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Clark Poll: Parents welcome emerging adults back to the nest

Parents of 18- to 29-year-old emerging adults feel so positive about their relationships with their children that they welcome them back home, according to a new 2013 Clark University Poll of Parents of Emerging Adults, which has become the definitive national survey of this demographic group. In contrast to the popular perception that parents don’t…
Anton, Steinbrecher alumni share experiences at April 24 panel

When he was a student at Clark University, Dr. Harrison Mackler ’07 was awarded a Steinbrecher Fellowship to experiment with synthetic alternatives to grafts for the repair of bone damaged by injury or disease. On April 24, Mackler was delighted to report to an audience in Dana Commons that the knowledge accrued from that Steinbrecher…
Outstanding alumni to be honored at Reunion Weekend, May 16-19

Allen Glick ’63 will be presented with the Distinguished Service Award, and Richard Boucher ’03, M.B.A. ’04, and Anthony Colon ’03, M.P.A. ’04, will jointly receive the Young Alumni Award at the May 17 Friday Night Dinner at Clark University’s Reunion Weekend. Jeffrey Lurie ’73, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, will deliver the keynote address. Dr. Lee…
Marsh-Mosakowski 2013 NOAA Fellows to embark on summer research

The Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise and the George Perkins Marsh Institute, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have announced their NOAA Fellows for 2013. Receiving fellowships for the summer are: Lucas Earl ’14, a geography major, will work on the project Land-based Influences on the Ecology of Coastal Freshwater and Marine Ecosystems in Puget Sound, Wash. His Clark…
Clark researchers meet the challenge of global climate change

For centuries, human beings — from poets to religious leaders to scientists — have speculated about the end of the world. Will it conclude with a whimper or a bang? Will we be consumed by fire or slowly freeze to death? These fatal visions reflect our instinctive fear of a climate that’s either “too hot”…
More than skin deep

Professor Norm Apter fights a devastating diagnosis of melanoma
A journey with no map

Writing a memoir is no easy thing. When pursued with honesty and courage it can expose old wounds and bring the author to uncomfortable places. So why do it? Maybe to preserve a legacy, or recapture a forgotten time, or simply to settle scores. Barbara Morrison had a personal story to tell, but her motivations…
Emerging Adulthood as a New Life Stage

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. More about the Clark Poll
Busting Stereotypes 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 busting stereotypes of emerging adults. More about the Clark Poll
Economy’s Effect on 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 economy’s effect on emerging adults. More about the Clark Poll