College of the Holy Cross

PAUL MATHISEN is Worcester Polytechnic Institute's new sustainability director as of Jan. 1. Mathisen, a civil and...

Smaller campuses may struggle with declining interest from international students, and colleges will have to work to find the right balance between speech rights and harmful actions.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute President Laurie Leshin made $764,400 in 2015, though her pay was eclipsed by the heads of UMass Medical School and MCPHS.

Lampin Corp., Provo Wealth Management and Worcester Art Museum are among the companies with recent hires and promotions.

If attracting students is an arms race for colleges, not every campus can build the most elaborate recreation center, but even much smaller schools can give their students food that alumni would hardly recognize.

With Worcester eyeing a deal others have valued at $38 million to attract the minor league baseball team from Rhode Island, economists warn $7 million is a better deal for the city.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation granted $800,000 for the College of the Holy Cross to conduct humanities-based research to enrich its understanding of Worcester and create partnerships between the community and the Jesuit liberal arts school.

Massachusetts released its official Amazon proposal on Friday and highlights several Worcester-area features and incentives in a bid to lure the online retailer to the state.

The president of the College of the Holy Cross has set up a commission to collect input on whether the school should drop its Crusader name and mascot.

HMEA and Stowe & Degon are among the five Worcester-area companies announcing recent hires and promotions.