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Clark University
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Sustainability and Social Justice
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Our community is driven by a desire to shape a more sustainable, more equitable, more vibrant future with people around the globe.

Many have realized their ambitions by managing conservation efforts or coordinating immigration assistance, leading teams of data scientists working to develop mapping software, or performing field research into the effects of climate change on wetland ecology. Thanks to the training you receive at Clark, you’ll graduate prepared to make your own mark on the world — and to build a successful, fulfilling career in the field you envision.

Job Titles of Our Successful Graduates

  • Business Analyst
  • Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) Coordinator
  • Community Planning and Development Specialist
  • Conservation Data / GIS Manager
  • Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Fellow
  • Data and Evaluation Specialist
  • Development and Impact Manager
  • Digital Equity Planner
  • Disaster Program Manager
  • Emergency Management Specialist
  • Energy & Sustainability Specialist
  • Environmental Scientist
  • FEMA Support Analyst
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, Columbia
  • GIS Developer
  • GIS Geospatial Analyst
  • Government and Public Services Consultant
  • Grant Writer
  • Manager Data Administration and Evaluation
  • NASA DEVELOP Pop-Up Fellow
  • Natural Resource Remote Sensing Analyst
  • Plan Reviewer/Permit Administrator
  • Presidential Management Fellow
  • Program Office
  • Public Health Program Manager
  • Qualitative Research Data Analyst Intern
  • Regional and Community Planning Consulting
  • Remote Sensing Scientist
  • Research Fellow
  • Resettlement Program Manager
  • Science Research Specialist
  • Senior Food Security Analyst
  • Senior Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Consultant
  • Senior Sustainability Consultant
  • Solution Engineer
  • Staff Scientist
  • Stewardship Coordinator
  • Sustainability and Energy Manager
  • Urban Planner
  • Violence Prevention Advocate, Bystander Intervention Facilitator
  • Water Quality Associate
  • Wildlife Biologist
  • Youth Development Coordinator

Change-Makers

Graduate student stories

Ben Goudy Chase
Cultivating Connections

Benjamin Gowdy-Chase, M.A., International Development

Benjamin Gowdy-Chase works at different embassies, processing visa applications, and assisting Americans abroad at the U.S. State Department.

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Ben Goudy Chase
Cultivating Connections

Benjamin Gowdy-Chase, M.A., International Development

Benjamin Gowdy-Chase works at different embassies, processing visa applications, and assisting Americans abroad at the U.S. State Department.

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Cultivating Connections

Benjamin Gowdy-Chase, M.A., International Development

Benjamin Gowdy-Chase works at different embassies, processing visa applications, and assisting Americans abroad at the U.S. State Department.

Gemma Wilkens
Commiting to Sustainability

Gemma Wilkens, M.S., Geographic Information Sciences

Named the City of Gloucester’s Sustainability Coordinator, Gemma Wilkens leads the response to climate change, long-term energy goals, and resiliency projects.

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Gemma Wilkens
Commiting to Sustainability

Gemma Wilkens, M.S., Geographic Information Sciences

Named the City of Gloucester’s Sustainability Coordinator, Gemma Wilkens leads the response to climate change, long-term energy goals, and resiliency projects.

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Commiting to Sustainability

Gemma Wilkens, M.S., Geographic Information Sciences

Named the City of Gloucester’s Sustainability Coordinator, Gemma Wilkens leads the response to climate change, long-term energy goals, and resiliency projects.

Aougouri-Romain-Kiragoulou
Rising to the Challenge

Aougouri Romain Kiragoulou, M.A., International Development

In his home of Burkina Faso, West Africa, Romain Kiragoulou helps grassroots associations advance community development initiatives.

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Aougouri-Romain-Kiragoulou
Rising to the Challenge

Aougouri Romain Kiragoulou, M.A., International Development

In his home of Burkina Faso, West Africa, Romain Kiragoulou helps grassroots associations advance community development initiatives.

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Rising to the Challenge

Aougouri Romain Kiragoulou, M.A., International Development

In his home of Burkina Faso, West Africa, Romain Kiragoulou helps grassroots associations advance community development initiatives.

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