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Video game degrees and courses up 50% over 5 years
September 16, 2014The number of colleges and universities offering courses and degrees in video game design has grown by half over the last five years, according to new research released by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).
September 16, 2014Assumption maintains 'A-minus' rating from S&P
September 15, 2014Assumption College of Worcester has maintained its “A-minus” credit rating from Standard & Poor's after an assessment of the school's finances, which includes a record endowment fund balance, the school announced.
September 15, 2014
Colleges shift focus to students ROI of their education
September 15, 2014When the stock market tumbled in 2008 and touched off the Great Recession, the newest college graduates at the time scrambled for work. Six years later, the slowly improving job market has led to a new emphasis on the return on investment (ROI) from
September 15, 2014WPI prof receives grant to boost auto efficiency
September 12, 2014A mechanical engineering professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has secured a three-year, $424,000 grant to reengineer a manufacturing process for parts designed to make motor vehicles lighter and more energy efficient, the school announced.
September 12, 2014Fitchburg State launches search for president
August 27, 2014With the retirement of Robert V. Antonucci looming, Fitchburg State University (FSU) has formally launched a nationwide search for his successor, the school announced.
August 27, 2014
Central Mass. colleges prepare to roll with changing demographics
August 27, 2014Over the next six or seven years, the number of 18- to 24-year-olds in the United States will decline. For colleges and universities, that means a significant challenge, but not an unexpected one.
August 27, 2014
Survey: CIOs hire for experience over degrees
August 22, 2014Colleges may want to emphasize internship programs for their technology students to help them gain real-world experience if they want to make the grade with tech employers, a Robert Half Technology survey suggests
August 22, 2014
Fitchburg State, UMass program to aid would-be law students
August 21, 2014Fitchburg State University students looking to get a jump on their legal career may have hope thanks to an agreement announced Thursday between the school and University of Massachusetts School of Law.
August 21, 2014
QCC's downtown expansion faces delays
August 6, 2014Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) is coming to downtown Worcester, but not as quickly as officials once expected.
August 6, 2014
Tutor.com to acquire The Princeton Review
July 30, 2014Media and internet company IAC said it will acquire The Princeton Review, the Natick-based test preparation and college admission services company owned by Charlesbank Capital Partners.
July 30, 2014WPI aids N. Ireland STEM efforts
July 24, 2014Where 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
July 21, 2014A 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
July 21, 2014
WPI to test malaria treatment with NIH grant
July 16, 2014A $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.
July 16, 2014
WPI to launch online engineering master's
July 15, 2014Worcester 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
June 24, 2014As 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
June 24, 2014UMass approves another tuition and fee freeze
June 20, 2014The UMass Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved its second consecutive tuition and fee freeze for in-state undergraduate students.
June 20, 2014
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