Nichols College

McDowell-Smith, who has worked with research teams to interview former ISIS members, will teach courses on homegrown violent extremism.

Nichols College will offer courses for the first time this fall in Marlborough on the campus of the Massachusetts International Academy.

Nichols College in Dudley has launched a master's degree in counterterrorism as a way to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security offset violent extremism.

Nichols College announced Tuesday it has purchased the neighboring Dudley Hill Golf Club and plans to keep it under current management.

Nichols College in Dudley has received a $1-million donation for scholarships from the chairman of its board of trustees.

Ten professionals got hired or promoted at places including Fallon Health, JM Coull and Fidelity Bank.

Eleven people in Central Massachusetts have found new positions, including at Fidelity Bank, TechSandBox, the Idea Agency and the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce.

As Central Massachusetts colleges and universities compete with each other and with others across the country for students, making school more affordable and reaching outside of the traditional student population without sacrificing quality are new goals.

Nichols College reaching out beyond Massachusetts to find community college students looking to transfer.

Nichols College has received a $1-million gift from 1980 graduate and Nichols trustee Stephen A. Davis that will go towards scholarships for Western Massachusetts-based students as well as construction costs for a new academic building.