Framingham State University

TikTok is many things: a social media app specializing in snappy, one-minute-or-shorter videos; an opportunity for unknown citizens of the internet to go viral at a dizzying clip; a never-ending loop of practical jokes and dog videos. For some, it has become a place to learn about and commune around mental health.

Central Massachusetts colleges have made it into the Princeton Review's annual rankings, including for best education and more niche categories — like where students study the least, get involved in Greek life or smoke the most cannabis.

Some freshmen at Worcester Polytechnic Institute will spend the fall living at a hotel just off campus. Clark University and Framingham State University have plans in place to isolate students in their dorms while awaiting coronavirus test results.

The Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University will reopen to its members and the general public this week after being closed since late March due to COVID-19.

Several area college presidents, including Marty Meehan of UMass, Javier Cevallos of Framingham State and Luis Pedraja of Quinsigamond Community College fiercely condemned this week a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy that would require non-immigrant international students to leave the country if their fall semester classes transition entirely online.

Framingham State University's Adventures in Lifelong Learning program is going online to provide those 60 and older a continued social outlet and learning opportunities during the coronavirus pandemic.

Staff at Framingham State University’s Christa McAuliffe Center for Integrated Science Learning have gathered pre-K through 12 interactive science content online to boost educational resources during the coronavirus shelter-in-place.

New hires and promotions at companies like AAFCPAs in Westborough, Bryley Sytems in Clinton, Concierge Physical Therapy in Sutton, Reliant Medical Group and Framingham State University.

Framingham State University has donated more than $8,000 worth of medical supplies to the MetroWest Medical Center in response to organizations being asked to support healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Many Central Massachusetts executives see golf as not only a way to make or keep connections in the business world, but also as a passion.