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Education

  • Murray To Promote STEM Plan At Sturbridge Conference

    Matthew L. Brown September 27, 2010

    Lt. Gov.

    Matthew L. Brown September 27, 2010
  • Shrewsbury Chooses Glibane As Construction Manager

    Matthew L. Brown September 23, 2010

    Providence-based Gilbane Building Co. will be the construction manager at the $37 million Sherwood Middle School project in Shrewsbury.

    Matthew L. Brown September 23, 2010
  • Clark, City Reach 20-Year PILOT Pact

    Matthew L. Brown September 20, 2010

    The City of Worcester and Clark University have reached an agreement under which Clark will make payments in lieu of taxes to the city for the next 20 years.

    Matthew L. Brown September 20, 2010
  • Quinsigamond Teams With Chamber On Program

    Brandon Butler September 15, 2010

    The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce in Whitinsville has teamed with Worcester-based Quinsigamond Community College to offer an entrepreneurship certificate this

    Brandon Butler September 15, 2010
  • Davis W. Baird, provost and vice president for academic affairs, Clark University

    September 15, 2010

      With Clark University's former provost David P. Angel taking the college's reins as president, Davis Baird has come on board as the new provost.

    September 15, 2010
  • Registration Underway For WPI Biomanufacturing Program

    Matthew L. Brown September 14, 2010

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute is registering participants for its Fundamentals of Biomanufacturing certificate program.The program's next session begins Oct. 4 and meets three nights each week for eight weeks.

    Matthew L. Brown September 14, 2010
  • Shop Talk: Q&A with Robert E. Johnson, Becker College

    Christina Davis September 13, 2010

    In March, Robert E. Johnson was named the 10th president of Becker College, which has two campuses, one in Worcester and one in Leicester. Johnson actually arrived on campus only a few weeks before the new semester.

    Christina Davis September 13, 2010
  • School Savings | Is squirreling away federal education dollars the best choice for local districts?

    Brandon Butler September 13, 2010

    A few years ago Fitchburg School Superintendent Andre Ravenelle convened a meeting of his principals during the first week of school with some bad news: They had to cut about $400,000 from a $43 million budget.

    Brandon Butler September 13, 2010
  • MWCC Lands $1.95M In DOE Grants

    Matthew L. Brown September 9, 2010

    Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner has received two five-year U.S. Department of Education grants worth $2.95 million.

    Matthew L. Brown September 9, 2010
  • Lawless Named To Qunisig Board

    September 8, 2010

      Gov. Deval Patrick has appointed Rosalie P. Lawless, the director of human resources at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital in Worcester, to the Qunisigamond Community College Board of Trustees.

    September 8, 2010
  • Worcester State To Unveil Remodeled Residence Hall

    Brandon Butler September 3, 2010

    Worcester State University is set to unveil a renovated 422-bed, energy-efficient residence hall constructed by Milford's Consigli Construction Co.

    Brandon Butler September 3, 2010
  • MWCC To Hold Grant Writing Workshops

    Brandon Butler September 3, 2010

    Mount Wachusett Community College is holding two information sessions next week in Gardner and Devens to give advice on how to write grant applications for state

    Brandon Butler September 3, 2010
  • $450K In Grants For School Districts To Go Regional

    Matthew L. Brown September 2, 2010

    Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray was in Worcester this morning to announce $450,000 in grants for school districts exploring regionalization.

    Matthew L. Brown September 2, 2010
  • Anna Maria Offers HR Certification Prep

    Matthew L. Brown September 2, 2010

    Anna Maria College in Paxton has partnered with the Society for Human Resource Management to offer an online course beginning later this month.

    Matthew L. Brown September 2, 2010
  • Mass. Spends More Than Most On Students

    Matthew L. Brown September 1, 2010

    The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center says the state spends more per pupil on education than many states, but less as a percentage of income than most.

    Matthew L. Brown September 1, 2010
  • Lisa Welcome, vice president of operations/compliance, Training Resources of America Inc.

    September 1, 2010

    Worcester job training nonprofit TRA Inc. recently promoted former program director Lisa Welcome to a vice president slot.

    September 1, 2010

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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.