Framingham State University

Leaving his post at president of Kutztown University in Kutztown, Penn. for the same job at Framingham State University will bring F. Javier Cevallos into familiar territory. “In a way, it's like going back home,” said Cevallos, who was hired as a Spanish professor for the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1984 and, through the years, advanced to vice chancellor for student affairs before leaving for Kutztown in 2002.

A former professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is being recommended as the next president of Framingham State University.

What has your company done for you lately? If you work at a young technology company, the answer may differ slightly from that of the average employee in another industry. The tech companies seem to lead the way in designing workplace perk programs designed to lure candidates and keep talented employees, with Google an obvious example. It counts free on-site haircuts, laundry service and table games among its famous perks.

Marvin Silver, an attorney with Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP, with offices in Westborough, was named a...

The Board of Trustees of Framingham State University has announced three final candidates for the presidency following the departure of FSU's last president, Timothy J. Flanagan, in May.

Bob Fichtel, who runs a one-person marketing and design studio out of Ashburnham, wasn't shocked when business dipped 10 percent this year. After all, times continue to be tough.

Earlier this month, Framingham State University (FSU) announced it will launch its Entrepreneur Innovation Center, creating workspace for area entrepreneurs in the earliest stages of business. According to Robert Krim, an economics professor hired by FSU to oversee the center, it's essentially an incubator, making it the second to open in MetroWest this year.

As student loan debt in the United States approaches the $1-trillion mark and has become the largest form of unsecured debt in the nation, federal and state lawmakers are looking for ways to ease the burden on students and turning to performance-based funding for schools as a possible cure.

In March, the former Colleges of Worcester Consortium announced a restructuring plan that the organization's leaders said...

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