ClarkNews
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Chaison’s book explores the impact of globalization on unions
Will the rise of the global economy be the death of unions and collective bargaining? How can unions safeguard employee wages, benefits and workplace conditions when companies can hire workers in countries where they have no bargaining power or legal protection? Can unions deal with globalization by using their traditional approaches to representing workers, or…
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Adam Institute hosts Urban Teacher Educator Conference
Clark University’s Adam Institute for Urban Teaching and School Practice hosted the seventh annual meeting of the Urban Teacher Education Consortium, March 5-7. In attendance were more than 50 participants from colleges and universities from the Northeast, Midwest and California. The consortium was coordinated by the Adam Institute, the University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program, Mills…
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Clark University students learn lobbying how-to’s during Advocacy Day conference in Washington
A group of Clark University students are back on campus after participating in Advocacy Day, a conference held by the Association of International Educators in Washington, D.C., from March 17-19. Associate Director of the Office of Intercultural Affairs Patricia Doherty and Associate Director of Study Abroad Programs Connie Whitehead Hanks, who accompanied the student group, wrote: “Advocacy Day gave us, as NAFSA members, the…
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April 17 lecture to commemorate anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Historian Taner Akçam delves into controversial memoir by Armenian soldier
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Esteemed geoscientist, PBS host, to present Atwood Lecture March 20
Environmental expert Richard Alley will present “Learning while burning: an optimistic view of energy, environment, and our future,” the annual Wallace W. Atwood lecture at Clark University, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, in Tilton Hall, second floor of the Higgins University Center, 950 Main St.
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Clark University MBA program in U.S. News ‘Best Graduate Schools’
Clark University is recognized among the “Best Graduate Schools 2015” by U.S. News & World Report in its just-released annual guide. U.S. News surveyed 453 accredited master’s programs in business. The Clark University Graduate School of Management MBA program appears at No. 114 of 282 schools recognized in the Best Part-Time MBA Programs category. “Our small, interactive…
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Clark University research lends insight into sustainably managing urban ecosystems
Among the most pressing global issues of the 21st century are the environmental challenges posed by urbanization and the differing ways people manage urban land. New research led by Clark University associate professor of geography Colin Polsky is aiding the scientific understanding of these practices and effects via a unique study of U.S. lawn care practices. Polsky is the…
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Where Are the Men? Counselor Symposium to examine gender gap
Dozens of college advisers and guidance counselors from around the country will convene with a panel of distinguished academics and professionals for the Third Annual Counselor Symposium at Clark University, titled “Where Are the Men?” The symposium, on Sunday March 23 and Monday March 24, will focus on the growing gender gap between young men and women entering…
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Kiplinger’s names Clark U. a top ten best value in New England colleges
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has named Clark University one of the top ten best values in New England private colleges, in a ranking of 35 colleges and universities published in the magazine’s March issue. Clark is ranked at number 10 on the list. In December, Clark appeared at number 35 on Kiplinger’s annual ranking of the country’s top 100…
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Accelerated B.A./M.S. in Biology
Biology major and fifth-year master’s student Audrey Seiz ’14 talks about why she likes studying biology at Clark. [Video by Mae Beerman ’14]