Stories
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Students work toward a more sustainable Clark University
Strategies to “green” Clark University, ranging from planting “edible landscaping” to divesting in fossil fuels, formed the theme of final team projects in The Sustainable University course taught by Jennie Stephens, associate professor of environmental science and policy in the Department of International Development, Community, and Environment. The student teams made their proposals at a…
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Clark holds first annual youth summit on race, class, and education
Eighty-seven high school students from across Massachusetts recently attended the first annual Youth Summit on Race, Class and Education, organized by Clark’s Jacob Hiatt Center for Urban Education. For six hours, high school students focused on the topic of how race and class shapes the educational experiences of young people across the nation. The program involved…
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LEEP Project Insights
Four Clark University LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice) Pioneers reflect on their summer 2013 LEEP Projects and their learning outcomes.
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Clark and city schools partner to lead $1.1M project for excellence in science/math teaching
Clark University has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling $1.1 million to support an extensive new project to further teaching excellence in science and math. The Clark Science-Math Teaching and Education Partnership (C-STEP) project, led by Clark University in partnership with the Worcester Public Schools, integrates the expertise of the University’s…
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Clark University senior researches urban farming, potential model for food systems education program
Take a moment and look in your refrigerator. Do you know where those vegetables came from, or how they were distributed? Are they genetically modified? It is these types of questions and many more that Clark University senior Elliot A. Altbaum is attempting to answer with his ongoing research on food systems. Altbaum’s research doesn’t stop…
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Clark Athletes and Global Citizenship
Harris Rollinger ’13 MPA ’14 gives a preview of the upcoming inaugural Clark University College Athletes Service-Learning Trip (CAST) to Guatemala in January 2014. Video by Laina Pauker ’13; music by Shaun Holt ’13, MSPC ’14
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Harvard Management CEO reveals keys to successful leadership
The Boston Red Sox’ dramatic victories in the World Series may have galvanized New England, but Jane Mendillo had another thought as she watched jubilant fans streaming out of Fenway Park after the clinching win. This team exemplified the leadership of its coach, John Farrell, who created a climate that allowed his players to excel…
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Gurel lecturer: Span cultural divide to teach New Century Students
When classroom populations are culturally diverse — and students often technologically savvier than their elders — teachers are faced with the challenge of finding ways to engage them in meaningful learning. Gloria Ladson-Billings, a nationally known educator, urges teachers to immerse themselves in the cultural lives of their students to improve teaching practice. Ladson-Billings delivered…
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Clark University to partner with museum on ‘City Science’ exhibit
Professor/co-PI Colin Polsky and Clark students to contribute urban ecology expertise, research for prototype activities
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NASA-funded climate change study focus of meeting at Clark
Christopher Williams, assistant professor of geography, welcomed a group of distinguished colleagues to a Nov. 22 project meeting at Clark University, where they continued to develop methods for more accurately measuring climate change. Williams and his fellow team members, whom he describes as “leaders in the field of remote sensing,” are in their third year…