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Diversity & Inclusion
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2025 Power 100: Amie Shei
Updated: May 19, 2025Shei addresses the nuanced and complicated need for health equity by using an intersectional and holistic approach as she tirelessly advocates for those who don’t have a seat at the table. In February, she was honored as Massachusetts Woman of the
Updated: May 19, 2025
Power 100: WBJ names the most influential professionals in 2025
Updated: May 19, 2025The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Marlina Duncan
Updated: May 19, 2025Throughout her four years at UMass Chan, Duncan has focused on affirming that diversity, equity, and inclusion are not merely add-ons for the university, but foundational tenets on which it educates, delivers care, and conducts research.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Stephen Kerrigan
Updated: May 19, 2025Few leaders in Central Massachusetts fight as fiercely to provide health care regardless of an individual’s ability to pay like Kerrigan, and this past year, he set records.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Sha-Asia Medina & Parlee Jones
Updated: May 19, 2025Following the 2020 high-profile killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, the Village Worcester was born to be an Afrocentric cultural, learning, and healing center in Main South.
Updated: May 19, 2025
Safe Exit Initiative launches sex trafficking outreach program in Baltimore
May 13, 2025Safe Exit Initiative, a Worcester nonprofit supporting those involved in the sex trade, has expanded its reach into the Mid-Atlantic, launching a harm reduction and outreach program in Baltimore.
May 13, 2025
Q&A: Kathleen Gagne's legacy of culture & connections at Mechanics Hall
Updated: May 5, 2025Now preparing for retirement, Kathleen Gagne is grateful for the chance to preserve history while inspiring future generations to engage with music and culture.
Updated: May 5, 2025
Movers & Shakers for May 5, 2025
Updated: May 5, 2025Employees at Discovery Museum, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Digital Federal Credit Union are advancing in their careers.
Updated: May 5, 2025
Insulet names new CEO, becomes sole woman-led Central Mass. public company
April 28, 2025Ashley McEvoy comes to Insulet having worked at the New Jersey-based healthcare company Johnson & Johnson from 1996 to 2023
April 28, 2025
International loss: The crackdown on student visas will have long-term ramifications for the Central Mass. higher ed industry
Updated: April 21, 2025Central Massachusetts colleges and universities are now in the process of navigating international students fears and bracing themselves for how those students’ absences could impact their economic standing.
Updated: April 21, 2025
Mounting costs: As rising health costs hit Hispanic communities hardest, Central Mass. leaders are addressing inequities through cultural competency
Updated: April 21, 2025While all races and ethnicities reported some degree of financial strain, the burdens were far from evenly distributed across the state’s population
Updated: April 21, 2025
QCC union votes no confidence in President Pedraja following staff terminations
April 16, 2025Following the no-confidence vote, union members are now engaging in a practice of work-to-rule, where they only adhere to the minimum requirements of their contracts.
April 16, 2025
Visas revoked for 12 Clark University international students
April 10, 2025Coming on the heels of news about four WPI students have their visas revoked, Clark University has seen a dozen students at the school suffer the same fate.
April 10, 2025
Clinton Savings Bank’s first woman CEO officially takes over
April 7, 2025Mary Dean has begun her roles as president and CEO of Clinton Savings Bank following the March retirement of the bank’s long-time leader Robert Paulhus.
April 7, 2025
UMass Memorial eliminates chief DEI position, reorganizes diversity & inclusion efforts
April 3, 2025UMass Memorial’s expanded department will be led by Mario Florez, UMMH’s new vice president of community health and caregiver belonging.
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Clark joins United Nations initiative dedicated to human rights, sustainability
March 26, 2025Clark University and its business school have joined 1,700 institutions worldwide working to realize the goals of the United Nations as the Worcester university has joined the UN Academic Impact initiative.
March 26, 2025
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