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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…