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Higher education

  • Holy Cross reverses fall semester plans, goes online-only

    Grant Welker Updated: August 11, 2020

    College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has changed its plans for the fall semester, electing to go online-only and allow a very limited number of students to live on campus, the school's president said in a letter to the campus community Monday.

    Grant Welker Updated: August 11, 2020
  • Robert Foisie's ex-wife may once again pursue his $4.5M donation to WPI

    Monica Benevides August 5, 2020

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the first circuit vacated a decision made by a U.S. District Court judge last year, allowing the ex-wife of Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s largest donor to continue pursuing legal options to retrieve funds her late

    Monica Benevides August 5, 2020
  • Clark appoints new business dean

    August 4, 2020

    Clark University has appointed a new dean of its School of Management, who will begin in the new role in September.

    August 4, 2020
  • Larger employers in Central Mass. now are prioritizing diversity & inclusion leadership positions

    Devina Bhalla Updated: August 3, 2020

    Central Massachusetts businesses, against the backdrop of the growing Black Lives Matter movement, are placing renewed focus on diversity & inclusion in their organizations.

    Devina Bhalla Updated: August 3, 2020
  • Movers & Shakers for August 3, 2020

    Updated: August 3, 2020

    People are on the move at the Massachusetts Bankers Association, UMass Medical School and Harrington Physician Services' Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation practice, among others.

    Updated: August 3, 2020
  • Baker considering rolling back economic reopening

    State House News Service July 31, 2020

    With upticks in positive COVID-19 testing rates linked to larger social events, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday that his administration is reviewing the state's guidance on gathering sizes, but blamed the behavior of people choosing to party

    State House News Service July 31, 2020
  • Senate passes higher ed bill to aid students with disabilities

    July 30, 2020

    Young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities would gain new opportunities to participate in public college programs under a bill the Senate approved Tuesday, a step that supporters say will boost inclusion and will help participants

    July 30, 2020
  • Dean College, in reversal, will hold fall semester online

    July 28, 2020

    Dean College in Franklin has changed plans for the fall semester, electing to hold all classes and activities online for the fall semester as the coronavirus pandemic has worsened across the country over the summer.

    July 28, 2020
  • WBJ Podcast: COVID-19, through the eyes of an intern

    Brad Kane July 27, 2020

    Devina Bhalla, a junior at Tufts University in Medford and an editorial intern at Worcester Business Journal, joins the WBJ Podcast to discuss how the world for the emerging workforce has turned upside down in the past four months.

    Brad Kane July 27, 2020
  • Clark launches master’s in project management

    Monica Benevides July 27, 2020

    Clark University’s School of Professional Studies, located in Worcester, will launch a master’s degree in project management beginning in spring, the school announced last week.

    Monica Benevides July 27, 2020
  • Disability rights for college students on Senate radar

    State House News Service July 27, 2020

    The Senate this week plans to mark the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act by taking up a bill addressing disability rights in higher education, one of four bills that were moving in the Senate Ways and Means Committee ahead of

    State House News Service July 27, 2020
  • Nichols pledges free regular coronavirus testing for campus

    July 24, 2020

    Nichols College, which expects to welcome students for the fall semester starting Aug. 26, said Friday it will provide free regular coronavirus testing for students, faculty and staff.

    July 24, 2020
  • International students still being denied visas, AGs warn

    State House News Service July 23, 2020

    One week after the federal government agreed to walk back a controversial policy banning international students from staying on American soil if they take online-only courses this fall, attorneys general in more than a dozen states warned that

    State House News Service July 23, 2020
  • WPI receives $2.4M contract to develop low-cost/fast-charge electric vehicle batteries

    Monica Benevides July 21, 2020

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester was awarded a $2.4 million contract from the United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC to lead a program aimed at developing low-cost, fast-charging batteries for electric vehicles, according to a

    Monica Benevides July 21, 2020
  • Teachers union calls UMass spending cuts destructive

    State House News Service July 21, 2020

    Members of the Massachusetts Teachers Association plan to fight budget cuts at the University of Massachusetts, which the teacher's union leadership says will weaken the five-campus system.

    State House News Service July 21, 2020
  • UMass pairs tuition freeze with layoffs, spending cuts

    State House News Service July 20, 2020

    UMass labor representatives flagged concerns with the plans during Monday's call, urging campus leaders to embrace more defined plans for providing personal protective equipment and cleaning and to seek alternate ways to balance the budget rather

    State House News Service July 20, 2020

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Massachusetts is implementing a new lottery admissions system for vocational-technical high schools, starting with the 2026-2027 school year. Proposed by the Healey Administration, the new lottery system is an attempt to expand access to voc-tech schools, giving schools with more applicants than seats the choice of either a weighted lottery, which takes aspects like attendance and discipline records into account, or a non-weighted lottery, which does not take academic performance or discipline issues into consideration.

Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler and supporters of the lottery have defended the change to a lottery system, saying it will make admissions more equitable while the state works to expand access to voc-tech schools. The lottery system has been criticized by business groups and educational leaders, who have said lotteries will water down admission standards and disrupt the pathway of top students into high-demand trades.