Stories
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Clark welcomes Global Scholars
Clark’s 2010 Global Scholars were formally welcomed by President Angel and his wife, Jocelyne Bauduy, at a dinner reception on Sept. 2 at Harrington House. The new students, who hail from nine different countries, mixed with Global Scholars from previous classes. Many were also introduced for the first time to their Clark mentors, University staff…
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Professor Paul Ropp’s new book examines China in World History
Paul S. Ropp, research professor of history at Clark University, recently published “China in World History” (Oxford University Press 2010). The book is a compact history of Chinese political, economic, and cultural life, ranging from the origins of civilization in China to the beginning of the 21st century. “China has experienced 300 years of social…
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Inauguration events to spotlight Clark’s esteemed scholars, alumni
Clark University will celebrate the formal installation of David P. Angel as its ninth president during a public Presidential Inauguration ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, on the campus green. “Clark University is a special place where faculty members engage in cutting-edge scholarship and meaningful research that empower action on critical human concerns and where students…
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Alumna ‘Bachelorette’ talks to student fans about Clark, celebrity
Clark University alumna Ali Fedotowsky visited campus on Sept. 7, invited by students to talk about her experiences as the recent star of the ABC-TV “The Bachelorette” reality show. She also introduced her fiancé Roberto Martinez to a crowd of about 200 students in Tilton Hall. Fedotowsky talked about her experiences at Clark after transferring…
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Where did Wright Hall get its name?
An introduction to Carroll D. Wright, former Clark president and the first U.S. labor commissioner
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$451K grant backs Clark Labs’ work with Google.org land-cover analysis
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded a grant of $451,000 to Clark Labs in support of their current work with Google.org in the development of on-line tools for REDD projects. REDD, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, is a climate change mitigation strategy that offers developing countries incentives to reduce forest carbon emissions.…
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Clark physicist’s green cooling tech startup gets $1M stimulus grant
Jeffrey A. Simon, director of the Massachusetts Recovery & Reinvestment Office, came to Clark University with a small entourage on Monday (Aug. 30) to admire an innovative “green” technology under development by Professor Charles Agosta, of the Physics Department at Clark. Simon was also following the money—traveling the state at the behest of Gov. Deval Patrick to visit recipients…
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New provost at Clark: Davis Baird takes top academic position
Baird formally began work at the University on August 16. He was previously Dean of the South Carolina Honors College at the University of South Carolina, where he also held the Louise Fry Scudder Professorship in Philosophy. At Clark University, he will oversee all undergraduate and graduate academic programs, as well as student affairs, University research,…
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University fares well in latest college guidebooks, rankings
The fact that Clark is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education is no secret; Clark’s quality speaks for itself. Still, it can be interesting each year to check out further recognition of the University’s strengths in some of the world’s premier college guides and rankings publications. In The Princeton Review college guidebook, “The Best 373…
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Communicating science is vital, workshop at Clark makes clear
The public’s increasing lack of understanding and growing distrust of science has become apparent to many, from members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences to the casual talk-radio listener. Popular New York Times science writer Andrew Revkin recently wrote: “Specialized journalists now occupy a shrinking wedge of a fast-growing pie of light-speed media. This reality threatens…