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Higher education

  • UMass Chan looking to fill 600 positions

    Sam Bonacci March 16, 2022

    UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester will hold a job fair on March 30 to fill positions for a variety of departments, including emergency medicine, facilities management, information technology, and psychiatry,

    Sam Bonacci March 16, 2022
  • Clark VP appointed to Mass. Black Advisory Commission

    Anthony Buscarino March 15, 2022

    Joseph Corazzini, vice president for government and community affairs at Clark University, has been appointed to serve on Massachusetts’ Black Advisory Commission.

    Anthony Buscarino March 15, 2022
  • Central Mass. nonprofits split $7.4M for workforce, arts, and community enhancement

    Anthony Buscarino March 14, 2022

    Seven nonprofits from around Central Massachusetts are slated to receive $7.4 million in funding from the $1.5-trillion federal appropriations package signed into law by President Joe Biden on Saturday.

    Anthony Buscarino March 14, 2022
  • UMass Chan researchers identify toxin linked to ALS

    March 11, 2022

    The research team, headed by UMass Chan neurology professors Brigitte van Zundert and Robert Brown discovered in a mouse study that a toxin known as polyP is a likely contributor to motor neuron death.

    March 11, 2022
  • Nichols taps Bryant dean as new provost

    Katherine Hamilton March 9, 2022

    Nichols College in Dudley has appointed Daniel Borgia, a dean and professor at Bryant University’s campus in Zhuhai, China, as its new provost.

    Katherine Hamilton March 9, 2022
  • Assumption University president to retire

    Katherine Hamilton March 8, 2022

    Assumption University President Francesco Cesareo will retire at the end of this academic year after 15 years in the role, the Worcester college announced Tuesday.

    Katherine Hamilton March 8, 2022
  • WBJ inducts the Class of 2022 into its Hall of Fame

    Updated: March 7, 2022

    With the induction of the Class of 2022, the WBJ Hall of Fame has grown to 22 members who have made a lifetime of achievements to the Central Massachusetts economy and community.

    Updated: March 7, 2022
  • WBJ Hall of Fame: Cesareo is Assumption’s man of action

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: March 7, 2022

    That rustle you hear? That’s President Francesco Cesareo, rolling up his sleeves and getting to work.

    Susan Shalhoub Updated: March 7, 2022
  • WBJ Hall of Fame: Burke remains focused on the mission

    Monica Benevides Updated: March 7, 2022

    In the nearly 25 years Richard Burke has worked at Fallon Health in Worcester, the healthcare industry has undergone tremendous change.

    Monica Benevides Updated: March 7, 2022
  • WBJ Hall of Fame: Ani & Amar Kapur have found success for 50 years

    Norman Bell Updated: March 7, 2022

    As entrepreneurs, when Amar and Ani Kapur reflect on their amazing success story, the Worcester community and Worcester Polytechnic Institute come up frequently.

    Norman Bell Updated: March 7, 2022
  • Holy Cross to seek approval for two 20K-sq.-ft. dormitories 

    Katherine Hamilton March 4, 2022

    The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester will construct two three-story townhouse-style dormitory buildings along City View Street, according to applications to the Worcester Planning Board and Conservation Commission.

    Katherine Hamilton March 4, 2022
  • Holy Cross receives $11M gift for student financial aid

    Katherine Hamilton March 3, 2022

    The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has received an $11-million alumni gift, which will go toward scholarships and an emergency fund to support students in financial distress, the college announced Thursday morning.

    Katherine Hamilton March 3, 2022
  • Air Force grants young WPI researcher $441K for network resiliency

    Katherine Hamilton March 3, 2022

    A researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a grant of $441,228 from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to develop a method of minimizing computer network interruptions.

    Katherine Hamilton March 3, 2022
  • Amid student deaths, WPI names inaugural director of new wellness center

    Katherine Hamilton March 2, 2022

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute named Paula Fitzpatrick, an Assumption University dean, as its first-ever director of the new Center for Well-Being.

    Katherine Hamilton March 2, 2022
  • UMass Chan brain research center granted $6M

    Katherine Hamilton February 23, 2022

    David Kennedy, a PhD and neuroinformatics expert at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, received a five-year, $6-million grant renewal to fund a center for brain imaging research.

    Katherine Hamilton February 23, 2022
  • Clark’s details plans for new media arts building

    Katherine Hamilton February 22, 2022

    Clark University submitted detailed plans to the City of Worcester for the college's four-story media arts, computing, and design academic building to be located on Woodland Street.

    Katherine Hamilton February 22, 2022

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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.