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Framingham State receives $28K to transfer in more Black & Hispanic students
January 28, 2021Framingham State University will be taking part in a new, national initiative to increase transfer rates from community colleges to four-year colleges for Black, Hispanic, adult and first-generation learners.
January 28, 2021
WPI granted $435K to study African wormwood as tuberculosis treatment
January 27, 2021A Worcester Polytechnic Institute research effort that's looking into potential tuberculosis treatments has been given a federal grant of nearly $435,000.
January 27, 2021-
Data points to second year of college enrollment decline
January 27, 2021Concerned about the potential for another year of declines in college enrollment, especially among groups including students of color and those from low-income families, officials at state schools are exploring ways to encourage high school seniors
January 27, 2021 
UMass Medical School to enroll for Moderna youth vaccine trial
January 25, 2021UMass Medical School will begin enrolling adolescents in a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination trial in early February to make the Worcester college one of 15 such testing sites nationwide.
January 25, 2021
Movers & Shakers for Jan. 25, 2021
Updated: January 25, 2021People are on the move at UMass Medical School, North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce and more.
Updated: January 25, 2021
WBJ Podcast: UMass' vaccination army
January 22, 2021UMass Medical School Chancellor Dr. Michael Collins and UMass system President Marty Meehan have proposed setting up a volunteer corp of nursing and medical students to vaccinate Massachusetts residents against COVID-19, after the initial rollout of
January 22, 2021
Holy Cross trustee, one of first women to graduate Georgetown Law, bequeathed school $24M
January 22, 2021The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has received its largest-ever estate gift: $23.5 million from a former member of the Worcester school's board of trustees, who along with her late husband — a famed lawyer and sports team owner — were
January 22, 2021
Clark earns $10M federal workforce training grant
January 21, 2021Clark University in Worcester has secured a $10-million federal grant for workforce training in industries including information technology, advanced manufacturing, and transportation.
January 21, 2021
Nichols adds three new business concentrations for 2021-'22 school year
January 13, 2021Nichols College in Dudley announced on Wednesday three new business concentrations which will launch come the next academic year.
January 13, 2021
After a rough start to his tenure, President David Fithian has high ambitions for Clark University
Updated: January 11, 2021Fithian, a 1987 Clark graduate, was chosen for the job at the Worcester school in January, when he spoke of the importance of listening to the community’s needs and facing bold ideas.
Updated: January 11, 2021
Best of Business 2021: Employee services
Updated: January 11, 2021Outside of restaurants and bars, gyms may be the businesses affected the most by the coronavirus pandemic, with far fewer people willing to take a chance on getting infected by working out inside next to others.
Updated: January 11, 2021
Baker, QCC and UMass Memorial presidents condemn Trump riot at U.S. Capitol
January 7, 2021As the nation reels in the wake of a violent and deadly mob breaking into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, leadership in and around the Central Mass. business community condemned the
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Framingham State University will freeze 2021-2022 tuition and fees
December 21, 2020Framingham State University will freeze undergraduate tuition and fees, as well as standard housing rates, for the 2021-2022 academic year, in an attempt to provide relief to students and families experiencing hard times, the school announced on
December 21, 2020 
People to meet in 2021: Milagros Rosal
Updated: December 21, 2020The medical school created this new administrative position this year, and for good reason. Health equity has been a major discussion point around the pandemic, with Black and Hispanic populations disproportionately hit by COVID-19.
Updated: December 21, 2020
Economic Forecast: Diversity & inclusion needs follow-through
Updated: December 21, 2020After the events of 2020, businesses will be pressured to show results of their efforts.
Updated: December 21, 2020
People to meet in 2021: David Fithian
Updated: December 21, 2020Fithian could hardly have had a more challenging semester to start his tenure leading his alma mater.
Updated: December 21, 2020
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