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Diversity & Inclusion
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After record-breaking number of applications, Health Foundation grants $1M to 10 nonprofits
July 30, 2025Ten Worcester County nonprofits have received nearly $1 million in combined funding for their sustainable approaches to addressing community health concerns.
July 30, 2025
Overcoming barriers: Workers with disabilities battle preconceived notions, as their labor force participation rises and company programs expand
Updated: July 28, 2025A handful of Central Massachusetts companies are utilizing workforce programs to recognize and support their true capabilities.
Updated: July 28, 2025
Dr. Michael Collins is leaving an historic legacy at UMass Chan. His successor will face a new world of challenges.
Updated: July 28, 2025UMass and healthcare leaders emphasize UMass Chan’s future success depends on its next chancellor’s ability to cultivate talent, face federal challenges head-on, invest in primary care, and commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Updated: July 28, 2025
Planned Parenthoods in Worcester, Marlborough get state money amid Trump defunding efforts
July 25, 2025The Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts has received $2 million in funding through the state’s fiscal 2026 budget to support residents’ access to sexual and reproductive health care throughout the state.
July 25, 2025
Greater Worcester Community Foundation establishes fund for people with physical disabilities following $1.3M donation
July 18, 2025Greater Worcester Community Foundation is set to establish a fund dedicated to nonprofits supporting individuals with physical disabilities.
July 18, 2025
House approves bill to protect reproductive, transgender care providers from out-of-state legal threats
July 17, 2025With one top Democrat invoking Yogi Berra's famous "déjà vu all over again" quote, the House on Wednesday approved the latest attempt to strengthen access to reproductive and transgender care in the face of out-of-state legal threats.
July 17, 2025
House to vote on reproductive, transgender care protections this week
July 15, 2025House Democrats are moving toward a vote on legislation that would update the 2022 state law shielding reproductive and transgender care from out-of-state legal action.
July 15, 2025-
Basketball coach again tops UMass Chan chancellor as highest-paid state employee
July 9, 2025While workers at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester once again made up the largest percentage of the state’s highest-paid state employees in 2024, UMass men’s basketball Head Coach Frank Martin once again topped the list.
July 9, 2025 
Fitchburg State, MWCC & Clinton High School ink early college deal
July 3, 2025Through the partnership, Clinton High School seniors will be able to participate in dual enrollment courses at FSU and MWCC.
July 3, 2025
Advocates push for bill allowing MassHealth seniors to keep thousands in savings
July 3, 2025Dozens of seniors filled a state capitol auditorium Tuesday to plead with lawmakers to expand MassHealth eligibility for older Bay Staters by raising the limit on assets they may keep by thousands of dollars.
July 3, 2025
Mass. provides $1.5M for behavioral health workforce development in Worcester County
June 30, 2025As Central Massachusetts grapples with an ongoing mental health crisis, nine Worcester County organizations have split nearly $1.5 million in state funding to make the road to becoming a behavioral health clinician more accessible for the area’s
June 30, 2025
State leaders pledge support for Black Americans during Juneteenth observance
June 19, 2025Lawmakers reflected on the significance of Juneteenth Wednesday, promising that Massachusetts will fight for and support Black Americans facing headwinds from new federal challenges.
June 19, 2025
A turn for the worse: In the annual midyear survey, WBJ readers say their outlook for the 2025 economy has soured since the start of the year
Updated: June 16, 2025More than half (51%) of WBJ readers believe the U.S. economy will decline in the second half of this year.
Updated: June 16, 2025
Take WBJ's 2025 Midyear Economic Forecast survey
May 27, 2025The first five months of 2025 have been a wild ride for the economy. How has your outlook changed for the rest of the year?
May 27, 2025
2025 Power 100: Dr. Cherise Hamblin
Updated: May 19, 2025As maternal morbidity rates continue to rise throughout the state, Hamblin has become one of the region’s most ardent advocates for the interrelated causes of addressing Black maternal health and diversifying healthcare professionals.
Updated: May 19, 2025
2025 Power 100: Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham
Updated: May 19, 2025Zolezzi-Wyndham has been the leading diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant for major Central Massachusetts employers for five years, and now she is helping those firms who remain committed to those values navigate the white-hot political
Updated: May 19, 2025
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