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PawSox owner donates $35M to University of Rhode Island
September 16, 2019The former CEO of Rhode Island retail and health care company CVS, and a part owner of the Pawtucket Red Sox, has gifted the University of Rhode Island $35 million.
September 16, 2019
Holy Cross rises in U.S. News & World Report rankings
September 9, 2019U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings Monday, with College of the Holy Cross rising this year to 27th nationally among liberal arts schools.
September 9, 2019
Fitchburg State gets $1M gift for travel abroad program
September 5, 2019Fitchburg State University has received one of its largest endowed gifts, $1 million to support a study abroad scholarship program.
September 5, 2019
Five Worcester campuses among WSJ's top 400
September 5, 2019Five colleges in Worcester have again made an annual ranking of the best colleges by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education.
September 5, 2019
Anna Maria unveils campus center improvements
September 3, 2019Students starting classes Tuesday at Anna Maria College will come upon the first renovations to the school's campus center in decades.
September 3, 2019
Local colleges are following national education trends by adding cannabis to the curriculum
September 2, 2019Marijuana has been a part of college campuses for dozens of years, but the drug is now finding its way into the classroom, as Central Massachusetts educators are opening their doors to the cannabis industry.
September 2, 2019
Workforce training is easier than you think
September 2, 2019Educating your workforce is a fundamental component in productivity and business advancement; however, one of the key items holding a company back from growth is its ability to educate and advance its workforce.
September 2, 2019
Boom times for Central Mass. college endowments
August 30, 2019Colleges with smaller endowments may be getting relatively poorer compared to deep-pocketed peers, but with the economy providing higher investment returns – and more donor support – nearly every Central Massachusetts college has seen endowments
August 30, 2019
40 Under Forty 2019: Nadja Johnson, Ph.D.
August 16, 2019At 17, Johnson made about as big of a leap of faith as one could take: She came to the U.S. from Jamaica, alone, with just $400 and two suitcases of clothing.
August 16, 2019
40 Under Forty 2019: Casey L. Wall
August 16, 2019In her job leading WPI diversity initiatives, Wall creates paths for students to one day have the type of success and involvement she’s had with her alma maters.
August 16, 2019
40 Under Forty 2019: Dr. Shirley D. Konneh, Ph.D., MBA
August 16, 2019Konneh was raised by a single mother and has found success after emigrating from Nigeria, so she works hard to give back, particularly in diversity efforts.
August 16, 2019
40 Under Forty: Patrick D. Hare
August 16, 2019Hare’s WSU duties include overseeing campus-wide activities and acting as a liaison to the board of trustees; but his actions go far beyond that, and well beyond the WSU campus.
August 16, 2019
40 Under Forty 2019: Gilmarie Antoniette Vongphakdy
August 16, 2019Vongphakdy has grown QCC’s partnerships with community organizations and agencies in the Greater Worcester through its Future Focus Program.
August 16, 2019
40 Under Forty 2019: Steven C. Meyer, Ed.D.
August 16, 2019Raised in Pennsylvania, Meyer first came to Central Mass. to study at WPI, where he majored in biomedical engineering. His career dream, he always knew, was in teaching.
August 16, 2019Four groups apply to open charter schools
August 12, 2019Four groups have submitted initial proposals to open new charter schools and three other existing charter schools requested to expand their enrollment.
August 12, 2019
Salter College ordered to close, pay back $1.6M in student debt
July 12, 2019A small for-profit technical college with a West Boylston campus will close and pay more than $1.6 million in debt relief to resolve allegations it misled students about student lending, program job placement and graduation rates.
July 12, 2019
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