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Clark University’s Ramos featured in Sports Illustrated’s ‘Faces In The Crowd’

Clark University sophomore Marina Ramos has been selected to appear as one of Sports Illustrated’s “Faces In The Crowd.” Ramos, who will be featured in the magazine’s Oct. 5 edition, is the eighth Clark student-athlete — and the third in the past five years — to be profiled in the popular section of the world’s…
Hard choices in the nonprofit world

For Jessica Horton ’17, the straightforward course title, Community and Health: Nonprofit Grantmaking, hardly hinted at the immersive experience to come. Throughout the fall semester, Horton and her classmates researched, wrote and pitched grant proposals on behalf of several Worcester nonprofit health organizations that address health and social disparities among underserved populations. But the most…
Clark Graduate Students Selected as EDF Climate Corps Fellows

The Graduate School of Management and the International Development, Community, and Environment Department are proud to announce that two dual-degree graduate students have been chosen as Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps fellows this year. Christian Davies (MBA/MS-Environmental Science & Policy, ’16), and Edward Snook (MBA/MS-Environmental Science and Policy, ’16) will be two of the…
Professor’s book examines effects of increased meat production, consumption

Livestock production worldwide is increasing rapidly, but there are many concerns about the sustainability of increased meat production and consumption. “Political Ecologies of Meat” (Routledge, 2015), co-edited by Clark University Professor of Geography Jody Emel, examines these issues from various perspectives, including human health, animal welfare, climate change and environmental pollution. The book’s essays explore…
Clark U. grad receives Fulbright, heads to Taiwan to teach English

Sara B. Goldstein B.A. ’14/M.A. ’15 has received a 2015-2016 Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Taiwan. Goldstein will participate in the English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program, a program that places recent college graduates and young professionals as English teaching assistants in primary and secondary schools or universities overseas. Goldstein will represent the U.S. as a cultural…
Clark breaks ground on Main Street building

Clark University broke ground on its much-anticipated Alumni and Student Engagement Center on May 15, the cusp of Reunion and Commencement weekend. “If you’re going to be a good steward of your neighborhood, you have to take care of your front yard,” Clark University President David Angel told city leaders, community partners, and Clark alumni…
Reunion speaker: Millennials should be valued in the workplace

The millennial generation is lazy, entitled and disloyal. That all sounds pretty terrible if it’s true. But it’s not, Lauren Stiller Rikleen ’75 told an alumni audience at the May 15 Reunion Dinner in Tilton Hall. Rikleen, an author and nationally recognized expert on developing a multigenerational workforce, was the weekend’s keynote speaker, and she…
Blue Man Group co-founder recalls time at Clark; encourages grads to ‘be unreasonable’

Clark University held its 111th Commencement on Sunday, May 17, awarding 512 bachelor’s, 582 master’s and 24 doctoral degrees. The graduates, who received their degrees in a ceremony held on the campus green, represented more than 64 nations. President David P. Angel introduced Matt Goldman, co-founder of the iconic Blue Man Group and of…
Clark University joins national ‘It’s On Us’ campaign against sexual violence

Clark University has joined the national "It's On Us" campaign to stop sexual assault and on April 6 unveiled an "It's On Us" video featuring approximately 30 students, faculty, and staff from across campus uniting for the cause.
Family Impact Seminar examines foster care, child protective services

The Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise at Clark University launched its Family Impact Seminars in 2010, bringing together researchers and legislators to address the effect of the recession on Massachusetts families. The seminars, planned and facilitated by FIS director Denise Hines, research associate professor of psychology at Clark, have explored a range of issues, from…