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Clark names new chair for Armenian genocide studies

Worcester’s Clark University has named Elyse Semerdjian as the next Kaloosdian and Mugar Chair in Modern Armenian History and Genocide at its Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

Study: Central Mass. private colleges have $3.8B in economic impact

The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts found the eight schools it represents in Central Massachusetts account for $3.8 billion in economic impact and 18,800 jobs.

🔒WPI’s CERES lab offers researchers and companies the opportunity to access expensive, hard-to-find equipment

The machines in here don’t look like the old science classrooms or even the classrooms we see in movies. Instead, it’s sterile and more like a command center. These machines aren’t for experimentation; they’re to see if your experiment works.

🔒Educating, inspiring, and possibly employing: Clark class offers contemporary lessons with executive guests

There didn’t seem to be any empty seats in the Clark University classroom on the afternoon of Valentine’s Day for Episode 4.5 of Lawrence Norman’s class.
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🔒Central Mass. defied state and national startup trends in 2022

Although the growth slowed last year, 2022 still showed Central Massachusetts has become a destination for new businesses. Another 2,772 new businesses incorporated in the region in 2022, a 1.5% increase over the eye-popping 2021 figures.

Worcester coffee shop sells location to Salvadoran bakery

Acoustic Java has sold its original Main Street location to Zaida Melendez of Belen Casa de Pan, a Salvadoran panaderia. Acoustic Java will continue to operate its Brussels Street flagship location.

Clark’s School of Management partners with India management school

The School of Management at Worcester’s Clark University has formed a partnership with Indian Institute of Management Shillong in India.

Clark offering discounted tuition to members of Worcester chamber

Clark University in Worcester is offering a 25% tuition discount on graduate programs offered through its School of Management to eligible full- and part-time employees of organizations who are members of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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🔒How did we do with WBJ’s 2022 predictions?

In December 2022, the WBJ Editorial staff made 10 predictions of what this year’s headlines would bring. They were bold, and they were mostly wrong. We got three right. Here are our predictions and what actually happened.

🔒Redlining map: Discrimination from 1936

As part of the then-new Federal Housing Administration’s effort to give out more home loans, a 1936 assessment of the neighborhoods in Worcester was commissioned by the Home Owners' Loan Corp.
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