Clark University is recognized among the “Best Graduate Schools 2015” by U.S. News & World Report in its just-released annual guide. U.S. News surveyed 453 accredited master’s programs in business. The Clark University Graduate School of Management MBA program appears at No. 114 of 282 schools recognized in the Best Part-Time MBA Programs category. “Our…
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Clark University research lends insight into sustainably managing urban ecosystems
Among the most pressing global issues of the 21st century are the environmental challenges posed by urbanization and the differing ways people manage urban land. New research led by Clark University associate professor of geography Colin Polsky is aiding the scientific understanding of these practices and effects via a unique study of U.S. lawncare practices. Polsky…
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Where Are the Men? Counselor Symposium to examine gender gap
Dozens of college advisers and guidance counselors from around the country will convene with a panel of distinguished academics and professionals for the Third Annual Counselor Symposium at Clark University, titled “Where Are the Men?” The symposium, on Sunday March 23 and Monday March 24, will focus on the growing gender gap between young men…
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Kiplinger’s names Clark U. a top ten best value in New England colleges
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has named Clark University one of the top ten best values in New England private colleges, in a ranking of 35 colleges and universities published in the magazine’s March issue. Clark is ranked at number 10 on the list. In December, Clark appeared at number 35 on Kiplinger’s annual ranking of the…
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‘Art After Clark’ exhibition showcases alumni creations
The Clark University Visual and Performing Arts Department celebrated the artistic visions of 17 studio art alumni at a Feb.12 reception for the third “Art After Clark” exhibition, now on display through April 2 at the Traina Center for the Arts’ Schiltkamp Gallery. Represented media and techniques range from handmade journals and fabric sculpture to…
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Clark University, City of Worcester forge academic health partnership
The City of Worcester and Clark University announce the creation of an innovative Academic Health Department, the result of a partnership combining scholarship and practice to improve public health. The city’s Division of Public Health and the University’s Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise, together through the Academic Health Department, will harness a variety of relationships and, based upon consideration of local needs…
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Clark Model U.N. Team excels at Harvard, McGill conferences
Clark University’s Model United Nations Team performed well at the 60th session of the prestigious Harvard National Model U.N. Conference (HNMUN 2014), which took place Feb. 13 – 16 in Boston. The Harvard Model U.N. conference is one of the most competitive conferences in the Model U.N. circuit, attracting more than 3,000 student delegates from…
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Clark history professor’s new book examines complex world of prostitution in 18th-century Paris
In her new book, “Erotic Exchanges: The World of Elite Prostitution in Eighteenth-Century Paris,” Clark University associate professor of history Nina Kushner explores the world of the eighteenth-century Parisian demimonde, in which women sold sex, company, and even love to the men of the elite in exchange for being “kept.” In “Erotic Exchanges” (Cornell University…
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Clark professor’s ‘Dream Nation’ explores cultural effects of Puerto Rican independence movement
While the Puerto Rican independence movement was a political failure, it has contributed immensely to the Puerto Rican identity, influencing both literature and culture. A provocative new book by Clark University associate professor of Spanish María Acosta Cruz uses examples from Puerto Rican literature, history, and pop culture to emphasize how the territory’s residents have…
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Old Clark University OneCards find a musical new life as guitar picks
Members of the Clark University community are always finding creative ways to recycle just about everything. Clark’s OneCard’s Office recently started recycling old Clark OneCards into guitar picks. Business Manager Paul Wykes had the idea after he bought his son a guitar pick maker for Christmas in 2012. This past year, his son received a…
