1990s: Challenging convention through the ages...
1990 J. Ronald Eastman develops the Idrisi geography information software. It is adopted by the United Nations and is used in more than 70 countries by November 1990.
Matt Most '92 and Dan Kallin '92, MA '93 open the student-run recycling center. Operated by student employees and volunteers, the recycling center has recycled more than 450 tons of material. Today, approximately 25 percent of the University's waste stream is recycled.
The Higgins University Center is dedicated.
1991 The Jacob Hiatt Center for Urban Education is established. The Hiatt center focuses on: urban teacher preparation; professional learning and leadership development; curriculum, teaching and assessment practices that support learning for diverse children; and University-school collaborative research.
The George Perkins Marsh Institute is established. The Marsh Institute examines human-environment relationships across a wide range of themes, including the human dimensions of global environmental change and the development and application of geographic information systems.
1992 The Ph.D. program in Women's Studies is established. The first doctorates in Women's Studies are conferred in 1998.
1994 Clark's BA/MA Fifth-Year-Free program begins, giving students the opportunity to earn a bachelor's and master's degree in five years with the fifth year tuition free.
1995 The University's decade-long commitment to improving the quality of life for the residents of Main South is formalized under the University Park Partnership (UPP). Since then, UPP has emerged as a national model for university/community partnerships working toward urban renewal. It encompasses public safety, economic development, physical renovation, education and recreational activities. For more on the progress of UPP, visit the Clark Web site at www.clarku.edu.
The Center for Holocaust Studies, offering an undergraduate concentration in Holocaust and genocide studies and the world's first Ph.D. program in Holocaust History, is established. In 1998, John Cardinal O'Connor, the late archbishop of New York, inaugurates the center's Ph.D. program in Holocaust history.
1996 The Clark president's residence is moved back to campus. Today, Harrington House continues to serve as a visible symbol of the University's commitment to its neighbors in Main South.
1997 Clark confers the first Fiat Lux awards to John Cardinal O'Connor, U.S. Rep Tom Lantos and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel. The award, which takes it's name from Clark's motto "let there be light," honors individuals who have shown exceptional leadership in increasing humankind's understanding of issues crucial to the 2ist century. Fiat Lux awards are also presented to Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams in 1998 and President Rexhep Meidani of the Republic of Albania in 2000.
1998 The University Park Campus School (UPCS) opens with its first class of 35 seventh graders. An integral part of the University Park Partnership neighborhood revitalization effort, the UPCS is a full-fledged Worcester Public School for children of Main South. A new class of seventh graders is added each year until it includes grades seven through 12. UPCS graduates, as well as residents who have lived in Main South for at least five years, who meet Clark admissions requirements are eligible to attend the University tuition free.
1999 A refurbished Dana Commons opens. The building now houses a new student union and the Mary McLeod Bethune Intercultural Center.
Lasry House, formerly Alumni House, opens as the permanent home of Clark's Center for Holocaust Studies. The house includes the Rose Library and a collection of 2,500 Holocaust-related books. The Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden is located beside the Lasry House.
Fun Fact
- 1991 The first Academic Spree Day is held. A showcase for undergraduate research and creative activities, Academic Spree day has since become the highlight of the academic year.
- 1999 A statue of Sigmund Freud, commemorating the famous psychoanalyst's visit to Clark, is installed in Red Square. The sculpture was created by Robert Shure, whose works include the Boston Irish Famine Memorial, the Korean War Monument in the Charlestown Navy Yard and the giant teddy bear in front of the F.A.O. Schwarz store in Boston's Back Bay.
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