Nichols College

Government leaders in the United States no longer prioritize funding higher education at levels needed to keep colleges solvent and competitive with overseas options, Massachusetts education leaders said in a Worcester Business Journal webinar Tuesday.

Nichols College, which expects to welcome students for the fall semester starting Aug. 26, said Friday it will provide free regular coronavirus testing for students, faculty and staff.

An industry-wide spike in the number of applications from high school students has complicated the fine-tuned formula for figuring out which students – and how many – will ultimately enroll.

After two brothers who serve on the college's board of trustees offered millions more if their donation was matched, Nichols is expanding its Securing a Legacy of Leadership campaign.

Colleges with smaller endowments may be getting relatively poorer compared to deep-pocketed peers, but with the economy providing higher investment returns – and more donor support – nearly every Central Massachusetts college has seen endowments grow in the past decade or more.

A new biennial report from researchers at Nichols College found incremental progress in the rate of women in Massachusetts rising to leadership roles in business and the Legislature.

Nichols College will begin two new marketing majors and a finance major this fall it says will better prepare students for shifting industry demands in the coming years.

Dudley business school Nichols College is offering its CPA exam review course to employees of a Boston-based accounting and business advisory firm.

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Leominster-based Montachusett Home Care Corp. has named its longtime Chief Financial Officer Lori Richardson as its new CEO following the retirement of its former chief in December.