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Clark celebrates Dr. King’s legacy with a vibrant speaker and a new plan for social equity “Today we’re going to have a little of what I call ‘critical fun,’” said Dr. Michael Benitez Jr. as he began to speak to the crowd gathered to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy in Gaiser…
President Knight’s 2016 State of the College address focuses on transformation Clark College President Robert K. Knight delivered the annual State of the College address in Gaiser Student Center on Jan. 21. In his speech he stated, “I hope to leave you with a sense of the transformation that is happening all around…
Aspen Institute names Clark one of top 150 community colleges in the country Highlighting the critical importance of improving student success in America’s community colleges, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today named Clark College as one of the nation’s top 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the 2017 Aspen Prize…
Clark’s Columbia Writers Series hosts two authors with powerful personal stories this quarter Clark College’s Columbia Writers Series will host two outstanding writers during winter quarter, both of whom are known for their beautifully written but brutal memoirs—one a recollection of an adolescence wracked with alienation and abuse, the other a wrenching account…
Clark College Penguins name new coach Clark College has named Mark Magdaleno as its Interim Head Baseball Coach. Magdaleno takes over as the Penguins are preparing to begin practice for the upcoming season. “Mags” takes the helm after serving as the associate head baseball coach since he was hired in August. He has spent 32…
Exploring Clark’s artistic legacy with a professor who helped shape it As retired Clark College art professor James Archer stood in the gallery named after him and gazed at the works hanging on the walls, his expression was slightly wistful. Archer was attending the reception for “Archer @ Archer,” an exhibit of…
Scholarships help ensure that “the money thing” doesn’t get in the way of a student’s success “I’ve always wanted to go to college,” says Clark student Cindy Nguyen. Even so—and despite her excellent grades—Nguyen acknowledges that college has its challenges. “When you come to college, you need to learn to study more efficiently…
An inside look at Clark’s award-winning arts and literary journal My name is Lily Hart, and I am a student at Clark College. I’m also the Managing Editor of Phoenix and was Assistant Literary Editor last year. Phoenix is Clark College’s award-winning literary and art journal. Run by student editors and faculty advisers,…
A look back on the highlights of the year that was The announcement of a new campus, the girder-by-girder growth of a new building, and our first men’s basketball championship in 20 years–no doubt about it, 2015 was a banner year in many ways. Take a stroll through the year that was as…
Clark’s longtime director of Child and Family Studies talks about how the program became a regional leader To say that Laurie Cornelius has had an impact on Clark College’s Child and Family Studies program is a bit like saying that Dr. Seuss may have influenced children’s literature—you’ve definitely indulged in understatement. Cornelius, who…
