Stories
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New director sees LEEP Center as ‘a destination and an active player’
Michelle Bata is a relative newcomer to Clark University, but she’s already making history of a sort. As associate dean and the first-ever director of the LEEP Center, Bata is working to help structure the student’s academic journey through the prism of LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice), Clark’s pioneering model of higher education that integrates life-changing world, workplace and personal experiences with a robust liberal arts curriculum. The Class of 2017 will be the first to be fully engaged in a LEEP-directed experience throughout their years at…
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CTCL director kicks off guidance counselor event at Clark University
Guidance counselors from as far away as San Juan Capistrano, Calif., to as near as Shrewsbury, Mass., packed the John and Kay Bassett Admissions Center on Sunday to hear words of wisdom from Martha “Marty” O’Connell, the executive director of Colleges That Change Lives. O’Connell’s remarks supplied a fitting kick-off for the two-day symposium that…
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Clark Model UN delegates stand out at Harvard National Conference
A delegation of 28 members of the Clark University Model UN Team attended the 59th session of the prestigious Harvard National Model UN Conference (HNMUN 2013), which took place February 14 to 17 at the historic Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Boston. “Our team did an exceptional job this year,” said Clark Model UN faculty adviser Srini…
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Research points to more rapid loss of glacial ice mass, rising sea level
Study co-authored by Clark University geographer Prof. Gardner shows that glaciers in Canada’s Arctic will melt faster than ever and loss could be irreversible
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NSF awards Clark University $200K for innovative ‘Next-Gen’ science teaching exemplar
“You can’t teach what you can’t even imagine,” says Clark University Professor of Education Sarah Michaels, who is helping to develop a much-needed and innovative teacher learning resource for K-12 science education called the Next Generation Science Exemplar. The Next Generation Science Exemplar is an innovative, web-based platform designed to help teachers better understand and incorporate…
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Joys of being an Emerging Adult
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 benefits of being an emerging adult. More about the Clark Poll
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Why 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). More about the Clark Poll
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Cultural Differences among 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 cultural differences among parents of emerging adults. More about the Clark Poll. WATCH VIDEO
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Clark economist Brown named Mosakowski Research Fellow
Clark President David Angel has named Professor of Economics John Brown as the first Jane and William Mosakowski Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow of Clark’s Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise. Brown is an economic historian affiliated with the Clark program in Urban Development and Social Change. He also serves as a research economist with the Program in Cohort Studies of…
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Two Clark students receive awards at recent Mock Trial Tournament
Fifteen Clark University students making up two Mock Trial teams traveled to Manchester, New Hampshire, recently to compete