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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Global Scholars program welcomes new students to Clark community

Clark University President David Angel and his wife, Jocelyne Bauduy, were joined by several University staff and mentors as they formally welcomed 19 new Global Scholars to the Clark community during a reception on Sept. 3 at Harrington House. The new students, who hail from 14 different countries, shared introductions and mixed with Global Scholars…
Clark University professors lead discussion on war with Syria

Five Clark University professors came together on Sept. 11 to present a timely panel discussion on the events unfolding in the Middle East, titled “The Coming War on Syria and the Implications for Peace and Stability in the Middle East,” sharing their unique scholarly perspectives and insights with a mostly-student audience that crowded the Higgins Lounge…
Clark University’s Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies announces fall events

Following is a list of events planned by Clark University’s Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. These events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 508-793-8897. Lecture “A Gendered Aftermath: The Armenian Genocide and Its Women” Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. Rose Library, Cohen-Lasry House, 11 Hawthorne Street Professor…
New LinkedIn feature connects thousands of Clarkies online

The popular social media site LinkedIn has introduced a new feature that allows thousands of Clark alumni to connect online. LinkedIn University pulls data from individual profiles on the popular networking site and aggregates it onto a common page dedicated to a specific college or university. LinkedIn users who cite Clark University as their alma mater immediately…