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S. African students on Leadership for Change Program visit Clark to discover, exchange ideas
#UFSL4C #ufsgreatness. @ufsweb …. Clark University teaching us more than we thought possible to learn…. @UFSweb #UFSL4C Clark University – Social Justice, Freedom and Democracy. Dialogue Sessions are an investment. What a change in mindset. The tweets, above, were posted by students from the University of the Free State (UFS) in South Africa during their two-week stay at Clark University (Sept.…
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Clark University doctoral candidate in geography awarded prestigious international research fellowship
Clark University doctoral candidate Pheakkdey Nguon has been awarded a $40,766 fellowship from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to fund a year of research of the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) program in Cambodia, and a year of dissertation writing at Clark. Nguon accepted the award from Prince Albert II of Monaco, on…
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The ultimate gift: Clark admissions director donates kidney to sister-in-law
‘I never second-guessed that it was the right thing to do’
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Tips for Parents of Emerging Adults
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph.D., research professor of psychology and director of the Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, elaborates on his research into Emerging Adults (ages 18 to 29) and the issues that impact them.
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Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults: Most parents and kids still talk more often than text
Parents once had to beg their grown children to keep in touch. Today, not so much. Emerging adults (18- to 29-year-olds) are in daily or near-daily contact with their grown children, according to the 2013 Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults. Texting is common, the poll finds, but the old-fashioned phone call is still…
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Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults: We had it tougher; their future looks bright
Most parents say their grown children have a better life than they did when they were young, but their current life satisfaction is surprisingly similar to their children’s, according to the new Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults. The Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults finds that 63% of parents of…
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Clark English professor co-authors book on interracial adoption
Drawing from her experience adopting a child from another race, Clark University English Professor Fern L. Johnson has co-authored “The Interracial Adoption Option: Creating a Family Across Race” (Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2013), a book that provides insight into the many issues and situations white parents face when they embark on the journey of creating a multiracial family through adoption. Johnson…
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Clark University MBA program gains int’l ranking in sustainability
The Clark University Graduate School of Management (GSOM) MBA program is ranked 17th in the world in the Corporate Knights Global Green MBA Survey announced today (Sept. 23). The survey provides the definitive annual list examining how universities are faring at integrating sustainability into the academic experience. “We are very happy to receive this recognition. Not only is sustainability an…
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Majoring in English at Clark
Being an English major at Clark is easy, and cheesy as this sounds, I never wanted to miss a class. Some books I’d read before; some books were brand new to me. What was really incredible though were the new and critical perspectives that were presented in class when my classmates spoke up, in discussion…
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Oct. 3: Strassler Center offers first of year-long Truth in History series
Truth is frequently categorized as absolute – something is true or it is not. Personal writing is a tremendous source of “true” information about the past. When historians gain access to primary documents – diary, memoir, or letter – they get excited. Such documents provide a unique view into history. Even so, we see with…