Clark University
Private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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Worcester, Massachusetts
City in, and county seat of, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
City in, and county seat of, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
A center of higher education, it is home to eight separate colleges and universities, including Holy Cross, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), and Clark University.
Association of American Universities
Organization of American research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education.
Organization of American research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education.
Lack of standardization damaged European universities' opinions of their American counterparts and many American students attended graduate school in Europe instead of staying in the U.S. The presidents of Harvard University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Chicago, and the University of California sent a letter of invitation to nine other universities—Clark University, Catholic University of America, Cornell University, the University of Michigan, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, the University of Wisconsin, and Yale University—to meet in Chicago in February 1900 to promote and raise standards.
G. Stanley Hall
Pioneering American psychologist and educator.
Pioneering American psychologist and educator.
Hall was the first president of the American Psychological Association and the first president of Clark University.
American Psychological Association
Largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students.
Largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students.
The APA was founded in July 1892 at Clark University by a small group of around 30 men; by 1916 there were over 300 members.
Robert H. Goddard
American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.
American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.
Goddard received his B.S. degree in physics from Worcester Polytechnic in 1908, and after serving there for a year as an instructor in physics, he began his graduate studies at Clark University in Worcester in the fall of 1909.
Franz Boas
German-born American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology".
German-born American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology".
Aside from his editorial work at Science, Boas secured an appointment as docent in anthropology at Clark University, in 1888.
Albert A. Michelson
Not to be confused with the athlete Albert Michelsen.
Not to be confused with the athlete Albert Michelsen.
In 1889 Michelson became a professor at Clark University at Worcester, Massachusetts, and in 1892 was appointed professor and the first head of the department of physics at the newly organized University of Chicago.
Rocket
Spacecraft, aircraft, vehicle or projectile that obtains thrust from a rocket engine.
Spacecraft, aircraft, vehicle or projectile that obtains thrust from a rocket engine.
In 1920, Professor Robert Goddard of Clark University published proposed improvements to rocket technology in A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes.
Jonas Gilman Clark
Jonas Gilman Clark (February 1, 1815 – May 23, 1900) was an American businessman, and the founder of Clark University.
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III.
Intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III.
At the conclusion of the 1994-95 academic year, Brandeis University withdrew from the NEW 8 to join the University Athletic Association (where its men's sports competed at that time) and Clark University accepted membership, keeping the NEW 8's membership at eight institutions.