Clark News and Media Relations
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$500,000 gift intensifies Clark focus on urban education
Clark alumnus and former Worcester resident Lee Gurel, Ph.D., of Alexandria, Va., has given $500,000 to the University to establish the Endowed Education Fund, aiming to help “share the secret” of Clark’s model of effective urban education. The gift provides for a permanent endowment designed to help close the gap between research and practice, promising…
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Drapos Memorial Lecture focus on immigration law
WORCESTER, MA— Kevin R. Johnson, a noted international expert on immigration, race and civil rights law, will deliver a Drapos Memorial Lecture “Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws,” beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Clark University’s Razzo Hall, Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing Street, Worcester. The…
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President Bassett to Step Down
Dramatic Advances Made and Challenges Met during Decade at Helm
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Clean Energy Center Awards $150K for Innovation, Sustainability
Institute Will Provide City with New Economic Engine WORCESTER, Mass. – Sept. 28, 2009 – The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (CEC) has awarded a grant of $150,000 to the newly formed Institute for Energy Innovation and Sustainability (IEIS) in Worcester to support the start-up phase of its operations. The IEIS grew out of discussions led…
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ASU, Clark U join to improve world tourism industry
WORCESTER, MA—The tourism industry is the world’s largest employer, and a new collaboration between Arizona State University (ASU) and Clark University is devoted to making it more responsible to communities. ASU’s Megapolitan Tourism Research Center and Clark’s George Perkins Marsh Institute are developing several international and national projects focusing on the role of travel and tourism in…
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Clark appoints Admissions dean
WORCESTER, Mass. — Clark University announces the appointment of Don Honeman as Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid. Honeman joined the Clark community on August 3 after serving as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. At UMass Dartmouth, Honeman lead the offices of Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar, Transfer Affairs, the University…
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Leading Panera Bread
Ron Shaich, Class of 1976, got his start in business at Clark. As a student, Shaich saw the need on campus for a source of snacks and essentials. So, he founded the General Store, which remained a student-run store until 2003. Shaich went on to found Au Bon Pain, an up-scale food-service company, in 1981.…
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Men and Depression
Caring for a suicidal patient led Professor Michael Addis to study and develop treatment for men with depression. Q. What do you see as the strengths of the psychology department at Clark? Professor Addis: Faculty are highly accessible to students. It’s very easy for students to talk with us during class, after class, in our offices,…