The Clark community was saddened to learn that Neil Schroeder, professor emeritus of theatre arts, died on Jan. 5, 2016, in Portland, Maine. Schroeder joined the Clark University English Department as an instructor in 1960, and became an associate professor in the Visual and Performing Arts Department in 1972. He taught courses ranging from theatre…
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Music Composer Matt Malsky is Associate Provost and Dean of the College as of June 1
Clark University has named Professor Matthew P. Malsky Associate Provost and Dean of the College. He will start his new post on June 1. Professor Malsky has been at Clark for 21 years, first as an adjunct instructor, then as a multi-year visiting assistant professor, and most recently as a full Professor and an endowed…
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Gino DiIorio is named Klein Distinguished Professor at Clark University
Clark University President David Angel and Provost Davis Baird have announced the appointment of Professor Gino DiIorio as the next holder of the Andrea B. and Peter D. ’64 Klein Distinguished Professorship. The Klein Endowed Chair rotates among tenured faculty from all departments. Each recipient holds the chair for four years. Previous holders of the…
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New Geller Jazz Concert Series set to open at Clark with legendary bassist Ron Carter, other greats
The Visual & Performing Arts Department at Clark University has received a generous gift from The Estate of Selma Geller, which establishes a biannual jazz concert series that will pair new and emerging artists with jazz legends and support audience development programming. The Geller family’s enthusiasm for jazz inspired their gift to Clark, which will…
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Clark University student artists sweep top honors at juried art show
Artworks by three Clark University seniors made a winning sweep at the ninth annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium (COWC) Student Art Exhibit. First prize went to Jennifer Heim for her oil painting “Secrets.” Ariela Sturgis won second prize for her oil painting “White-Faced Monkey,” and third prize went to Kate Trancynger for her oil painting…
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Students debut original works at Clark’s 2012 New Play Festival
The 2012 New Play Festival features nine student playwrights, three readings and six full productions staged at the Little Center through April 28. The biannual festival heralds the arrival of exciting, fresh talent on the college theater scene, nurtured and developed at Clark. Hear from theater program director Gino DiIorio and student playwrights in this…