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Prof. Michael Butler awarded fellowship to examine intervention ‘deficit’
Clark University associate professor of political science Michael Butler has recently been awarded a Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation Fellowship to support continuing work on his research monograph “Shunning Strangers: Explaining the Humanitarian Intervention Deficit.” Butler’s work is concerned with examining what he calls a “humanitarian intervention deficit” arising from the increasing reluctance on the part of the…
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Clark University police ‘Finish Strong’ in Watertown 5K
Members of the Clark University Police Department participated in the April 19 Watertown Police Finish Strong 5K, held on the one year anniversary of the capture of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect. The goal of the event, organized by the Watertown Police Supervisors Association, was “to fill the streets of Watertown in a celebratory…
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Clark University Prof. Bebbington elected to esteemed American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Some of the world’s most accomplished leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities, and the arts have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among those elected this year is Anthony Bebbington, Director of the Graduate School of Geography and Milton P. and Alice C. Higgins Professor of Environment and Society at Clark University.…
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A student’s look at Clark’s Accelerated B.A./M.B.A. Program
A look at Clark University’s accelerated B.A./M.B.A. tuition-free program. (Video and music by Jonathan Dana ’16)
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“An Unexamined Life”
Clark undergrad Abe Doubleday Bush talks about emotion, loss and friendship. Part of film studies major Skye Wingo’s ’16 Clark Voices introspection series.
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Obesity, diabetes on the table at 2014 Family Impact Seminar
The Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise at Clark University made its annual visit to the Massachusetts State House on March 26 to apprise policymakers on the toll that obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease is taking on the state’s residents, particularly those within low-income and minority communities. “A Lot On Our Plate: Chronic Health Threats in Massachusetts” was…
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Clark U. profiled in Princeton Review 2014 ‘green colleges’ guide
Clark University is one of the 332 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to The Princeton Review. The University is included in the education services company’s just-released “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 332 Green Colleges.” Published April 17, a few days before the April 22 celebration of Earth Day, the 216-page guide…
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With a patent in the offing, Clark University math/computer science student is set to join Amazon
[Update: Elena started her job at Amazon.com on July 28, 2014. Her “super secret” project was the Amazon Fire Phone.]
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Bebbington awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Anthony Bebbington, Director of the Graduate School of Geography and Milton P. and Alice C. Higgins Professor of Environment and Society at Clark University, was recently awarded a 2014 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in support of his forthcoming book, “Natural resource extraction in Latin America: transforming the human-environment, challenging social science.” Professor Bebbington’s research addresses…
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Clark University Ph.D. student economist selected for prestigious Young African Scholars Program
Clark University economics researcher and Ph.D. student Gbetonmasse B. Somasse has been selected by the International Economic Association to present a recent paper at the Young African Scholars Program. Somasse’s research is built on his insights about the problems faced by African countries during the development process – especially the role played by education. He will present his…