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The Princeton Review has recognized Clark University<\/a> as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, and includes Clark in the just-released, second annual edition of its free downloadable book, “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2012 Edition.”\r\n\r\nClark University joins the ranks of outstanding universities and colleges nationwide that are leading the “green” movement through their own special programs and initiatives.\r\n<\/p>

Visit Sustainable Clark<\/a> online to learn more about the University’s strategies to reduce its carbon footprint while strengthening many of its existing sustainability practices, and much more.<\/blockquote>\r\nCreated by The Princeton Review<\/a> in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council<\/a> (USGBC), “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges” is the only free, comprehensive guidebook profiling institutions of higher education that demonstrate a notable commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation. The Princeton Review chose the schools for this guide based on a survey of administrators at hundreds of colleges that the company polled in 2011 about their school’s sustainability initiatives.\r\n\r\n* For more about Clark’s rankings and recognition, visit https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/rankings-and-recognition<\/a>.<\/em>\r\n\r\nReleased on April 17, days prior to the April 22 celebration of the 42nd<\/sup> Anniversary of Earth Day, the guide has profiles of the colleges that provide application information plus facts, stats, and write-ups reporting on the schools’ environmentally related policies, practices and academic offerings. The free guide can be downloaded at www.princetonreview.com\/green-guide<\/a> and www.centerforgreenschools.org\/greenguide<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe Princeton Review first created this one-of-a-kind resource for college-bound students in 2010 with the U.S. Green Building Council, which is best known for developing the LEED standard for green building certification. In the fall of 2010, USGBC launched its Center for Green Schools (www.centerforgreenschools.org<\/a>) to increase its efforts to drive change in how campuses and schools are designed, constructed and operated so that all educational facilities can enhance student learning experiences.\r\n\r\n“College-bound students are increasingly interested in sustainability issues,” said Robert Franek, Senior VP\/Publisher, The Princeton Review. “Among 7,445 college applicants who participated in our 2012 ‘College Hopes & Worries Survey,’ nearly 7 out of 10 (68 percent) told us that having information about a school’s commitment to the environment would influence their decision to apply to or attend the school,” he added. “Together with USGBC, we are pleased to make this free resource available to all students seeking to attend colleges that practice, teach and support environmentally-responsible choices.  To that end, we highly recommend the terrific schools in this book.”\r\n\r\nThe Princeton Review chose the 322 schools based on a survey it conducted in 2011 of hundreds of colleges across the U.S. and in Canada to tally its annual “Green Rating” scores (scaled from 60 to 99) of colleges for its school profiles in its college guidebooks and website. The survey asks administrators more than 50 questions about their institution’s sustainability-related policies, practices and programs.  The Company tallied Green Ratings for 768 institutions in summer 2011.  The 322 schools in this guide received scores of 83 or above in that assessment. (Note: The Princeton Review does not rank the schools in this guide hierarchically (1 to 322) according to their Green Rating scores, nor does it include those scores in this book’s school profiles.)\r\n\r\nSince its founding in 1887, Clark University in Worcester, Mass., has a history of challenging convention. As an innovative liberal arts college and research university, Clark’s world-class faculty lead a community of creative thinkers and passionate doers and offer a range of expertise, particularly in the areas of psychology, geography, urban education, Holocaust and genocide studies, environmental studies, and international development and social change. Clark’s students, faculty and alumni embody the Clark motto: Challenge convention. Change our world.<\/em><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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