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Education

  • Anna Maria College inaugurates 11th president

    September 18, 2015

    Mary Lou Retelle will be inaugurated Anna Maria College's president Friday afternoon at the school in Paxton.

    September 18, 2015
  • Lawmakers pitch solutions to college debt problems

    State House News Service September 17, 2015

    As lawmakers weigh proposals to make higher education more affordable for Massachusetts students, advocates on Tuesday hailed efforts to increase financial literacy and expand college savings programs.

    State House News Service September 17, 2015
  • Clark Trustees elect new leaders

    September 11, 2015

    Steven Swain is Clark University's new chairman of the Board of Trustees, leading a team that aims to advance the school's national standing, the school has announced.

    September 11, 2015
  • State appeals to high school students with 'Go Higher!' campaign

    State House News Service September 11, 2015

    State officials on Wednesday launched a website, campaign and event series to help high school students prepare for college and careers and make them more aware of opportunities in public higher education.

    State House News Service September 11, 2015
  • Meehan mum about UMass committee's closed session

    State House News Service September 10, 2015

    A committee of the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees on Wednesday met in a closed session to discuss an "on-going investigation" under a state law that allows public bodies to meet in private to discuss possible criminal activity.

    State House News Service September 10, 2015
  • MWCC, Clark form transfer-student agreement

    September 4, 2015

    Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) has partnered with Clark University in Worcester to facilitate transfer opportunities for MWCC students, the community college in Gardner announced Thursday.

    September 4, 2015
  • UMass agrees to pay retroactive wages to union workers

    State House News Service September 4, 2015

    University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan has committed the university to funding $10.9 million in retroactive pay denied to faculty and staff by the previous president, expressing confidence that the state will help foot the bill.

    State House News Service September 4, 2015
  • ALS researchers at UMass Medical get ‘Ice Bucket’ funds

    Katie Lannan State House News Service September 3, 2015

    Two groups of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have each received $1 million in grant money raised during last summer's viral Ice Bucket Challenge campaign, funds that will support ALS research projects that the school's

    Katie Lannan State House News Service September 3, 2015
  • Perkins appoints Ames as executive director

    September 3, 2015

    Michael W. Ames has been named the seventh executive director and CEO of Perkins, the Lancaster-based human services agency that includes the Doctor Franklin Perkins School.

    September 3, 2015
  • Investing in Mass. schools pays off for students, employers, state

    John Mahoney Special To The Worcester Business Journal August 31, 2015

    Massachusetts has always been a leader in education. We're honored to live in a state that has the first and oldest existing public school in the U.S. (Boston Latin), and the first and oldest university (Harvard).

    John Mahoney Special To The Worcester Business Journal August 31, 2015
  • Rosenberg, Baker ask UMass to reconsider tuition hike

    State House News Service August 21, 2015

    The University of Massachusetts, with its five campuses and nearly 73,000 undergraduate and graduate students, struck a defiant tone Thursday as it faced mounting political pressure to reconsider tuition and fee hikes approved earlier this summer.

    State House News Service August 21, 2015
  • WRTA adding bus route for 3 colleges

    August 21, 2015

    The Worcester Regional Transit Authority is adding bus route that will run between three of the city's colleges throughout the academic year, in an agreement with the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (HECCMA).

    August 21, 2015
  • Autism education center founder details Southborough expansion plan

    Emily Micucci August 19, 2015

    Celebrating 40 years last week, the New England Center for Children is growing its Southborough footprint to boost autism intervention and research for the benefit of children across the globe.

    Emily Micucci August 19, 2015
  • Communities such as Worcester lean on tax-exempt nonprofits to help pay for services

    Sam Bonacci August 17, 2015

    Central Massachusetts, especially Worcester, is home to a number of nonprofits and other tax-exempt organizations. Last year, more than 30 percent of all land in the city was tax exempt.

    Sam Bonacci August 17, 2015
  • Policymakers studying the problem of paying for college

    Matt Murphy State House News Service August 13, 2015

    From town hall gatherings on the presidential campaign trail in New Hampshire to hearing rooms at state capitols and city halls across the country, identifying solutions to the problem of college affordability and student debt has become not just an

    Matt Murphy State House News Service August 13, 2015
  • WPI wins grant for cancer research

    August 7, 2015

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has landed a grant for genetic research from the National Institutes of Health that will take aim at cancer cells, the school announced Thursday.

    August 7, 2015

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.