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From roof to road, Clark’s campus bears Paul Bottis’ stamp

‘If someone says, “We can’t do this,” then get out of my way and I’ll show you how to do it.’
Clark is first Mass. school to commit to ‘real food’ purchasing

Clark University President David Angel has signed a pledge that the university will have 20 percent “real food” by 2020. This commitment is part of a national campaign coordinated by the Real Food Challenge, an organization that works with colleges and universities across the country to shift spending in cafeterias toward more locally produced, sustainably grown, humane,…
William ’76 and Jane ’75 Mosakowski are honored for gift to Goddard Library collections

Libraries are typically quiet places, reserved for study and reflection. But for a brief moment on April 15, inside the Robert H. Goddard Library, the golden rule was heartily ignored as members of the Clark University staff and faculty broke into applause to honor William ’76 and Jane ’75 Mosakowski for their significant contributions to the library’s collections.…
$600K Mellon Foundation grant backs Clark humanities initiative

In September 2012, Clark University was awarded $600,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support Humanities Present, a new initiative of the Higgins School of Humanities that promises to have a critical impact on the Clark curriculum and to contribute to Clark’s Liberal Education and Effective Practice (LEEP) initiative. “This generous Mellon Foundation grant allows us to fully explore the role…
Paul Ropp to receive the Lund Community Achievement Award

Paul Ropp, research professor of history, has been selected to receive the 2012 John W. Lund Clark Community Achievement Award. “Jack Lund believed that individuals with drive, passion, and vision can make a difference in the lives of our neighbors, and you exemplify exactly what Jack had in mind with this award,” Clark University President David…
Clark community celebrates: ‘We finally have the campus we wanted’

Block Party heralds Downing St. transformation September 14 was a day of celebration at Clark, as students, faculty, staff and friends joined President David Angel at a Block Party to officially recognize the transformation of Downing Street into a pedestrian plaza as well as other notable campus improvements. President Angel told the gathering that discussions…
Class of ’16, returning students greeted by campus transformations

Students and other members of the Clark University community who had been away during the summer were greeted by many changes to the campus landscape. The transformation of a portion of Downing Street—from Florence to Woodland streets—into a pedestrian plaza was among a host of physical changes, including an expansion of the Fuller Quad and…
Clark holds 108th Commencement

Clark University celebrated its 108th Commencement on Sunday, May 20. Degrees were granted to 1,092 graduates: 546 baccalaureate, 520 masters, and 26 doctoral. Carol Geary Schneider, the president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), delivered the Commencement address. AAC&U is the leading national organization devoted to advancing and strengthening undergraduate liberal education. Schneider talked about the AAC&U’s Liberal…
Charged up: Clark event heralds area’s first EV plug-in stations

The mood outside the Lasry Center for Bioscience was electric, with good reason. A number of electric vehicles (EVs) — the Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi MiEV, and BMW ActiveE — were on display to help celebrate the debut of a new charging station where EV owners can “plug in.” The April 2 event…
Clark’s founder and its first president were higher education’s odd couple

Despite the competing visions of Jonas Clark and G. Stanley Hall, a world-class university was born