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Clark University honors Teasdale’s 25 years leading Main South CDC

The Clark University community has developed a strong culture of engagement and partnership with the surrounding Main South neighborhood. On Oct. 9, Clark recognized a key partner in that mission, honoring J. Stephen Teasdale for his 25 years as Executive Director of the Main South Community Development Corporation (Main South CDC). “At Clark, we talk about our…
Driving Force: Chief economic adviser Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, M.A. ’88, Ph.D. ’86, helps steer Ford Motor Company toward profitability

Ellen Hughes-Cromwick began raising red flags in the fall of 2006. As recounted in the 2012 book “American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company,” Ford’s chief economic adviser warned about significant shifts in several markets, the proliferation of subprime mortgages, the correction taking place in the housing market, tightening…
Pioneering at the Clark Community Thrift Store

Clark management major Gus Meissner ’14 used his LEEP Pioneer project to help the Clark Community Thrift Store become more sustainable. Read his LEEP blog. LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice) is Clark University’s pioneering model of education that combines a robust liberal arts experience with authentic engagement in the world and workplace.
The Big Picture

When Cecilia Rana ’14 and Bhumika Regmi ’14, both natives of Khatmandu, began designing their own LEEP Project, the prospect of putting a lens onto the daily existences of the Dalit women, while also being of service to them, was a perfect fit. Under the guidance of their faculty mentor William Fisher, dean of graduate…
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.…
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…
The ultimate gift: Clark admissions director donates kidney to sister-in-law

‘I never second-guessed that it was the right thing to do’
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.
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…