Founded in 1887, Clark is committed to scholarship and inquiry that addresses social and human imperatives on a global basis. Clark’s urban location and tradition of community partnerships place Clark faculty and students in an ideal position to exemplify the University’s motto, “Challenge Convention. Change Our World.”
Clark students are:
Passionate about ideas, causes and events beyond themselves.
Embrace issues and take action.
Approach life with open minds and a global perspective.
Located in the heart of New England—Worcester, Massachusetts—Clark enrolls approximately 2,200 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students and is featured in Loren Pope’s book, “Colleges That Change Lives.”
This primary cycle, few incumbents in the House and Senate are fighting off extremist challengers. Is that because the top of the ticket is taking up all the air?
Doing its own thing: the eastern coyote, or coywolf, is a mix of coyote, wolf and dog which has spread across eastern North America.
Jonathan Way, www.EasternCoyoteResearch.com
A wildlife biologist argues that the canid in eastern North America – known as the eastern coyote, or the coywolf by some – deserves to be classified as a separate species.
Ahead of the Paris climate summit, protesters in the Philippines march for climate justice.
Erik de Castro/Reuters
A narrow debate of what countries should pay to respond to climate change obscures a bigger moral discussion that touches on economics, ethics and people's relationship to the natural world.
Feral cat with galah, mounted specimen.
Wikimedia Commons
Australia wants to kill off two million feral cats and momentum for similar plans is growing in the US. Is there a good case for killing or neutering outdoor cats to protect biodiversity?
Quatre corridors écologiques potentiels pour réensauvager l'Amérique du Nord.
Smithsonian Institute