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At White House forum, psychologist Abbie Goldberg shares research on gay fathers
Abbie Goldberg participated in a Working Fathers panel, organized by the White House, on the topic of the father’s role in parenting and the shifting nature of parenthood. The Obama administration hosted the forum to spotlight the need for family-friendly policies in the workplace. Other experts on the panel, “New Roles for Dads at Home,” included…
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Clark University Geography Ph.D. student receives selective Horowitz Foundation research grant
Clark University doctoral student Alida A. Cantor is one of 16 scholars to receive grants for research in the social sciences from the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy. Cantor’s outstanding dissertation proposal, “Dust Storms and Dying Lakes: Wastefulness, Beneficial Use, and Water Transfers in California,” additionally earned the Martinus Nijhoff Award, a special recognition for work on policy implications of scientific,…
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Clark University graduate named to All Star Model UN Team
Clark University graduate Yohan D. Senerath ’14 has been named to the select roster of the 2013-2014 North American College All Star Model UN Team. The list of best delegates in the Model UN College Circuit in the United States and Canada is published by Bestdelegate.com, the premier organization in charge of advocating for Model UN and promoting it worldwide.…
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Alumni awards presented at Reunion 2014 Dinner
Andrea and Peter Klein ’64 were given the Distinguished Service Award, and Scott Zoback ’04, M.P.A. ’05, received the Young Alumni Award at the May 16 Clark University Reunion Dinner in Tilton Hall. President David Angel noted Zoback’s contributions as a volunteer and class agent, his service as president of the Alumni Association, and his…
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From Clark University to Ground Zero: Scott Rechler ’89 recounts his journey at Reunion Dinner
Scott Rechler ’89 returned to Clark University as the featured speaker at the May 16 Reunion Dinner where he lauded his alma mater’s willingness to compel change and stressed the ongoing need for leaders to follow their moral compasses when making decisions. Rechler, the chairman and chief executive officer of RXR Realty LCC, is a…
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Goldie Michelson, 110, is Clark’s Marquee Name
It is the standard reporter’s question, posed to anyone who has turned 100 years old: What is the secret of your longevity? Goldie Michelson, M.A. ’36, doesn’t flinch when asked, and why should she? At age 110, she’s had the opportunity to answer this same question for 11 consecutive years. “Walking,” she says while sitting…
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Panera founder Ron Shaich ’76 tells Clark University graduates, ‘Do the work that matters’
Clark University held its 110th Commencement on Sunday, May 18, awarding 511 bachelor’s degrees, 442 master’s, and 16 doctoral degrees. Students representing more than 80 countries began the traditional processional at noon, moving down a flag-lined pathway to their places under a tent on the campus green. Ron Shaich ’76, founder, chairman of the board, and…
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Clark University Prof. Huang honored as Outstanding Teacher
At Clark University’s annual Senior Brunch (May 14), where faculty and staff serve a hearty breakfast and present awards to soon-to-be graduates, Betsy Huang, associate professor of English and Chief Officer of Diversity and Inclusion, was honored by her students with the Outstanding Teacher Award.
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Prof. Wendy Grolnick earns prestigious APA fellowship
Clark University professor of psychology Wendy Grolnick has been named the 2014-2015 Executive Branch Science Fellow by the American Psychological Association (APA). Through a partnership between the APA and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), she will also be a member of the incoming AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows during that…
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Towering ambitions
Scott Rechler '89 is helping One World Trade Center rise from the ashes of Ground Zero.