Graduation is fast approaching, and seniors are eager to welcome family and begin the end-of-year festivities. As they begin preparing for their special day, they notice a change when picking up their cap and gowns. Undergraduatesdid not receive a hood or what they described to be the proper tassel color that is supposed to correlate with the degree they are graduating with. When students asked Clarke Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, Jan Garfield, about these missi

Clarke’s student-led literary magazine, the Tenth Muse, hosted what was likely their final Launch Party in Terence Donaghoe Hall on Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 5:30 to 7:30. The night had an array of light snacks and refreshments for those who attended as well as a number of live readings from this year’s volume. The Launch Party was closed by former Creative Writing professor, Katherine Fischer, who submitted a prose piece titled My Clarke that contained an anthology of Cl

This weekend, a team of students from Clarke competed in the 2026 National Student Advertising Competition, where they presented a marketing campaign to the National Football League (NFL). Throughout the yearlong process, they created a full-scale advertising campaign, including a 13-page plans book and a final presentation in Kansas City. The presentation team preparing for their delivery (Credit: Eimear McMahon) The team, led by professors Eric Wold and Chrissy Bartels, too