Clark University

09/05/2026

Clark University has been ranked among the top colleges in the United States by The Princeton Review and Niche! 🏆

Clark is featured in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition,” and Niche ranks us as the seventh‑best small college in Massachusetts and in the top 30% of colleges nationwide.

We were also named a Princeton Review Best Value School and recognized among the Best in the Northeast.

Read more about this exciting news! ➡️ https://bit.ly/4r4BcrN

09/04/2026

📖 Teachers at the Columbus Park Preparatory School, just a mile from the Clark campus, have a new way to help their students become lifelong readers.

Eager to make an impact and share their love of books, Gwenne Balcius ’26 and Maggie Connors ’26, MAT ’27, built a cozy, ocean-themed “book nook” at the elementary school last winter. 🪸🐠🐙

They collected culturally relevant titles, created a comfy space, and studied how young students read for pleasure — and how teachers can support them. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4r1EUCE
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✍️ Faith Field ’26, MSC ’27

Gwenne Balcius ’26 and Maggie Connors ’26, MAT ‘27, built a cozy, ocean-themed “book nook” at Columbus Park Preparatory School.

09/01/2026

Part 2 from the Involvement Fair — students share their clubs/orgs and why they joined!

Clarkies, consider this your sign to follow that spark! 🫶

09/01/2026

How are worm brains built? Does noise impact bird activity in cranberry bogs? Could studying the amphibian gut biome lead to advances in medicine?

These are just a few of the topics that 29 biology graduate students will cover at the annual Bumpus Symposium this Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Lasry Center for Bioscience.

Eleven students will present their research in a poster session; the others will explain their work in a series of 12- and 5-minute lightning talks.

Learn more ⬇️

How are worm brains built? Does noise impact bird activity in cranberry bogs? Could studying the amphibian gut biome lead to advances in medicine? These are just a few of the topics that biology graduate students will cover through posters and lighting talks at the annual Bumpus Symposium.

08/31/2026

There are so many ways to get involved in campus life at Clark!

Meet a few members of our 130+ student clubs and orgs, and stay tuned for part 2! 👀
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🎤 Rukhshona Marufova '29

08/31/2026

Massachusetts voters cast their ballots tomorrow — but across the country, only about 20% of Americans vote in their primaries, according to Political Science Professor Robert Boatright.

On this episode of Clark's "Challenge. Change." podcast, Boatright explains why primaries get so little attention, how parties shape the field, and whether a national primary day could boost participation.

🎙️ Listen now ➡️ https://apple.co/4i024qx

08/30/2026

Swinging into the fall semester at the Welcome Back Festival 🎪✨
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📸 Photos by Ismael De La Cruz '27

08/28/2026

Cities are confronting a new and unpredictable fiscal strain on top of their existing obligations: the rising costs associated with climate change, according to Professor Mark Davidson.

This week, Davidson opened a national panel hosted by Clark's School of Climate, Environment, and Society by outlining the mounting challenges cities face as extreme weather intensifies. The event, “The Resilience Imperative: How Cities Can Survive, and Thrive, in an Era of Extreme Weather,” convened government and nonprofit leaders who shared how communities across the U.S. are strengthening their climate resilience.

Panelists included Melissa Hoffer, appointed by Gov. Maura Healey as Massachusetts’ first chief climate officer; Patricia Lock Dawson, M.S., MBA, mayor of Riverside, California; and Saharnaz Mirzazad, CEO of ICLEI, a global network of more than 2,500 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development.

Organized by the School of Climate, Environment, and Society, a national panel discussion addresses how cities are grappling with the challenges of extreme weather.

08/27/2026

Yesterday, we hosted our Fall Involvement Fair, where 100+ student clubs and organizations came together to help Clarkies make connections, explore new interests, and get involved in campus life!

Alumni — what clubs were you a part of at Clark?

08/27/2026

And… action! 🎬

The award-winning The College Tour has been on campus this week filming an episode about Clark, told through the eyes of 16 of our students and recent graduates.

Today’s highlight: welcoming host Alex Boylan to campus!

📺 Clark’s episode will premiere this fall and will be available on Amazon Prime Video in Spring 2027.

Swipe for a behind‑the‑scenes look at filming, and stay tuned for more details!