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Education

  • 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
  • Rick Saia May 11, 2014
  • Colleges launch final push to meet fall admissions goals

    Meghan Guarnieri May 11, 2014

    As the academic year ends, applications for the Class of 2018 are in.

    Meghan Guarnieri May 11, 2014
  • Reorganized colleges group opens new Worcester office

    April 30, 2014

    The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts, the organization reconstructed from the Colleges of Worcester Consortium, will officially open its newly renovated office Wednesday, in a building that will reflect its name.

    April 30, 2014
  • Colleges see rebound in endowments

    April 28, 2014

    Endowments at Central Massachusetts colleges have bounced back from the depths of the recession, but schools are still working to make up lost ground.

    April 28, 2014
  • The two-way payoff of MBAs

    Livia Gershon April 28, 2014

    Everyone knows that the way to get a great job is to get a great education. But sometimes, the process works the other way around.

    Livia Gershon April 28, 2014
  • Web becomes bigger classroom for MBA students

    Emily Micucci April 28, 2014

    As web-based technology has evolved over the last decade, so has the ease with which working professionals who wish to continue their education can obtain advanced degrees.

    Emily Micucci April 28, 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.