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Education

  • Ottensmeyer To Leave Deanship Of Clark GSOM

    Matthew L. Brown October 21, 2009

    Edward J. Ottensmeyer will resign as dean of Clark University's Graduate School of Management at the end of the 2009-10 school year.

    Matthew L. Brown October 21, 2009
  • HMEA To Break Ground On New Sterling Facility

    Matthew L. Brown October 21, 2009

    HMEA, a nonprofit organization that serves people with developmental disabilities, plans to break ground on a new, $2.7 million facility in Sterling early next month.

    Matthew L. Brown October 21, 2009
  • New Prez At TRA

    October 21, 2009

    After 24 years in various positions at Training Resources of America Inc. in Worcester, Kim Harmon has been promoted to president.

    October 21, 2009
  • Commerce Branch Manager Joins Board

    October 21, 2009

    Amanda Wilson, manager of Commerce Bank's Holden branch, has been elected to the board of directors of

    October 21, 2009
  • Princeton Review To Acquire Distance Learning Firm For $170M

    Matthew L. Brown October 19, 2009

    The Princeton Review of Framingham has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Penn Foster Education Group Inc. for $170 million in cash.

    Matthew L. Brown October 19, 2009
  • Patrick, Murray Launch STEM Council From The Mathworks

    Shaun Tolson October 15, 2009

    For years, Massachusetts, and the United States in general, has been criticized for failing to cultivate the necessary workforce to fill jobs in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) industries.

    Shaun Tolson October 15, 2009
  • Local College Receives High Marks For Sustainability

    Shaun Tolson October 13, 2009

    Worcester's Clark University made the honor roll for its environmental and sustainability practices, according to an assessment of national colleges conducted by Cambridge-based

    Shaun Tolson October 13, 2009
  • Shop Talk: Q&A with James Leary, UMass Medical School

    October 12, 2009

    James Leary’s new job as associate vice chancellor for community affairs of the University of Massachusetts Medical School gives him the best of both worlds: He can work in his hometown of Worcester while still using the community outreach skills

    October 12, 2009
  • Colleges Ready, Nervous About Federal Lending Program

    Matthew L. Brown October 12, 2009

    Financial aid managers at Central Massachusetts colleges are anticipating approval in the U.S.

    Matthew L. Brown October 12, 2009
  • WCU Aims to Assist Technical Institute Students

    Shaun Tolson October 9, 2009

    Workers' Credit Union of Fitchburg recently partnered with six other credit unions throughout the Midwest to provide private student loans to students at ITT Technical Institutes around the country.

    Shaun Tolson October 9, 2009
  • Westborough Student Wins Academic Prize

    October 7, 2009

    Charles Gammal, a Westborough native and graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, has received a Siebel Scholarship, an award given to top graduate students.

    October 7, 2009
  • Berfield Joins Training Associates

    October 7, 2009

    The Training Associates of Westborough has hired Bruce Berfield as manager of business development.

    October 7, 2009
  • Staff Shuffle At FSC

    October 7, 2009

    As part of an effort to handle budget constraints and prepare for the future, Fitchburg State College has shifted the responsibilities of staffers Karen Sharpe, Mariann Castelli Hier, Jacklynn Taylor, Michael Kush

    October 7, 2009
  • Clark Grad Gives University $500,000

    Matthew L. Brown October 5, 2009

    A member of Clark University's Class of 1948 has given the school $500,000 to establish an endowed education fund.

    Matthew L. Brown October 5, 2009
  • October 2, 2009
  • Med School & Med Center Land $12.5M Grant

    Christina Davis September 30, 2009

    The University of Massachusetts Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center have landed a $12.5 million grant from the Wayne

    Christina Davis September 30, 2009

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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.