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Higher education

  • Report says link between education and pay strengthens

    State House News Service August 24, 2017

    Half of the workers who comprise the Massachusetts workforce hold at least a bachelor's degree, a new report finds.

    State House News Service August 24, 2017
  • UMMS panel to call for protection of NIH funding

    Emily Micucci August 16, 2017

    Congressman James McGovern and others will call on Congress and the White House not to cut National Institutes of Health funding for critical medical research in a panel discussion today.

    Emily Micucci August 16, 2017
  • Nearly 100 Worcester businesses join PawSox push

    Zachary Comeau August 9, 2017

    The effort by Worcester officials to convince the Red Sox' Triple-A affiliate to move from Rhode Island to Worcester was joined by 98 key Central Massachusetts business leaders.

    Zachary Comeau August 9, 2017
  • Former Fallon CEO now chair of Curry College Board

    Emily Micucci July 26, 2017

    Patrick Hughes, former president and CEO of Worcester insurer Fallon Health, is now chairman of the Curry College Board of Trustees.

    Emily Micucci July 26, 2017
  • MWCC launches vet tech degree

    July 19, 2017

    Mount Wachusett Community College is now accepting applications for a new veterinary technician program it says will help train people for high-demand jobs.

    July 19, 2017
  • UMass trustees vote to raise tuition by 3%

    State House News Service July 18, 2017

    The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted to increase tuition and fees by an average of 3 percent for in-state undergraduates on Monday -- a move that will cost the average Massachusetts student $416 more than the previous academic

    State House News Service July 18, 2017
  • Funding sources for free college pitched

    State House News Service July 17, 2017

    Higher education students and advocates continued their quest to make public colleges and universities free or debt-free in Massachusetts by asking lawmakers to start by providing one full year of tuition and fees at community colleges, state

    State House News Service July 17, 2017
  • QCC moves towards Blackstone Valley campus

    Laura Finaldi July 12, 2017

    After a 20-year wait, Quinsigamond Community College announced in June it is expanding into the Blackstone Valley, with eventual plans to open a campus there.

    Laura Finaldi July 12, 2017
  • WPI professor joins Council on Undergraduate Research

    July 10, 2017

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor Aaron Sakulich has been named a member of the Council on Undergraduate Research, a Washington, D.C.-based group supporting student-faculty research.

    July 10, 2017
  • QCC signs airline mechanics agreement

    June 27, 2017

    Worcester area residents can become airplane mechanics through a new community college partnership in the works since 2012.

    June 27, 2017
  • Atlantic Union relying on faith in seeking college revival

    Grant Welker June 26, 2017

    At a time when many small schools have closed, been forced to merge or not expected to survive, Atlantic Union is trying to re-establish itself after shutting down classes for four years once it lost its accreditation and ability for students to use

    Grant Welker June 26, 2017
  • "Slight" tuition increases likely at UMass

    State House News Service June 15, 2017

    University of Massachusetts students will be hit with at least a "slight" tuition and fee increase in the coming school year, UMass President Marty Meehan said Wednesday, but tuition and fees will not be set until July when officials hope to have a

    State House News Service June 15, 2017
  • Baker, Walsh pitch tuition-free college in Boston

    State House News Service May 31, 2017

    The governor and mayor of Boston will make a bipartisan pitch Tuesday for a tuition-free college program available to Boston residents, but a Democrat running for governor is vying to make free public college for all part of the 2018 campaign.

    State House News Service May 31, 2017
  • UMass Medical School receives $100K to start data center

    May 18, 2017

    Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School were granted $100,000 from the university system to help them improve health management through data analytics.

    May 18, 2017
  • New QCC president approved by state

    Laura Finaldi May 17, 2017

    The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education unanimously confirmed Luis Pedraja as the next president of Quinsigamond Community College on May 9, according to the college.

    Laura Finaldi May 17, 2017
  • What it takes to lead a college

    May 15, 2017

    The pressure on all college presidents to forge a path to sustainable success is significant, and even more so for those leading private institutions.

    May 15, 2017

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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.