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Higher education

  • Assumption’s Grenon School of Business hires new dean

    Timothy Doyle July 20, 2022

    Assumption University in Worcester has chosen Patrick Cullen to succeed Joseph Foley as the dean of the Grenon School of Business, the school announced on Wednesday.

    Timothy Doyle July 20, 2022
  • MWCC Foundation receives $24K to assist pandemic-affected students

    Timothy Doyle July 15, 2022

    The Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts in Fitchburg has granted $24,000 to the Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation to aid north-central Massachusetts students attending Mount Wachusett Community College in the 2022-23

    Timothy Doyle July 15, 2022
  • Fitchburg State and MWCC create path for teacher education in the midst of teacher shortage

    Timothy Doyle July 14, 2022

    Mount Wachusett Community College and Fitchburg State University have created an agreement to ease the transfer process between the schools for students pursuing degrees in middle school or secondary education.

    Timothy Doyle July 14, 2022
  • UMass Chan awards 10 grants totaling $136,760

    Timothy Doyle July 13, 2022

    The Remillard Family Community Service Fund at UMass Chan Medical School announced the 10 projects that would receive up to $20,000 in funding this year, for a total of $136,760.

    Timothy Doyle July 13, 2022
  • QCC awarded $735K workforce training grant

    Timothy Doyle July 12, 2022

    On Monday, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester received a $750,000 workforce training grant from the state, part of $15 million awarded to the 15 community colleges in Massachusetts.

    Timothy Doyle July 12, 2022
  • HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital director joins MWCC board

    Timothy Doyle July 11, 2022

    Patricia Pistone, the senior director of external affairs, marketing, and development at UMass Memorial Health - HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital has joined the board of trustees at Mount Wachusett Community College.

    Timothy Doyle July 11, 2022
  • First class graduates from QCC extended-format police academy

    Timothy Doyle July 11, 2022

    Twelve officers graduated from the new extended format police academy program offered by Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester.

    Timothy Doyle July 11, 2022
  • Amid changes at the top, Central Mass. colleges lag behind in having women presidents

    Timothy Doyle July 7, 2022

    A new report shows Greater Worcester is significantly behind the stagnated state in having women as leaders.

    Timothy Doyle July 7, 2022
  • MWCC purchases site of its Gardner Automotive Technology Center

    Timothy Doyle July 1, 2022

    Mount Wachusett Community College purchased the Gardner site of its new Automotive Technology Center for $1.2 million.

    Timothy Doyle July 1, 2022
  • WPI, UMass Lowell grant $100K for medical research

    Timothy Doyle June 30, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute and UMass Lowell have awarded nearly $100,000 to five teams of researchers from both campuses for health and life science research projects.

    Timothy Doyle June 30, 2022
  • Military veteran and artist joins WBJ newsroom to lead real estate, higher ed coverage

    June 29, 2022

    Timothy Doyle, who has led the Research Department for New England Business Media since 2019, has joined the Worcester Business Journal newsroom as a staff writer in charge of the real estate and higher education beats.

    June 29, 2022
  • WPI announces five new trustees

    Timothy Doyle June 29, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute has appointed five new members, including four alumnae, to the university’s board of trustees.

    Timothy Doyle June 29, 2022
  • QCC respiratory care program recognized amid need for respiratory therapists

    Timothy Doyle June 28, 2022

    At a time when the healthcare industry is in need of workers of all kinds, including respiratory therapists, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has been recognized for its Respiratory Care Program.

    Timothy Doyle June 28, 2022
  • Movers & Shakers for June 27, 2022

    Updated: June 27, 2022

    Companies with new hires and promotions include Workplace Resource, MassHire Central Regional Workforce Board, Leominster Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.

    Updated: June 27, 2022
  • Dean College’s dual leadership

    Stephen Underwood Updated: June 27, 2022

    Dean College in Franklin announced in June two historic appointments to its leadership team. Kenneth Elmore will serve as the school’s 14th president and former Worcester city manager Edward Augustus will be the school’s first-ever chancellor.

    Stephen Underwood Updated: June 27, 2022
  • Is inclusionary zoning what Worcester needs to solve the housing shortage?

    Alan R. Earls Updated: June 27, 2022

    As homelessness grows and as rental and home ownership costs rise beyond the means of more and more people, policymakers and housing advocates have pushed for a variety of solutions, one of which is inclusionary zoning.

    Alan R. Earls Updated: June 27, 2022

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In June, Worcester Business Journal will publish its first-ever edition focused on the pet economy, and some of our most beloved four-legged work companions: dogs.

The number of workplaces throughout the U.S. allowing dogs, or other employee pets, is growing. Many major companies throughout the nation allow dogs in the workplace, such as Salesforce, Ben & Jerry’s, and Google, and a number of local establishments allow patrons to bring their dogs indoors, such as the Worcester coffee shops Cordella’s and New Tradition.