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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,…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Geographer briefs media on fire activity in a changing climate

Several Clark University scientists present research at AGU annual meeting
Mandala creation/destruction caps ‘The End of Things’ symposium

The fall semester’s Difficult Dialogues symposium was structured on the theme “The End of Things,” exploring the nature of conclusions, both dramatic and whispered, in art, in the environment, in language and in government. Last week’s creation, and later dismantling, of a traditional Buddhist sand mandala in the lobby of Dana Commons served as a…
GSOM dedicates the Fishman Student Center in Carlson Hall

Mark Fishman ’82 may have forged an estimable career in high finance, but his message to the students gathered at the Dec. 5 dedication of the Fishman Student Center in Carlson Hall was less about making money than about making rewarding life choices. “Success is not about money, it’s about finding something you love and becoming world-class at it,” he said. “Do not…
Food for the Soul

Ron Shaich ’76, the founder, chairman and co-CEO of Panera Bread, is a contrarian. Rather than follow the pack, Shaich is a true entrepreneur who spends his life creating unique solutions for problems he sees in the world. Take Panera Cares, an initiative Shaich launched out of the Panera Bread Foundation in 2010. These nonprofit…
Clark University receives statewide award for recycling programs

Clark University’s outstanding achievement in recycling and waste reduction was recognized by MassRecycle, a statewide recycling coalition of individuals, governments, businesses, institutions and non-profits, at an awards ceremony Nov. 13, in Boston. MassRecycle’s 17th annual competition is divided into categories; last year Clark Dining Services placed first in the state for eating establishments. This year Clark placed…