Clark University

Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced Thursday it will now require all students, faculty, and staff to receive a vaccine booster against COVID-19, becoming the second Central Massachusetts college to require a booster.

On Wednesday, Clark University in Worcester announced the appointment of Kamala Kiem as its new associate provost and dean of students.

Three days after announcing the acquisition of a seven-acre lot on Park Avenue, Clark University in Worcester announced on Wednesday it is working to secure $100 million in financing to fund a number of facility upgrades and new projects.

Clark University purchased a 7-acre vacant car dealership on Park Avenue in Worcester for $6.95 million in a deal closed Friday, according to the Worcester County South Registry of Deeds.

Worcester real estate firm Hampton Properties LLC, which finalized the purchase of more than 25 of Becker College’s former properties last week, sold a large property on Woodland Street in Worcester for $2.1 million, according to the Worcester South District Registry of Deeds.

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Clark University received a $2-million gift, which will go toward restoring its 54-year-old theater and arts center, according to a Thursday announcement on the Worcester university’s website.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Clark University in Worcester were ranked #63 and #103 in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings, released Monday.

Alexander Petroff, an assistant professor of physics at Clark University in Worcester, has been awarded a five-year, $601,423 award from the National Science Foundation.

The School of Management at Clark University is launching a bachelor’s in marketing program in response to student interest and market demand, the Worcester school announced on Thursday.