Diversity & Inclusion

Nichols College in Dudley has entered a partnership with Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, an Indigenous-led nonprofit, to offer a farming financial literacy course for farmers across New England. 

The National Institutes of Health have awarded $1.1 million to a Worcester Polytechnic Institute-led research project aimed at reducing racial bias in care for premature infants. 

Companies must expand their networks & standardize processes to meet diversity, equity, and inclusion targets.

The City of Worcester has named Joe Robinson as director of veterans services, an office in the City’s Department of Health & Human Services. Robinson is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and will be the first Black man to hold the position in Worcester.

Worcester life sciences incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives has awarded seven grants to local individuals and companies as part of its 2023 Challenge Grants program.

A breakdown of the Massachusetts and Greater Worcester real GDP by industry.

Two local companies tell how compassionate business helps steer the ship.

A report conducted by cannabis industry trade publication Marijuana Business Daily has shown that Massachusetts marijuana business ownership has less racial and gender diversity than the national industry average.

Two of the state's top elected officials are encouraging colleges and universities in Massachusetts to find new approaches to advance diversity, break down barriers, and increase access for historically underrepresented groups in light of the Supreme Court's June ruling that restricted the use of race by college administrators in admissions decisions.

Nativity School of Worcester, an all-boys tuition-free Jesuit school, has launched a $20-million campaign to open a girl’s division.