August 22, 2005
Clark University is Named “Hottest School for Student Research” in new Kaplan/Newsweek Guide
 WORCESTER, MA - Clark University has been recognized by the 2006 Kaplan/Newsweek Guide as one of "America's 25 Hot Schools."
Clark has earned the designation “Hottest for Student Research.”
The annual Kaplan/Newsweek College Guide hits newsstands today. It provides detailed information on the latest admissions trends and updated perspective on key features of campus life.
According to Jay Mathews, Newsweek contributor and Washington Post reporter who authored the “hottest colleges” article, all of this year’s “Hot Schools” are “creating buzz among students, a broad array of educators and admissions experts,” and each “is effectively preparing students for the complex world.”
“I have a long list of high school guidance counselors and teachers whom I consult whenever I want to know which colleges are delivering the most value to students,” said Mathews. “They tell me that Clark University has become one of the places most often mentioned by high school graduates who come back to visit their old counselors and say, ‘that college you sent me to is terrific, just like you said.’”
Kaplan has partnered with Newsweek for the past several years and prospective college students and their families have come to rely on the Kaplan/Newsweek College Guide as a trustworthy, unbiased resource. The perennially popular America's 25 Hot Schools section of the guide profiles a handful of dream schools and recognizes each for a choice attribute. The list is designed to help readers uncover appealing options as they create and refine their college targets. It was developed based on admissions trends and interviews with teachers and students.
The 264-page publication is available on newsstands and can also be ordered on Kaplan's Web site (www.kaptest.com/store/) or by calling toll-free 800-KAP-ITEM.
Kaplan, Inc. is a leading provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses and is comprised of four divisions: Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions, which offers test prep and admissions services worldwide, including K12 services for schools; SCORE!, which offers after-school learning programs for kids; Kaplan Professional, which offers licensing and continuing education training and compliance tracking; and Kaplan Higher Education, which offers post-secondary educational certificate and degree programs online and through 76 campus-based locations.
Founded in 1933, Newsweek provides comprehensive coverage of national and international affairs, business, society, science and technology, and arts and entertainment. Headquartered in New York, Newsweek has 19 bureaus located in the U.S. and around the globe. Newsweek has a worldwide circulation of more than 4 million and a total readership of more than 22 million. The magazine appears in more than 190 countries.
Clark University is a private, co-educational liberal-arts research university with 2,000 undergraduate and 600 graduate students. Since its founding in 1887 as the first all-graduate school in New England, Clark has challenged convention with innovative programs such as the International Studies Stream, the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the five-year BA/MA programs with the fifth year tuition-free for eligible students.
Angela M. Bazydlo
Associate Director of Media Relations
Clark University
Worcester, Mass.
phone: 508-793-7635
www.clarku.edu
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