 unveiled an “It’s On Us” video featuring approximately 30 students, faculty, and staff from across campus uniting for the cause. In this 90 second video, produced by Carlos Deschamps ’16, members of the Clark Community pledge to…
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LEEP Lectures let faculty collaborate across disciplines, provide unique perspectives
What are the chances you would see a psychologist giving a presentation in a political science class? Beginning this fall, such an appearance would not be unlikely. In the past few months, some unlikely disciplines have collided through a tactic known as the “LEEP Lecture.” LEEP Lectures involve collaborations between faculty members from distinct disciplines,…
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Did you hear? Lecture explores the historical power of rumors
Rumors that they had been emancipated fueled many slave uprisings in Europe’s Atlantic colonies during the early modern era, according to Clark University historian Willem Klooster. In his Sept. 20 lecture “Improvised News: Rumors in the Age before Mass Media,” held in the Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons, Klooster described the power of rumor in…
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New book reveals how marriage changes parent-child relationships
There is an old adage that goes “A daughter is a daughter all of her life, but a son is a son ’til he takes him a wife.” Deborah M. Merrill, associate professor of sociology at Clark University explores whether or not this saying accurately describes marriage and intergenerational relationships today in her new book,…