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Clark University reviews

4.1

60% would recommend to a friend

(359 total reviews)

David Fithian

58% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Clark University has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 359 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Clark University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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359 reviews
2.0
Oct 29, 2023

1 Year at Clark

Recommend
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Pros

Working with fabulous, diverse students is always a plus.

Cons

The leadership is a giant issue for Clark right now. They have lost, are losing and will continue to lose amazing people if they keep going in the direction they are going with their current student services (DSS) leadership team. When I started at Clark I was part of a collaborative and caring team of professionals with fantastic leadership. Near halfway through my time at Clark that all changed. Brand new leadership with absolutely no experience or tact. This change proved to be a very negative and unhealthy environment for me and from what I saw, other employees throughout the division as well and is exactly the reason that motivated me to leave. I deserve a much healthier, more sane environment with fair compensation. As a leader and a person in a director position, I have personally seen fellow employees being belittled, gaslit and treated unfairly (issues regarding salary, job descriptions, title, overall respect) and I wish I had spoken up back when I had a chance to make a difference. For that I am sorry.

3.0
May 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Good, low pressure work environment. Friendly colleagues, lots of free food.

Cons

Salary increase very low compared to rate of inflation. Large focus on recruiting international students to pay full tuition price to fund the university. Blind eye turned to some unethical behavior specifically in Grad Student Admissions. Undergrads coddled a bit too much.

3.0
May 28, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

The school has authentically caring faculty and front-line employees. Staff is amazingly agile given slim resources.

Cons

Research and Teaching assistance ships are brutal, and among underpaying the students immensely, the infrastructure at the school is so poor that RAs and TAs lack working computers, software, or any good tools to do their jobs. However, Investment decisions made by senior management seem micro-managed and parsimonious. Sidewalks are broken, computers don’t work, but the President wants to build a new gate. It’s depressing how much staff has to put up with here, and not surprising that many become bitter over the years.

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