{"id":351,"date":"2024-11-25T14:44:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/?page_id=351"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:06:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull hero department-hero hero-landing is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-right abut-end\" style=\"min-height:65vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1400\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2384\" alt=\"Students examine a sample under UV light in the lab.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/about-hero.jpg\" style=\"object-position:36% 63%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" 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wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/facts\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Facts<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/our-campus-location\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Our campus<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/history\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">History<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/annual-events\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Annual events<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/mission\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Mission<\/span><\/a><\/li><li data-wp-context='{ \"submenuOpenedBy\": { \"click\": false, \"hover\": false, \"focus\": false }, \"type\": \"submenu\", \"modal\": null, \"previousFocus\": null }' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-on--focusout=\"actions.handleMenuFocusout\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleMenuKeydown\" data-wp-on--mouseenter=\"actions.openMenuOnHover\" data-wp-on--mouseleave=\"actions.closeMenuOnHover\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.initMenu\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"wp-block-navigation-item has-child open-on-hover-click wp-block-navigation-submenu\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"\/about\/leadership\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\"> Leadership<\/span><\/a><button data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isMenuOpen\" 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Trustees<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left intro\">Clark is built for the kind of unconventional and independent thinking that allows us to value the imperfect and navigate the unexpected. We move through the world with confidence and curiosity, eager to discover what awaits and emboldened to act when our moment arises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">    <a\n        class=\"clarku-block-card is-style-overlay\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/mission\/\"\n    >\n                    <div class=\"clarku-block-card-img-container\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\"\n                \t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n                    alt=\"Clark students walking on campus\"\n                    class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-none\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/our-mission-card.jpg\"\n                \/>\n            <\/div>\n            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                     <div\n                class=\"clarku-block-card-content\"\n            >\n                \n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-campus-and-location\">Our campus and location<\/h3>\n\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center no-gap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:44rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span 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class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Student to faculty ratio<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-clarku-metric\">\n\t<div class=\"inner \">\n\t\t<div class=\"value \">\n\t\t\t46\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Undergraduate majors<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-clarku-metric\">\n\t<div class=\"inner \">\n\t\t<div class=\"value \">\n\t\t\t#5\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Best Schools for making an impact<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);min-height:36rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-warm-gray-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-80fb368b wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-drop-shadow\" id=\"h-at-a-glance\">At a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What&#039;s a Clarkie?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Di9jeOLcqoU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow\">Get a quick overview of Clark University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/facts\/\">Facts and Rankings<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-panel has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Community impact<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The exchange of knowledge and resources between Clark and Worcester yields substantial and tangible benefits as, together, we shape a more vibrant city in which to live,&nbsp;learn, work, and play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/clark-in-the-community.pdf\">Download Clark in the Community<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/clark-in-the-community.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/clark-in-the-community-cover-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cover photo of the publication, &quot;Clark in the Community&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-4179 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/clark-in-the-community-cover-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/clark-in-the-community-cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/clark-in-the-community-cover-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/clark-in-the-community-cover-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/clark-in-the-community-cover-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/clark-in-the-community-cover.jpg 1855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element double-bottom-margin has-white-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Men-of-Color-Alliance-Hero-765x485-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-364 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Men-of-Color-Alliance-Hero-765x485-1.jpg 765w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Men-of-Color-Alliance-Hero-765x485-1-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Diversity and inclusion<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-we-all-connect-here\">&#8216;We all connect here&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A group of student leaders came together to create a space where they could find connection and share their perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-deep-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/clarknow.clarku.edu\/2023\/11\/16\/we-all-connect-here\/\">Read the story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element has-white-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-annual-events\">Annual events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An integral part of the Clark experience is when our students gather to present their research, express themselves, and celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-deep-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/annual-events\/\">Come Together<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/annual-events-block.jpg\" alt=\"Student and family posing with Cougar mascot on campus green\" class=\"wp-image-2352 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/annual-events-block.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/annual-events-block-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/annual-events-block-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-style-panel has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-3-850x556-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-3-850x556-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-3-850x556-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-3-850x556-1-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-clark-story\">The Clark story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot has happened since 1887, when Jonas Gilman Clark founded Clark University as the first all-graduate school in the United States. Clark\u2019s history is steeped in innovations that have shaped our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-deep-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/about\/history\/\">History<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull promo-block\" style=\"min-height:35rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-370\" alt=\"Worcester skyline at night\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-5.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-5.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/About-Clark-University-5-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#7b769c\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"clarku-promo\" style=\"--promo-xaxis-slider:26;--promo-valign: center;--promo-height: 100%;--promo-alignSelf:50;--promo-width:26rem;\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-promo-contents has-background\" style=\"background-color:#212121d9\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\" id=\"h-we-love-worcester\">We love Worcester<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>New England\u2019s second-largest city, Worcester, Massachusetts is a hub for biotech, higher education, health care, the arts, and is home to a thriving \u201cpop-up\u201d culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-clark-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/student-life\/worcester\/\">Explore Worcester<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull closer is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background\" style=\"min-height:40vh;background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/jonas\/images\/jch-walk.jpg&apos;);background-position:68% 38%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group color has-white-color has-deep-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-97e23d48008b9730f2628fc8815daead is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c399be0d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Be a force for change.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Come study at a small research university with a strong liberal arts core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-clarku-block-tabs clarku__tabs_5356c006\"><ul class=\"clarku__tab-labels\" role=\"tablist\" aria-label=\"tabbed content\"><li id=\"\" class=\"clarku__tab-label active\" role=\"tab\">Undergraduate<\/li><li id=\"\" class=\"clarku__tab-label\" role=\"tab\">Graduate<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"clarku__tab-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-child-tab clarku__tab-panel\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"Undergraduate\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/undergraduate-admissions\/visit\/?ua\">Visit<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/undergraduate-admissions\/apply\/?ua\">Apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-8653ef6f09ef4f98bc582b343932f70d\">Still curious? 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