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Clark U. students spend Spring Break helping others, near and far

While some Clark students might’ve spent their Spring Break regrouping and relaxing, dozens of Clarkies mobilized and set out on organized adventures near and far with the aim of assisting others in need. Thirty-one undergraduates stayed in Worcester and spent several days participating in Clark’s second annual Service Learning Alternative Spring Break Staycation. The program…

New director sees LEEP Center as ‘a destination and an active player’

Michelle Bata is a relative newcomer to Clark University, but she’s already making history of a sort. As associate dean and the first-ever director of the LEEP Center, Bata is working to help structure the student’s academic journey through the prism of LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice), Clark’s pioneering model of higher education that integrates life-changing world, workplace and personal experiences with a robust liberal arts curriculum. The Class of 2017 will be the first to be fully engaged in a LEEP-directed experience throughout their years at…

CTCL director kicks off guidance counselor event at Clark University

Guidance counselors from as far away as San Juan Capistrano, Calif., to as near as Shrewsbury, Mass., packed the John and Kay Bassett Admissions Center on Sunday to hear words of wisdom from Martha “Marty” O’Connell, the executive director of Colleges That Change Lives. O’Connell’s remarks supplied a fitting kick-off for the two-day symposium that…

Clark Model UN delegates stand out at Harvard National Conference

A delegation of 28 members of the Clark University Model UN Team attended the 59th session of the prestigious Harvard National Model UN Conference (HNMUN 2013), which took place February 14 to 17 at the historic Park Plaza Hotel in downtown Boston. “Our team did an exceptional job this year,” said Clark Model UN faculty adviser Srini…

Research points to more rapid loss of glacial ice mass, rising sea level

Study co-authored by Clark University geographer Prof. Gardner shows that glaciers in Canada’s Arctic will melt faster than ever and loss could be irreversible

NSF awards Clark University $200K for innovative ‘Next-Gen’ science teaching exemplar

“You can’t teach what you can’t even imagine,” says Clark University Professor of Education Sarah Michaels, who is helping to develop a much-needed and innovative teacher learning resource for K-12 science education called the Next Generation Science Exemplar. The Next Generation Science Exemplar is an innovative, web-based platform designed to help teachers better understand and incorporate…

Clark economist Brown named Mosakowski Research Fellow

Clark President David Angel has named Professor of Economics John Brown as the first Jane and William Mosakowski Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow of Clark’s Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise. Brown is an economic historian affiliated with the Clark program in Urban Development and Social Change. He also serves as a research economist with the Program in Cohort Studies of…

Two Clark students receive awards at recent Mock Trial Tournament

Fifteen Clark University students making up two Mock Trial teams traveled to Manchester, New Hampshire, recently to compete

Men’s swimming and diving team tops the entire nation in GPA

For the second time in the last three seasons, a Clark University swimming and diving team has the nation’s top team grade-point average. The men’s team posted a team GPA of 3.60 in the fall of 2012 — not only the highest in Division III but the entire nation. Read more on Clark Athletics…

Medal honors Prof. Harvey Gould’s contributions to physics education

The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) announced on Feb. 22 that Harvey Gould, Clark University research professor and professor emeritus of Physics, is the 2013 recipient of the Robert A. Millikan Medal in recognition of his notable and creative contributions to the teaching of physics. The Medal will be presented during the AAPT Summer Meeting in Portland, Oregon.…