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Education

  • Fitchburg State narrows president search to 3 finalists

    November 24, 2014

    Three educators from outside Massachusetts have emerged as finalists to succeed the retiring Robert Antonucci as president of Fitchburg State University, the school announced.

    November 24, 2014
  • New UMass fund drive aims for $1 billion

    State House News Service November 21, 2014

    Strategists are targeting the holiday giving period and the spring commencement season as part of a new, two-stage effort to raise up to $1 billion in private funds for scholarships and financial aid, faculty research and other priorities at the

    State House News Service November 21, 2014
  • Becker program to give credit for life experience

    Sam Bonacci November 18, 2014

    Becker College has launched an online undergraduate business degree program that will give credit for work and life experience, the Worcester school announced.

    Sam Bonacci November 18, 2014
  • UMass Medical receives $9.5M grant

    Sam Bonacci November 18, 2014

    The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $9.5 million grant to investigators at the University of Massachusetts Medical School to establish a research center that would investigate the cause and treatment the most common form of inherited

    Sam Bonacci November 18, 2014
  • Fitchburg St., Pa. college sign accord on medical program

    November 17, 2014

    Fitchburg State University graduates who plan to pursue studies in osteopathic medicine will be able to take advantage of a program with a Pennsylvania school after the two institutions signed an agreement.

    November 17, 2014
  • Leshin inaugurated as WPI's first female leader

    Sam Bonacci November 10, 2014

    Laurie A. Leshin was inaugurated over the weekend as the 16th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and the first woman to hold the position in the school's 150-year history.

    Sam Bonacci November 10, 2014
  • Assumption extends tuition freeze to class of '19

    Sam Bonacci November 10, 2014

    Assumption College will extend its tuition freeze to the class of 2019, a move the Worcester school says offers potential savings of $23,000 over four years, the college announced last week.

    Sam Bonacci November 10, 2014
  • Career training bill emerges after a year in committee

    State House News Service November 10, 2014

    Legislation aimed at having school guidance counselors lead career planning efforts for Massachusetts students in grades 6 through 12 could be advanced by the House on Monday after being in committee for a year.

    State House News Service November 10, 2014
  • WBJ Talk Back

    November 10, 2014

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    November 10, 2014
  • UPDATED: High tech calls on higher ed

    Emily Micucci November 10, 2014

    High-tech companies in the U.S. often lament the lack of technology-based education programs that prepare American students for jobs in the sector.

    Emily Micucci November 10, 2014
  • QCC officially opens downtown campus

    Rick Saia October 29, 2014

    Nearly two months after launching its initial classes at its new Healthcare and Workforce Development Center in downtown Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College imprinted the “officially open for business” tag on the site Wednesday in a formal

    Rick Saia October 29, 2014
  • QCC wins grant for new downtown site

    Rick Saia October 28, 2014

    Quinsigamond Community College has received a $300,000 grant from one of Worcester's top private foundations for the school's new downtown Healthcare and Workforce Development Center, QCC announced Monday.

    Rick Saia October 28, 2014
  • Clark receives $542K in NASA grants

    Sam Bonacci October 27, 2014

    Clark University will receive nearly a half-million dollars from two grants distributed by the National Atmospheric and Space Administration (NASA) for a set of projects investigating the balance of carbon uptake and release across forests in the

    Sam Bonacci October 27, 2014
  • Anna Maria launches online biz degree

    Emily Micucci October 22, 2014

    Anna Maria College of Paxton announced that it is now offering an online bachelor of science program in business administration, an accelerated model that's designed to cut the cost and length of pursuing an undergraduate degree in the field.

    Emily Micucci October 22, 2014
  • STEM Summit expected to draw 1,300 to Worcester

    State House News Service October 20, 2014

    Worcester's DCU Center will host 1,300 educators, business officials and government officials Wednesday for the 11th annual Massachusetts STEM Summit.

    State House News Service October 20, 2014
  • EcoTarium signs deal with National Geographic

    October 8, 2014

    Worcester's EcoTarium has become the first New England museum to partner with National Geographic in an agreement that will bring the educational organization's films and exhibits to the city.

    October 8, 2014

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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.