{"id":27872,"date":"2026-04-09T13:29:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/?p=27872"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:46:20","slug":"301k-grant-will-support-internships-and-career-transitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/301k-grant-will-support-internships-and-career-transitions\/","title":{"rendered":"$301K grant will support internships and career transitions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Clark University\u00a0has received $301,507 from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avdf.org\/\">Arthur Vining Davis Foundations<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0Project IMPACT \u2014 Internships, Meaningful Practice, and Career Transitions. 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