• Eating Ethically: Navigating Tough Choices in a Complicated Food System

    Eating Ethically: Navigating Tough Choices in a Complicated Food System

    Professor Ken MacLean, Ph.D., Sustainability and Social Justice and the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, advocates for mindful eating, urging consumers to educate themselves about where their food comes from and the conditions under which it is produced. By navigating these ethical dilemmas with awareness and intention, individuals can strive to make more…

  • Making an Impact on a World Stage

    Making an Impact on a World Stage

    Randall Dobayou is proof positive that learning is a lifelong journey. Having already attained professional distinction as Deputy Executive Director at Environmental Protection Agency Liberia, he wanted to pursue a master’s degree to discover new solutions to his country’s multiple environmental issues. “Liberia is very tropical,” he says. “I wanted to analyze our climate and…

  • Alumni Profile: Kortni Wroten, M.B.A./M.S., Environmental Science and Policy ’20

    Alumni Profile: Kortni Wroten, M.B.A./M.S., Environmental Science and Policy ’20

    Kortni Wroten, M.B.A./M.S. ’20, was recently hired as the Sustainability and Energy Manager at the UMass Chan Medical School. Previously, she was the Sustainability Coordinator for the Town of Weston. In her new position, Kortni focuses on advancing UMass Chan’s decarbonization plan and managing energy use on campus. “So many of my professors at Clark…

  • Alumni Profile: Benjamin Gowdy-Chase M.A. ’22

    Congratulations to Benjamin Gowdy-Chase M.A. ’22, on his new position as a Foreign Service Officer (FSO) for the U.S. State Department. Ben, a graduate of the International Development Program, will be working at different embassies, processing visa applications, and assisting Americans abroad. “I learned at Clark that the people in International/Community Development are amazing,” Gowdy-Chase…