Clark, through its Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, is among 25 institutions worldwide with access to the University of Southern California’s Shoah Foundation Institute’s Visual History Archive, founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg to collect and preserve the testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust. “Digital access to the Shoah foundation archives…
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Clark students work for disabled during spring break trip to Brazil
Twelve Clark ndergraduate and graduate students, and one Clark alumnus, returned from another successful International Field Experience with staff from Seven Hills Global Outreach over Spring Break 2010. The group spent 10 days in São Paulo, Brazil, exploring the concept of Social Entrepreneurship through the guidance of Clark Graduate School of Management Social Entrepreneur-in-Residence David Jordan. On this trip, social entrepreneurship was experienced through…
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Goddard launches space age with historic first on this day in 1926
From Mass Moments: “On this day [March 16] in 1926, Clark University physics professor Robert Goddard launched the world’s first liquid fuel rocket — and with it the space age. Standing in a snow-covered field in Auburn, Massachusetts, he watched as the rocket he had built rose 41 feet into the air, flew for two…
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Prof. Stephens meets lawmakers for Concerned Scientists’ call to action
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science & Policy Jennie Stephens is in Washington, D.C., joining a delegation of scientists and economists from ten states who met personally with members of Congress to deliver a call for strong climate action legislation. The formal Scientists and Economists Call to Action 2010, coordinated by the Union of Concerned Scientists…
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Clark students volunteer, practice social entrepreneurship during Spring Break
Thirty Clark students didn’t head home to recharge their batteries or spend time relaxing in the sun this week, during Spring Break 2010. These students and faculty are spending time in Brazil, Haiti, Nicaragua and South Dakota, building houses and helping humanitarian aid organizations. Regardless of what one would call these trips—”service learning,” “social entrepreneurship”…
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Small Business Development Center receives excellence and innovation award
The Massachusetts Small Business Development Center at Clark has been selected to receive the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2010 SBDC Service for Excellence and Innovation Award. In announcing the award, SBA District Director Bob Nelson noted: “This is a well-deserved and distinct honor that reflects the hard work and perseverance you have shown in training…
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President Bassett to take part in Charles Olson Centennial events at Clark
From March 24 through March 27, Clark will join with other Worcester institutions in honoring poet and activist Charles Olson, who was born in the city on Dec. 27, 1910 – and who, for two years, was an English instructor at the university. The Worcester County Poetry Association is planning the centennial celebration, which will…
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Save the Date: Presidential Inauguration set for Sept. 24
The Inauguration of David P. Angel as the Ninth President of Clark will be held on Friday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. Three days of inaugural activities will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 22 and will include a lively blend of academic and cultural programs, culminating with the installation ceremony on Friday afternoon. At the request…
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Higgins School of Humanities announces Spring events
A list of spring events sponsored by Clark University’s Higgins School of Humanities follows. These events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 508-793-7479. Bland-Lee Lecture Series Lecture Wednesday, March 17, and Thursday, March 18; 4 p.m. Higgins University Center, Grace Conference Room Marilyn B. Young is a professor of History…
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Clark honored for exemplary community service
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. For more information, visit Clark’s News and Media Relations page.
