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Professor Nathan Ahlgren adds another dimension to biology

Biochemistry students learn about viruses using 3D-printed models
Bahamas internship helps student-athlete Maggie Tarbox court a future career

History major works with former New York Yankee to improve children’s lives
Clark honors outstanding faculty with annual awards

Professors lauded for their commitment to teaching and research
Clark University to offer certificates in health informatics, educational leadership

School of Professional Studies introduces faster track to advanced degree
Prof. Sarah Michaels to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from American Educational Research Association

Clark University Education Professor Sarah Michaels has been selected to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), the largest national interdisciplinary research association dedicated to the science of education and learning. This prestigious award is presented to a researcher in recognition of Distinguished Contributions to Social Contexts in Education Research. Michaels will receive the award at…
A promise kept: University Park Campus School marks 20 years

In 1997, Clark University and the city of Worcester opened a school together — and a local partnership became a national success story
Clark University teacher education program garners state’s highest distinction

Adam Institute for Urban Teaching ‘exceeds high bar’; demonstrates model performance
Clark undergrad aspires to reshape the Greek education system

After spending a few years in Greece’s public school system, Despoina Lioliou ’17 of Veroia, Greece, realized students were taught to learn through rote memorization, not thoughtful or creative questioning. She enrolled at Clark University, and discovered her purpose: change how Greek children learn. “In my sophomore year, I asked a professor for advice about what to…
LEEP: Clark Leads an Education Movement

The following remarks were delivered by Clark University Trustee Richard M. Freeland (above), former Commissioner of Higher Education for Massachusetts and former president of Northeastern University, at the Jonas Clark Fellows Dinner in Washington, D.C. LEEP: Where tradition meets transformation For some years Clark University has represented itself to the world through a phrase: “Challenge Convention. Change…
Prominent education historian to deliver lecture at Clark on Dec. 1

One of the nation’s pre-eminent critics of high stakes testing, historian and author Diane Ravitch, will deliver the inaugural Dr. Lee Gurel ’48 Lecture at Clark University, “How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Tilton Hall at the Higgins University Center. Ravitch will talk about where the movement to reform…