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U.S. News Best Colleges 2014 ranks Clark University in top 100; 29 in ‘Great Schools at Great Prices’
The U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges guide once again recognizes Clark University‘s outstanding academics and financial value. The 2014 edition places Clark at No. 75 among National Universities and No. 29 on the list of Great Schools at Great Prices. “This latest acknowledgement is gratifying, and comes at a time of growing recognition for Clark University’s…
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Pumped-up Bickman Fitness Center open for business
You may already feel healthier just reading this: on September 10 at noon, the expanded Bickman Fitness Center opened its doors. The addition of 7,000 square feet to the fitness center meets the growing demand from students, faculty and staff for more health and wellness options, pumping up the opportunities for Clarkies to get, and…
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Clark appoints new director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
Clark University has appointed Robert Riddles as Director of the office of Corporate & Foundation Relations. Riddles took the post in May, bringing to Clark a decade of fundraising experience in higher education, most recently at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has secured grants totaling more than $10 million from both private and federal…
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Armenian Genocide drama ‘Deported’ gets Sept. 10 staged reading at Clark University
Playwright Joyce Van Dyke stood in the lobby of the New Repertory Theatre following a 2003 performance of her drama, “A Girl’s War,” when she was approached by a distinguished man who introduced himself as Dr. Martin Deranian. He told her that his mother, Varter Nazarian, and Joyce’s grandmother, Elmas Sarajian, had been very close…
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Washington Monthly ranking puts Clark University in top 100 for social mobility, research, service
Clark University is ranked among the top 100 U.S. colleges in the annual Washington Monthly College Guide and Rankings, a publication that rates schools based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.D.’s), and Service (encouraging students to give something…
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Clark University begins first academic LEEP year
Clark University greets every new academic year with excitement and news about changes on campus. This fall, students, faculty and the entire campus community formally set out under the banner of LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice), Clark’s pioneering model for higher education. LEEP builds upon the historic and distinctive strengths of Clark and fully integrates…
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HERO Fellows present research, hold stakeholder summit, Aug. 1
Five years ago, the Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) descended upon Worcester County and forced the removal of over 30,000 trees from the area, dramatically altering the lives in, and landscapes of many local neighborhoods. In recent years, local organizations and city, state, and town officials have worked with residents to replant close to 22,000 trees.…
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Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults: College send-off can mean missing their BFFs
Forget those TV ads where parents gleefully anticipate “alone time” as they wave goodbye to their college-bound children. For most parents of emerging adults, back-to-school time means missing their best friends. The 2013 Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults finds that parents and their emerging adults get along well, much better than they did when…
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Princeton Review recognizes Clark University in 2014 ‘Best Colleges’
The Princeton Review has again recognized Clark University as one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education. Clark is included in the education services company’s 2014 annual college guide, “The Best 378 Colleges,” released August 6. Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges, and four colleges outside the United States, are profiled…
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Clark prof. receives grant to provide Marriage Checkups to military
James V. Córdova, associate professor of psychology and director of Clinical Training and The Marriage Checkup Project at Clark University, has been awarded a $56,156 grant from the Department of Defense’s Defense Health Program to support his project, “Disseminating the marriage checkup in Air Force primary care settings.” Professor Córdova will work with Lt. Col. Jeffrey Cigrang of…