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Education

  • WPI aids N. Ireland STEM efforts

    July 24, 2014

    Where does Northern Ireland turn when it looks to develop the next generation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professionals? Worcester.

    July 24, 2014
  • Medical marijuana school settles into Natick hub

    Emily Micucci July 21, 2014

    A school designed to train and certify professionals in the nascent medical marijuana industry is opening in Natick, and will serve dispensaries throughout the Northeast. According to School Administrator Cara Crabb-Burnham, the Northeastern

    Emily Micucci July 21, 2014
  • WPI to test malaria treatment with NIH grant

    Emily Micucci July 16, 2014

    A $420,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow a team of Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers to test a plant-based therapy WPI is developing for the treatment of malaria.

    Emily Micucci July 16, 2014
  • WPI to launch online engineering master's

    July 15, 2014

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is slated to become one of the first schools in The United States to offer an online master's degree in electrical and computer engineering.

    July 15, 2014
  • Schools adopting Framingham firm's software for safety

    Emily Micucci June 24, 2014

    As school shootings continue to make headlines, public school systems are investing in security systems to make students safer in the Bay State and beyond. One Framingham company is beginning to make inroads with a new mobile app that gives school

    Emily Micucci June 24, 2014
  • UMass approves another tuition and fee freeze

    State House News Service June 20, 2014

    The UMass Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved its second consecutive tuition and fee freeze for in-state undergraduate students.

    State House News Service June 20, 2014
  • Obama: Worcester Tech an example for U.S.

    Emily Micucci June 11, 2014

    President Obama held Worcester Technical High School up as an example of the success that can come from partnerships between the private sector and public schools Wednesday afternoon at Worcester Tech's 2014 commencement.

    Emily Micucci June 11, 2014
  • Rick Saia June 9, 2014
  • More adjunct professors aligning with unions

    Emily Micucci June 9, 2014

    Adjunct professors at three Boston-area schools recently unionized, joining a national movement that started in 2012. Are Central Mass. adjuncts next?

    Emily Micucci June 9, 2014
  • Survey: College students want more downtown retail, services

    Rick Saia June 2, 2014

    College students in the Worcester area would apparently like to see the types of businesses in the downtown area that city officials hope will mark much of the landscape in a few years.

    Rick Saia June 2, 2014
  • Millbury solar project complete

    Emily Micucci May 28, 2014

    Boston-based renewable energy company First Wind said Wednesday that a solar project in Millbury, which will provide power to University of Massachusetts campuses in Worcester and Lowell, is complete and commercial operations have begun.

    Emily Micucci May 28, 2014
  • Briefing: College leadership changes

    May 26, 2014

    There have been many leadership changes at Central Massachusetts colleges and universities over the last few years, and given the shrinking average tenure of the American college president, it's reasonable to predict that some future presidents wo

    May 26, 2014
  • State: Paperwork lacking for $2M of med school exec bonuses

    May 22, 2014

    The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) lacked the necessary documentation to justify more than $2 million in bonuses to senior executives, according to a state report issued Thursday.

    May 22, 2014
  • Fitchburg State's Antonucci to retire

    May 19, 2014

    The man responsible for constructing several new campus buildings and strengthening Fitchburg State University's connection to the city announced Monday that he will retire next year.

    May 19, 2014
  • WPI alum donates $40M for undergrad scholarships

    May 15, 2014

    Already the largest single donor to the university, Worcester Polytechnic Institute alumnus Robert A. Foisie has now also given his alma mater its largest single donation totaling $40 million, the school announced Wednesday.

    May 15, 2014
  • QCC gets $2M for manufacturing center

    May 13, 2014

    Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) received a $2 million grant Monday from the state to help create a new advanced manufacturing center in Southbridge.

    May 13, 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.