The Clark University women’s basketball team gave longtime head coach Pat Glispin her 500th career coaching victory with a 54-51 win over Wellesley College on Feb. 12. The win also keeps the Cougars’ playoff hunt alive. Glispin, who is now in her 30th season as the head coach at Clark, becomes just the 22nd coach in…
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Clark University Mock Trial team wins bid to national tournament
One of Clark University’s two Mock Trial teams is moving on to the national tournament, earning its bid during the regional Intercollegiate Mock Trial Tournament held Jan. 31 – Feb. 2 at St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, N.H. The veteran “A team” will compete in the national event in Philadelphia in March. Clark entered two…
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President’s lecture takes the temperature of climate change
As climate change occurs, scientists continue to struggle with questions of how the human race must prepare, adapt, and meet its challenges. Daniel Schrag, director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment, dived into some of these critical issues in his lecture, “The Anthropocene and Its Discontents: Climate Change and the Future of the…
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‘Don’t Bite Your Tongue’ series brings campus community together over dinner and dialogue
A new series of “Don’t Bite Your Tongue” dinners brings together Clark University students – face-to-face in their residence halls – for challenging discussions on topics often kept “off the table.” The premise of the dinners is to allow for an open conversation on a potentially contentious issue, such as politics, religion, and race. Barbara…
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Clark University to host panel discussion, ‘The financial crisis: five years later,’ on Feb. 6
Clark University will host “The Financial Crisis, Five Years Later: Progress or Paralysis?” at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, at Razzo Hall, Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing St., Worcester. Professor Jacqueline Geoghegan, chair of the Department of Economics, will moderate the discussion. Panelists include several prominent Clark alumni: Paul Saltzman ’82, president…
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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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Top expert on climate change to speak at Clark University Feb. 4
Clark University will present a lecture by Harvard geologist and leading environmental science expert Daniel Schrag, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center, 950 Main St. It will be followed by a public conversation with members of the Council on the Uncertain Human Future (see below). In his lecture…
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‘Embracing Failure’ theme of Higgins School spring dialogue symposium beginning Jan. 28
The Clark University Higgins School of Humanities will launch the Spring Dialogue Symposium, Embracing Failure, with a Community Conversation facilitated by Professor Eric DeMeulenaere (Education) at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons. “We live in a society that strives to measure our performance in every conceivable way,” writes DeMeulenaere.…
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Inaugural poet Richard Blanco packs the house (twice)
Richard Blanco smiled, gestured to the standing-room only crowd, and remarked that it was the first time he’d ever witnessed a “poetry stampede.” Indeed, the prospect of hearing Blanco, who was selected to read his original poem at President Barack Obama’s 2013 inauguration ceremony, reflect on his life and work, drew such an overwhelming crowd…
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Clark athletes lead sports camp, conduct research in Guatemala
A group of Clark University student-athletes spent their holiday break participating in the Clark Athletics Service Learning Trip (CAST) to Guatemala, where they conducted research on ecotourism and led sports development activities for area children. Watch a video about the CAST trip here. The nine-day international service trip was the brainchild of former men’s tennis…
