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Clark University psychology professor Hines co-authors seminal book on family violence in the U.S.
As recent headlines focus attention on gun laws, video games, bullying and more, a new edition of “Family Violence in the United States: Defining, Understanding, and Combating Abuse” presents students and practitioners with a thought-provoking examination of maltreatment in families and delves into less understood and more controversial forms of maltreatment, including the maltreatment of…
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Clark Poll of Emerging Adults finds most in constant touch with parents
Even if they’ve left the nest, a vast majority of today’s emerging adults, defined as young people between the ages of 18 to 29, maintain close contact with their parents via texting, email, phone or in person, according to the Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults. The Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults, directed by psychology…
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Prof. Kasperson essay in American Academy journal issue dedicated to the Alternative Energy Future
“The Public Acceptance of New Energy Technologies,” an essay co-authored by Clark University. Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist Roger E. Kasperson and Bonnie J. Ram ′75, M.A. ′82, of Ram Power LLC, appears in the Winter 2013 issue of Daedalus, the journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In a Jan. 16 news release announcing the latest issue titled “The…
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Clark receives awards for website, AIR, magazine, recruiting materials
Clark University has received awards in the annual Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District I Excellence contest. The University’s admissions recruiting package (which included two viewbooks, academic brochures, a water bottle, poster and a T-shirt) earned top honors with a silver award (no gold was awarded in that category). Clark’s website focusing on alumni outcomes and the…
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Neighborhood Strings instrument-giving ceremony a beautiful prelude
On a chilly winter night, young students and family members from the neighborhood gathered in the Winton Faculty Dining Room at Clark University to celebrate the love of music. The staid, wood-paneled hall was filled to overflowing on Jan. 8 for an instrument-giving ceremony and potluck dinner organized by Neighborhood Strings, the Worcester Chamber Music Society’s new program that…
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Becoming Unstuck: Arnett Speaks on Radio Boston
Clark University’s Psychology Prof. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett participated in a discussion about what it means to be a twenty-something in this struggling economy on WBUR’s Radio Boston’s Generation Stuck series episode “Becoming Unstuck: How To Overcome Today’s Economy.” (Jan. 15, 2013) Read about Prof. Arnett’s research on emerging adulthood and the Clark Poll. Moderator: Anthony Brooks,…
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I&E Program’s U-reka! Big Idea contest student winners announced
The Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) Program at Clark University announced winners of this year’s U-reka! Big Idea contest, a friendly competition that encourages students to create improvements to the Clark campus community and provides funding to help turn their ideas into reality. With only two votes separating first and second place, the top award went to “The Clark…
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Clark Wins Statewide Recycling Award
Clark University was a MassRecycle 2012 Recycling Awards finalist for their outstanding student led recycling team who increased their recycling rate by 18% in just one year. MassRecycle promotes leaders and innovators like Clark University by being a resource, and celebrating their achievements. Read more.
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Rare book exhibit turns the page on the Jonas Clark literary collection
Jonas Clark loved books. In fact, the founder of Clark University was so passionate about volumes filled with words in languages both modern and ancient, and illustrations etched with detail and delicacy, that he accrued a personal library estimated at 10,000 books. In 1889, he donated some 4,000 volumes to the University’s library, and today…
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Model U.N. team in top 25
UPDATE: The Model U.N. Team has been ranked in the top 25 of Best Delegate’s fall 2012 North American College Model U.N. Rankings. Clark is number 14 on the list of 50 schools, released Dec. 18.Also in the top 25 were Harvard, Yale, Georgetown and Columbia. Original post, from Oct. 22, 2012: The Clark University Model U.N. Team performance…