Themal Ellawala ’17, a psychology major at Clark University, returned to Sri Lanka this summer to research how culture, gender norms and stigma affect non-heterosexuals in the island nation where he grew up. Ellawala (pictured) is interviewing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others (LGBTQ+) who fall under this “non-heterosexual” umbrella in and near Colombo,…
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Clark University area to get $2.3M in streetscape improvement project’
Clark University’s area of Main Street is set for an upgrade. A $2.3 million streetscape improvement project — which includes bike lanes, enhanced pedestrian crossings and improved traffic signaling, according to a recent article in Worcester Telegram & Gazette — will revamp the section of road between Beaver and Woodland streets. Work is expected to begin in summer 2017. Read…
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Memorial endowment honors late Clark professor
Norman Napier touched on many topics during a recent visit to Clark University’s English House, some personal and lighthearted, some referencing painful national and world current events. But foremost in the conversation was the reason for Napier’s visit: honoring the memory of his brother, the late Clark Professor of English Winston “Tony” Napier. Norman Napier…
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Postcards from Poland: Logging miles with Clark’s associate dean for international programs
By Amy Daly Gardner Show of hands: How many of you know that Clark University has a campus in Łódź (pronounced “woodge”), Poland? And one in Warsaw, Poland’s capital? We have one in Russia too, and close working relationships with universities in China. With so many great things happening on Clark’s campus here in Worcester,…
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Olivia Schwartz ’19 brings musical talent, drive to succeed to stages in Worcester, Nashville and beyond
It was just like any other open-mic night at an Italian restaurant in Loveland, Ohio, until then-12-year-old Olivia Schwartz performed her first original song “The Spark” a cappella. When she left the stage after completing the song, she was met by three guys in cowboy boots and country hats who introduced her to the Nashville…
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May 31: Clark hosts official screening of ‘Footprints in the Concrete’
Clark University will host the official screening of “Footprints in the Concrete,” a film by Domingo Guyton. It is a musical depiction of how a family, church, college and community came together to save a lost youth, trapped in a cycle of hopelessness. This screening is open to the public and sponsored by the Worcester Youth Workers…
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Prof. Gino DiIorio’s ‘Blue Tent’ is part of the Boston Theatre Marathon on May 8
“Blue Tent,” a short play by Prof. Gino DiIorio, will be one of 50 works (10 minutes each) performed as part of the Boston Theatre Marathon on May 8. “Blue Tent” is slated to be onstage between 2 and 3 p.m. Prof. DiIorio is the Andrea B. and Peter D. Klein Distinguished Professor at Clark as well as the chair…
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Prof. Deborah Merrill presents book talk on ‘When Your Gay or Lesbian Child Marries’
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Research Professor Cynthia Enloe receives 2016 Charles Homer Haskins Prize
Research Professor of international development, community and environment, Cynthia Enloe, received the 2016 Charles Homer Haskins Prize from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), an annual tribute to a life of scholarly achievement. The honor includes an invitation to deliver a lecture at the society’s annual meeting on May 6, as part of a…
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Dual MBA grad’s Leafy Green Machine returns to its roots on Clark campus
Read the full story on the Clark News Hub On Jan. 15, the University received delivery of a Freight Farm — a retrofitted shipping container housing a fully functional hydroponic farm known as the Leafy Green Machine. Parked behind the Lasry Center for Bioscience, the Freight Farm will provide Clark’s Dining Services with fresh lettuce…
