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Is college worth it? Clark Poll of Emerging Adults hears resounding ‘Yes!’

As stressed-out college students hunker down in labs and libraries or pull all-nighters writing papers or prepping for exams, they may find themselves wondering, “Is all this worth it?” And they’re not alone. Over the past decade and around the country, students, parents and the institutions themselves have been reexamining the value of higher education.…
Clark psychology Prof. Cordova shares insights on couples research

Thousands share Wall Street Journal interview
Wallenberg Foundation lauds Akcam’s work on Armenian Genocide and ‘unsung heroes’

Taner Akcam recognized at Congressional reception welcoming Armenia’s president
In Istanbul, Clark U. Professor Taner Akçam gives Hrant Dink award ceremony keynote

Clark University Professor Taner Akçam, Endowed Chair of Armenian Genocide Studies, presented the keynote address at the 2015 International Hrant Dink Award ceremony in Istanbul on Sept. 15. The late Hrant Dink was a prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist known for his efforts of reconciliation between Turks and Armenians and his advocacy of human and minority rights…
Clark psychology researcher receives $100K from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Grant will support Nicole M. Overstreet, Ph.D., in examining the needs of those affected by intimate partner violence
New Clark University Poll surveys emerging adults on work, education and identity

Students are arriving on campuses around the country as another academic year begins. What draws them there and what do they expect from their college educations? And for those who do not go on to college after high school, why not? A newly released Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults: Work, Education and Identity provides…
Clark alumnus donates rare Holocaust-era currency to the Strassler Center for faculty and student use

Clark University’s Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies has acquired the Holocaust Numismatic Collection of Robert Messing ’59, of Woodstock, New York, and is making it available to students and faculty for research and classroom use beginning next month. During the Holocaust, money issued in concentration camps and ghettos was part of a complex…
Prof. Taner Akçam receives ‘Heroes of Justice and Truth’ award during Armenian Genocide Centennial commemoration

Clark University scholars long have been involved and outspoken about the Armenian Genocide. This spring in particular, as events of 1915 were commemorated and discussed at centenary events and among news media around the world, Clark voices and scholarship shed light on dark historical truths. Especially busy as a speaker, media source, and honoree was…
Sport psychologist Dr. Joel Fish ’75 helps athletes succeed in the arena of the mind

‘I’m not talking to athletes; I’m talking to people who play sports.’
Clark University joins national ‘It’s On Us’ campaign against sexual violence

Clark University has joined the national "It's On Us" campaign to stop sexual assault and on April 6 unveiled an "It's On Us" video featuring approximately 30 students, faculty, and staff from across campus uniting for the cause.