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Ari Shapiro
Citation Mr. President, I have the great honor of presenting Mr. Ari Shapiro, an award-winning journalist, a host of NPR’s flagship news program, All Things Considered, and a source of sharp-eyed truth at a time when clarity and courage are needed to deliver an honest narrative of America and beyond. Mr. Shapiro, you have filed stories from…
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Robert Bullard
Citation Mr. President, I have the great honor of presenting the widely acclaimed scholar known as the “Father of Environmental Justice,” whose pioneering research has transformed our understanding of how the degradation of our natural world disproportionately impacts communities of color: Dr. Robert D. Bullard. Dr. Bullard is the Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and…
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Michel Nischan
Citation Mr. President, I have the great honor of presenting an individual whose life’s work has been all about eating well: Michel Nischan. Mr. Nischan is a James Beard Award-winning chef; co-founder and executive chairman of Wholesome Wave; founder and CEO of Wholesome Crave; and guest and advisor to presidents on the urgency of making…
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James P. McGovern
Citation Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Congressman James McGovern, United States Representative for the Massachusetts 2nd Congressional District. Representative McGovern, you were born and raised in Worcester, not far from the Clark campus. Early in your career as a congressional aide, you led the Moakley Commission investigation into the murders of six…
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Naomi Oreskes
Citation President Fithian, I have the honor of presenting Naomi Oreskes, the Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University, and an internationally renowned geologist, science historian, and author. Dr. Oreskes, you have devoted your career to elevating our understanding of the actions needed…
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Libérat Mfumukeko, MBA ’94
Citation President Fithian, I have the honor of presenting Ambassador Libérat Mfumukeko, former Secretary General of the East African Community, presidential adviser, economist and CEO, and proud alumnus of Clark’s School of Management. Ambassador Mfumukeko, you are a true champion for the people of East Africa. Fueled by your personal history as a child refugee…
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David Angel
Citation David P. Angel Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting David P. Angel — geographer extraordinaire, lifelong fan of the Chelsea football club, and ninth president of Clark University. I’ve had the good fortune to know David ever since he arrived at Clark in 1987 sporting dark hair, a full beard, and an…
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Robert D. Putnam
Citation Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Dr. Robert D. Putnam, the Malkin Research Professor of Public Policy at Harvard University, renowned scholar, political scientist, and prolific author who throughout his long and distinguished career has awakened us to the troubling reality of an America whose citizens have grown disengaged from one another,…
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Ruth Wilson Gilmore
Citation Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore, professor, scholar and author; a pioneer in the area of carceral geography, and a forceful activist in the prison abolition movement. Dr. Gilmore, in your teaching and writings, especially in your foundational book, “Golden Gulag,” you challenge us to consider the existing…
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S. Paul Reville
Citation S. Paul RevilleDoctor of Humane Letters (honoris causa) Mr. President, I have the honor of presenting S. Paul Reville, a passionate and indefatigable champion of education reform in Worcester and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Reville has forged a distinguished record of leadership and accomplishment in pursuit of the democratic goal of educational opportunity…
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