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Higher education

  • QCC approves new president

    Grant Welker March 28, 2017

    Quinsigamond Community College has recommended a new president, Luis Pedraja, to replace longtime head Gail Carberry, who is leaving at the end of the school year.

    Grant Welker March 28, 2017
  • New Mount Wachusett leader takes helm

    March 20, 2017

    Mount Wachusett Community College's new president, James Vander Hooven, has started his tenure as the school's third-ever head, the college said Monday.

    March 20, 2017
  • Accolades & Honors

    March 20, 2017

    Gardner's Heywood Healthcare honored James and Asta Kraskouskas, owners of Anthony's Liquor Mart in Gardner, with the Heywood Healthcare Community Health Hero Award, for their constant support of

    March 20, 2017
  • Anna Maria launches master of social work program

    Emily Micucci March 15, 2017

    Anna Maria College in Paxton is accepting applications for its new master of social work program for the fall.

    Emily Micucci March 15, 2017
  • Becker president chosen as new UMass Dartmouth head

    Grant Welker March 7, 2017

    Becker College president Robert Johnson has been chosen as the new chancellor for UMass Dartmouth after leading the small Worcester college for more than six years.

    Grant Welker March 7, 2017
  • College students appeal to state for funding support

    State House News Service March 2, 2017

    College students filled the State House Wednesday, pressing for increases in state funds, which supplement tuition and fees and campus revenues to finance the state's public higher education network.

    State House News Service March 2, 2017
  • State's higher ed chief hears from foreign students

    State House News Service March 1, 2017

    Higher Education Commissioner Carlos Santiago held a listening session with international and immigrant students who shared concerns about recent and forthcoming federal actions around immigration.

    State House News Service March 1, 2017
  • Central Mass. college loan debt averages $33K

    February 23, 2017

    The workforce in the Congressional district covering most of Central Massachusetts has college loan debts averaging $33,000 per resident, according to a new report.

    February 23, 2017
  • Becker's Johnson named finalist for UMass job

    Brad Kane February 22, 2017

    Robert Johnson, president of Becker College in Worcester, is one of three finalists for the UMass Dartmouth chancellor position, the system announced Wednesday.

    Brad Kane February 22, 2017
  • WPI to top off $45M innovation center

    February 21, 2017

    Worceser Polytechnic Institute will reach a construction milestone Thursday with its new $45-million Foisie Innovation Studio and Residence Hall.

    February 21, 2017
  • Anna Maria teams with Illinois college on fire science program

    February 15, 2017

    Anna Maria College in Paxton announced Wednesday it has started a new partnership with an Illinois community college to offer a degree in fire science.

    February 15, 2017
  • WPI team finalists in $1M NASA robot challenge

    Grant Welker February 7, 2017

    A team of Worcester Polytechnic Institute students, faculty and staff are among 20 finalists in a NASA-sponsored robotics challenge -- the only such team from a university, the space agency announced Tuesday.

    Grant Welker February 7, 2017
  • WBJ names new digital editor

    February 6, 2017

    Worcester Business Journal on Monday hired an award-winning Massachusetts business journalist to lead its digital operations.

    February 6, 2017
  • Worcester economy had best year since Great Recession

    February 6, 2017

    The Worcester economy had its strongest year since the Great Recession, finishing out with 2.1-percent growth in the fourth quarter, according to Assumption College's Worcester Economic Index.

    February 6, 2017
  • Holy Cross professor named Canadian college president

    January 25, 2017

    A history professor at the College of the Holy Cross will become the president of Regis College in Toronto, the Worcester college announced on Wednesday.

    January 25, 2017
  • Worcester State to dedicate STEM center to $1M donor

    Emily Micucci January 24, 2017

    Worcester State University will honor an alumnus who donated $1 million to fund STEM research and education.

    Emily Micucci January 24, 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.