Photographs by Prof. Rachel Loischild ’05 are on display at the New Art Center in Newton, MA, part of an exhibition funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship Program. The show, which runs through March 23, features work by 13 of the program’s fellows and fellowship finalists. Loischild, who was selected as a 2013…
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Wilson to lecture on American modernist George Nelson
On Tuesday, March 18 at 4:30 p.m. associate professor of art history Kristina Wilson will deliver a talk titled “Race and Gender in American Design: The Politics of George Nelson.” An architect as well as designer, Nelson (1908-1986) was one of the founders of American modernism. The talk will take place at the College of…
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Garton to review Leonardo and the Last Supper
As part of the Worcester Art Museum’s Book Club events, associate professor of art history John Garton will discuss Ross King’s new best-seller Leonardo and the Last Supper. The 35-minute lecture, which is free with Museum membership or admission, will be held on Thursday, March 20th at 6 p.m. at the Worcester Art Museum. The talk will…
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Gray reports on job effects of environmental regulation
Economics professor Wayne Gray ‘s co-authored essay, “Do the Job Effects of Regulation Differ with the Competitive Environment?,” has recently been published in Does Regulation Kill Jobs? (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014). Manufacturing companies frequently oppose government imposition of environmental regulations on the grounds that such regulations will jeopardize jobs and stifle productivity. In this…
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Cardemil and Sanchez study mental health experiences of Latinos
Psychology doctoral student Mónica Sánchez and associate professor of psychology Esteban Cardemil are co-authors of the paper “Brave new world: Mental health experiences of Puerto Ricans, immigrant Latinos and Brazilians in Massachusetts,” published in the January 2014 issue of Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. An understanding of ethnic differences in mental health experiences and…
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Solo exhibition by Toby Sisson
A new solo exhibition of work by assistant professor of studio art Toby Sisson opened February 24 at the Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery on the campus of Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, NY. The show, titled “Toby Sisson: Then & Now,” includes mixed media paintings, drawings and prints. Read a review. In her artist’s…
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Adam Institute Hosts Urban Teacher Education Consortium
The 7th annual meeting of the Urban Teacher Education Consortium, hosted by Clark’s Adam Institute for Urban Teaching and School Practice, will be held March 6-7 at Claremont Academy on Claremont Street and Jonas Clark Hall. Along with the University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program, Mills College School of Education (Oakland, CA), and Long…
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Hattis publication chosen as Paper of the Year
Dale Hattis‘ coauthored paper “Addressing Human Variability in Next-Generation Human Health Risk Assessments of Environmental Chemicals,” has been selected as Paper of the Year by the Society of Toxicology Occupational & Public Health Specialty Section. The paper was published in the January 2013 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives. Hattis, research professor at the George Perkins…
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Prof. Koelsch’s “Geography and the Classical World” named an Outstanding Academic Title
Emeritus professor of geography William Koelsch’s recent book, “Geography and the Classical World: unearthing historical geography’s forgotten past” (I. B. Taurus, 2013), has been named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 in Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. In the July 2013 issue, reviewer G. J. Martin of Southern Connecticut State University gave “Geography and…
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Prof. Klooster delivers talk on Dutch ‘Golden Age’ at Assumption College
On November 13, 2013, the Assumption College Ecumenical Institute & Medieval and Early Modern Studies program presented a lecture by Willem Klooster, Professor and Chair of History at Clark University, titled “The Soldiers and Sailors of the Dutch Atlantic: Iconoclasm and Deprivation in the Seventeenth Century.” Professor Klooster discussed pirates, privateering, and religious conflict in…
