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Clark ‘Difficult Dialogues’ conference to focus on higher ed
WORCESTER, MA— Clark University’s Difficult Dialogues Initiative and The Public Conversations Project, a leading dialogue consulting organization based in Watertown, Mass., will host a conference, “Inviting Dialogue; Renewing the Deep Purposes of Higher Education,” on Thursday, February 11 and Friday, February 12. The conference is aimed at examining the role of dialogue in higher education, and…
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$475,000 to fund research on dating violence, sexual assault, stalking
Dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking are everybody’s concern, and the resulting pain and shame that often occurs when one is victimized can be prevented when somebody — a friend or even a stranger — decides to act. Bystander intervention has proved effective time and again in thwarting an assault. Yet studies have found several…
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Clark students to help refugees in Worcester start businesses
WORCESTER, MA— Clark University students don’t have to travel to Iraq, Burundi, or Myanmar to help refugees with microfinance; a new course offered in the International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE) Department allows students to assist these populations here in Worcester, and to help secure funding that will launch businesses and sustain livelihoods. This week, twenty-five students in…
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President and Mrs. Bassett honored as ‘Visions’ Citizens of the Year
Isaiah Thomas Award recognizes decade of community leadership, caring
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Governor visits University Park Campus School; praises model
Dignitaries experience 'magic' of Clark and city school partnership
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Provost Angel is president-elect
David P. Angel, Clark University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, will become the next president of the University, William S. Mosakowski, Chairman of the Board of Trustees announced on Dec. 30. Clark University’s Board of Trustees unanimously selected Angel—a seasoned academic administrator, expert in sustainability science, and one of the primary architects of…
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Zipcars come to Clark this spring
Beginning in January, members of the Clark University community will have a new transportation option on campus: Zipcars. The Boston-based car sharing program has agreed to provide two of their publicly shared vehicles to Clark for hourly and daily use by students, faculty and staff. Persons who wish to use a Zipcar will be able…
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Carbon neutral in 2030: Clark releases Climate Action Plan
Clark University today (Dec. 15) released a Climate Action Plan outlining the University’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately become carbon-neutral by 2030. “Clark University has had a longstanding commitment to environmental sustainability,” said Clark President John Bassett, who became a charter signatory of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)…
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Clark leading the charge for liberal education and effective practice
The Fall 2009 issue of Liberal Education magazine focuses on the “rich body of research, thought and experience” shared at the Clark University/AAC&U Conference on Liberal Education & Effective Practice, an invitation-only conference that included 30 experts from academia as well as the nonprofit and corporate worlds that took place at Clark University in March 2009.
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Steinbrecher Fellow studies climate change effect on grizzlies
Findings help convince Federal Judge to order grizzly relisting Colin S. Peacock of Tucson, Ariz., was one of 11 Clark University undergraduates who was awarded a Steinbrecher Fellowship to support his creative research project this summer and throughout the 2009-2010 academic year. Peacock is using his Steinbrecher Fellowship to study climate change and its effects…