International Development Community and Environment

IDCE Prof. Cynthia Caron builds MOOC for USAID on Land Tenure and Property Rights

How do you keep a broad, disparate, and diverse group of on-the-ground development professionals—governmental, non-governmental, and affiliated—informed about the major challenges they face on a daily basis? How do you create connections so they can learn from each other and leaders in the field, in order to build effective strategies to overcome those challenges? This…

Clark Student Helps Organize Energy Transition Workshop in Luxembourg

Robin Miller, a dual degree student in the MBA and MS in Environmental Science and Policy program, has made the most of her time at Clark University. Actively involved in a number of student clubs and activities, she recently returned from a summer trip to Luxembourg and Belgium, having been selected to participate in an international…

IDCE’s Annual Fall Retreat

Clark’s International Development, Community, and Environment (IDCE) Department began the new year with an annual tradition — the IDCE Fall Retreat. This year’s retreat was held in North Scituate, RI, and gave new and returning students an opportunity to meet one another, reunite with classmates, and participate in activities intended to strengthen the bond of our unique community. Here’s…

Clark’s 2015 Graduate Student Orientation in Pictures

Clark welcomed over 300 new graduate students to campus during the week-long fall 2015 Graduate Student Orientation. The sessions, which started Monday for new international students, began with a welcome from Clark’s President David Angel, followed by a few words from the Dean of Graduate Studies William Fisher, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs…

Clark Graduate Students Selected as EDF Climate Corps Fellows

The Graduate School of Management and the International Development, Community, and Environment Department are proud to announce that two dual-degree graduate students have been chosen as Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) Climate Corps fellows this year. Christian Davies of Wheaton, Illinois, and Edward Snook of Auburn, Maine, both working toward an MBA/MS in Environmental Science &…

Clark University MA Graduate Crowned Ms. New England 2015

Shala Murray of Attleboro, MA, a dedicated member of the Worcester community for the last nine years, recently won the Ms. New England 2015 title by the Ms. America® Pageant. Murray is the oldest of eight children and a first-generation college graduate. After graduating from Attleboro High School in 2006, she made Worcester her home,…

GISDE Student Awarded Grant

First year GISDE graduate student Monica Noon has received the competitive Career Development Grant awarded by the American Association for University Women. “I really wanted to apply for this grant because of the requirements,” said Noon. “It was specifically targeted at women who are going back to the University to further their education and careers.…

Multidisciplinary Conference brings Clark graduate students together

On Wednesday, April 8, Clark University’s graduate students came together to celebrate and showcase the work of 65 of their peers across ten of the University’s graduate departments and divisions. An annual event, the Graduate Student Multidisciplinary Conference (MDC) includes oral presentations as well as a poster session. Open to all current graduate students, the…