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Education

  • Despite challenges, Clark poll reveals optimism among today's adults

    Emily Micucci January 28, 2015

    A recent Clark University poll revealed somewhat surprising results about today's 20- and 30-somethings' take on life: They're largely content and optimistic about the future.

    Emily Micucci January 28, 2015
  • Anna Maria launches new grad program

    January 26, 2015

    Anna Maria College will offer a new master's degree program in health emergency management, citing a high demand for the skills to respond to both natural and man-made disasters, the Paxton school said.

    January 26, 2015
  • Quad/Graphics hopes for transformation through $260M Courier deal

    Emily Micucci January 22, 2015

    In its quest to run a publishing business based on a “zero-inventory model” that prints products on demand, Wisconsin-based printing giant Quad/Graphics Inc. plans to scoop up Chelmsford-based book manufacturer Courier Corp. Courier, according to

    Emily Micucci January 22, 2015
  • MWCC launching advanced manufacturing program

    January 19, 2015

    Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) will launch a six-week training program in advanced manufacturing next month at its Devens campus, and is recruiting students, the Gardner-based school announced.

    January 19, 2015
  • WPI gets $4.4M grant to shore up cybersecurity

    January 15, 2015

    The National Science Foundation has awarded Worcester Polytechnic Institute more than $4.4 million to develop a program preparing selected students to be government cybersecurity professionals, the school announced Thursday.

    January 15, 2015
  • Becker receives $1M gift to spark innovation

    January 14, 2015

    Becker College has received a $1 million gift from alumna and former Southwest Airlines President Colleen Barrett that will go toward the school's Center for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

    January 14, 2015
  • WPI researchers get NSF grants to aid in Ebola fight

    January 9, 2015

    Two teams of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute recently received Rapid Response Research awards from the National Science Foundation to develop technologies to help protect workers caring for patients with Ebola and other infectious

    January 9, 2015
  • Ted Coghlin: 1935-2014

    January 5, 2015

    As we age, many of us wonder what kind of legacy we'll leave, what kind of difference we will have made in the world or in our communities. The hundreds who stood in line at the wake of Edwin B.

    January 5, 2015
  • Charting new courses and moving ahead

    Rick Saia December 29, 2014

    The year we're about to leave - for some, maybe forget - saw several noteworthy business-related events in Central Massachusetts, but here's our consensus selections for the top five stories of 2014. As a staff, we unanimously agreed on the top

    Rick Saia December 29, 2014
  • Mandatory course: Cost of – and return on – tuition

    Emily Micucci December 22, 2014

    Higher education, an anchor industry for Greater Worcester, is working harder today to maintain enrollments at or near current levels.

    Emily Micucci December 22, 2014
  • UMass president leaving for University of Maryland

    December 18, 2014

    After three and a half years as president of the University of Massachusetts, Robert Caret has announced he will step down to become the next chancellor of the University of Maryland.

    December 18, 2014
  • Agencies win grants to boost manufacturing careers

    Emily Micucci December 17, 2014

    The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. (NCMDC) said it received a $10,000 grant to conduct outreach and programs to entice young people into advanced manufacturing careers.

    Emily Micucci December 17, 2014
  • WPI wins $1.1M to boost nuclear research

    Rick Saia December 16, 2014

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been awarded $1.1 million in federal grants to help revitalize the nuclear power industry, the school announced Monday.

    Rick Saia December 16, 2014
  • Fitchburg State names new president

    Sam Bonacci December 11, 2014

    The Fitchburg State University Board of Trustees have selected Richard S. Lapidus to be the university's 11th president beginning in July, the school announced Thursday afternoon.

    Sam Bonacci December 11, 2014
  • Mass. public colleges to seek 8.8% budget hike

    State House News Service December 3, 2014

    The state's public universities and community colleges are poised to ask for an additional $48.8 million in next year's state budget, a nearly 9 percent increase that officials describe as necessary to keep public higher education affordable and

    State House News Service December 3, 2014
  • Nichols announces tuition hike, followed by freeze

    Emily Micucci November 26, 2014

    Nichols College in Dudley said it will raise tuition by 2.9 percent for the 2015-2016 academic year, but will hold the line the following year, marking the college's second tuition freeze in three years.

    Emily Micucci November 26, 2014

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