Drapos lecturer offers insider’s view of health care, advocates for ‘evidence-based medicine’

Jessie Gruman bills herself as a “double insider” when it comes to health care. As founder and president of the Washington-based Center for Advancing Health, she is intensely involved with researching and advocating for policies for the delivery of effective medical treatment. And as someone who has endured four separate cancer diagnoses, Gruman possesses intimate…

Clark alumnus to give Harrington Public Affairs Lecture on elections and informed citizenry, Oct. 24

Professor John Coleman, a Clark University alumnus and leading expert on political parties, elections and campaign finance in the U.S., will deliver the Fall 2011 Harrington Public Affairs Lecture, “A Primer on the Primaries: Polarized Politics and Presidential Nominations,” at 7 p.m, Monday, Oct. 24, in Tilton Hall, 2nd floor of the Higgins University Center, 950…

Six new MAD scholars arrive at Clark ready to make a difference

Clark University welcomed six Making a Difference (MAD) Scholars at the start of the Fall semester.  The Making a Difference Scholarship is awarded to incoming First-Year students who demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to social change. The 2011-2012 recipients are: Alejandro Baez, of New York, NY, is a former HIV/AIDS peer counselor who participated in leadership…

Lund Award recipients honored for efforts in community engagement

Clark University President David Angel presented the 2011 John W. Lund Community Achievement Award to Greg Doerschler, senior analyst in Clark’s Office of Institutional Research and adviser to the Outing Club, and to fifth-year student Andre Kenstowicz. Doerschler and Kenstowicz were honored at a September 20 recognition dinner at Harrington House, the residence of Clark’s…

Conflict, complicity and Congo: Clark summit urges informed activism in troubled African nation

Chouchou Namegabe stood before a spellbound audience in the Kneller Athletic Center on Saturday and talked about the rape of her country. “Women’s bodies are being used as a battlefield,” Namegabe said. “Each single case is a tragedy.” The journalist and activist described how systematic sexual assaults on women and children in east Congo are…

Aspen Institute names Clark MBA program to biennial list of top 100

Clark University’s Graduate School of Management (GSOM) has been included on a list of Top 100 MBA programs worldwide, compiled by The Aspen Institute for its biennial Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey. GSOM was selected for demonstrating significant leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its program. The Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey is the…