Clark News and Media Relations Archives

Clark News and Media Relations

Clark to host ‘Daring to Dream Today’ conference Jan. 19-20 to honor MLK’s legacy

Clark University will host a Radical Dreaming, King, and Intersectional Activism conference, “Daring to Dream Today: Education and Hope in Difficult Times,” on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20, to honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ousmane Power-Greene, associate professor of history (pictured), will present a lecture, “Radical Dreaming: Re-evaluating MLK’s Radical Vision for Change,” from noon…
New trustees bring business, economic and marketing expertise to Clark University’s mission

Clark University has announced the appointment of Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, Nancie Julian and Ronald Shaich to its Board of Trustees. The new trustees, all of whom are Clark alumni, add their expertise and vision to the board’s mission to amplify Clark’s reputation as a transformative force in liberal education and ensure its standing as a destination of…
Left to their own devices: Management students teach retirees the joys of technology

Undergraduates who take Clark University’s The Art and Science of Management, a First-Year Intensive course, accrue skills that prepare them for careers in businesses or nonprofit organizations. They also gain experience by designing a project to share those skills with a community organization, a course requirement. A team of students in a course section taught by Maria…
Clark University earns ‘A’ in Niche’s 2018 Best Colleges in America

Clark University has earned an overall grade of an “A” in the 2018 edition of Niche’s Best Colleges In America and received stellar marks in several categories from academics, to value, to campus dining and housing. Clark received an “A+” for professors, an “A” for both diversity and academics, and an “A-“ for value. Clark is No. 4 on Niche’s list…
AAC&U highlights Clark’s ‘Civic Responsibility by Design’ model in education

Clark University’s new interdisciplinary major, Community, Youth and Education Studies (CYES), housed in the Education Department, is among the models singled out in a nationwide project highlighting innovative academic programs that empower graduates for civic and social responsibility. The Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) recently launched an initiative to focus on ways to make civic learning and democratic…
Princeton Review names Clark’s Graduate School of Management a ‘Best Business School’

Clark University’s Graduate School of Management (GSOM) has been named a “Best Business School,” according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles the school in its 2018 annual business school rankings. “We recommend the Graduate School of Management as one of the best to earn an MBA. We chose the 267 on-campus MBA programs schools on…
In Nepal, Sweta Basnet discovers strong health care is more than possible

Two years after twin earthquakes struck central Nepal, the country is still feeling the aftereffects. Thousands of residents are living in temporary shelters, and communities are working to rebuild hospitals, roads and other infrastructure. About Sweta Basnet ’18 Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Spanish Hometown: Concord, N.H. For Clark University undergraduate Sweta Basnet ’18, a Nepali-American, last summer…
Clark launches landmark survey on its campus culture, community

Clark University has embarked on a landmark project, unprecedented in its scope and unique in the University’s history. On Oct. 2, Clark launched the Survey on Campus Culture and Community via a campus wide campaign that included emails, as well as tables set up on campus. (See photos on Flickr.) “The aims of this research relate to core aspirations…
Study: Whether in U.S. or Ghana, teens thrive most when parents listen to their perspectives

Child Development journal publishes Clark psychologists’ cross-cultural research on adolescents’ communication with parents
Clark University honors faculty

Clark University faculty members were honored during a Faculty Awards Reception, on Sept. 27 at Harrington House, the home of President David Angel. The event followed the faculty assembly and was attended by 120 of Clark’s more than 180 full-time university faculty. Faculty Award recipients include: Steinbrecher Family Senior Faculty Award: David Hibbett (Biology) John Rogan (Geography)…