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Clark University alumnus Matt Goldman ’83, M.B.A. ’84, motivates himself with three words: M A K E I D E A S R E A L .
The Blue Man Group founders (l. to r.) Phil Stanton, Chris Wink and Matt Goldman .
The same spirit for inventive enterprise that drives Matt Goldman recently earned Clark a #16 ranking on Forbes magazine’s list of the nation’s most entrepreneurial research universities. Matt exemplifies the Clark University motto, “Challenge Convention. Change Our World,” which inspires all Clarkies to make ideas real. Here, we regard the status quo and say, “We can do better.” Can you?
In 1987 that simple mission statement drove him to co-found Blue Man Group, whose raucous and wry stagecraft turned the troupe’s signature art into a cultural touchstone. Matt and his partners have since turned their energies to Blue School, the Manhattan elementary and middle school he co-founded in 2007. The school reimagines education in a changing world by creating communities of learners “who use courageous and innovative thinking to build a harmonious and sustainable world.”
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