Clark University

Clark University is a private institution of higher learning; located in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is one of the first modern research universities in the United States and was founded in 1887 with a significant endowment from its namesake, renowned businessman Jonas Gilman Clark. The university has international students from more than 80 countries making up 15% of the Clark community, which is a truly global one. It has 20 students on average per class, and there are 10 students on the faculty. The LEEP (Liberal Education and Effective Practice) educational model, developed by Clark, encourages learners to extend their learning beyond the classroom and acquire the skills needed to turn their learning into a worthwhile return on investment.

A WOO card, which entitles holders to discounts at local attractions, baseball games, and Wachusett Mountain ski resort, is available to all Clark students. The free intercampus shuttle is available to Clark students as well as those attending Becker College, Assumption University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester State University, and College of the Holy Cross. Additionally, students can board to travel to the nearby train and bus station, Worcester Public Library, and Worcester Art Museum. There are about 130 clubs and organisations available to Clark University students on campus, but there is no Greek system at the institution.

Students at the university place a lot of emphasis on research. Undergraduates are urged to get involved, and each semester, at Fall Fest and Academic Spree Day, students display their work. Sigmund Freud delivered his renowned Clark Lectures on psychoanalysis on campus in 1909, and university researchers have made discoveries that led to the development of the birth control pill and the formula for the wind-chill factor, among other things. The performance artist Blue Man Group's cofounder Matthew Goldman and the former CEO of XM Satellite Radio Hugh Panero are some notable alumni.