Annual FERPA Reminder to all Faculty & Staff FERPA Basics The start of the academic year is an excellent time to remind all faculty and staff of the importance of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). FERPA protects the privacy of a student’s academic record. It applies to all institutions that […]
www.paywallthemovie.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2018 DOCUMENTARY ON OPEN ACCESS TO PREMIERE ON SEPT. 5, 2018 IN WASHINGTON, DC New film, “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship,” propels the need for open access forward, targeting the for-profit academic publishing industry “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship,” a documentary about the hidden costs of academic publishing and
Dear Clarkson Community: Please accept this friendly reminder to mark your calendar for the Fall 2018 Career Fair to be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday September 18th – 20th. Please note a major change in schedule – due to limited venue space and high employer demand we have implemented a 3 day fair. Each day will host
Clarkson’s Sponsored Research Services writes to notify the Clarkson community of a change in our Institutional Review Board (IRB). The chair of the IRB is now Christina Xydias, Associate Professor of Political Science (cxydias@clarkson.edu). Our previous chair, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Professor of Communication and Media, has moved into the role of assistant IRB chair. The IRB
Clarkson University has again been named one of Forbes’ Top 25 STEM Colleges for 2018. To put together the list, Forbes looked at the federal government’s College Scorecard’s database of schools where 50 percent of more students major in STEM subjects. Colleges and universities whose curricula emphasize STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—rank high on Forbes’
Although all academic related policies are of great importance, it is especially important this time of year to remind ourselves of specific items to support the University’s commitment to meet our service excellence standards: safe, courteous, responsive, and collaborative. A few items of great and timely importance are: PeopleSoft is the official class roster for
Clarkson University’s GE Chair in Oil and Gas Systems, David Mitlin and CEO of Enermat Technologies, David Hessler ’67, have secured grant funding in the amount of $225,000 through the National Science Foundation to continue their partnership on commercializing energy storage technology invented by Mitlin. As a result of the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
David D. Reh ’62, Hon. ’17, the namesake for the Clarkson University Reh School of Business, passed away August 18 at the age of 77. “David D. Reh was an exemplary Clarkson alumnus and benefactor to the University in every way,” said Anthony G. Collins, president of Clarkson University. “As a visionary entrepreneur of great
Clarkson University Professor of Biology Michael Twiss is now serving as president of the International Association for Great Lakes Research. IAGLR is a scientific organization made up of researchers studying the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system, other large lakes of the world, and their watersheds, as well as those with an interest in such research.
Across business, industry, government, and nearly all scientific efforts, the explosion of data drives a growing need to manage, analyze, and extract insight and knowledge from that data. Clarkson University’s new Bachelor of Science degree in Data Science provides students the opportunity to develop an interdisciplinary, data-focused skillset and apply those skills to real-world challenges.
