Diversity & Inclusion

The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts board has selected Vincent Rougeau, president of The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester as its next board chair, effective July 1.

A group of senators were unable to convince their colleagues to recommend money for the MBTA to run fare-free bus pilot programs.

Fitchburg State's game design program positions students and the school near the forefront of a $57 billion industry.

After closing key facilities and operating on mere hours of cash, the Family Health Center of Worcester is in a more stable financial position, in part due to higher insurance reimbursements.

Worcester Business Journal has been honored by the New England Newspaper & Press Association for coverage of diversity, equity, and inclusion issues, along with Polar Park, opinion commentary, editorial cartoons, and special sections on Worcester’s 300th anniversary and the 40 Under Forty awards.

There's only one birth center operating in Massachusetts, but an infusion of state funding could lead to more facilities, which are designed to give pregnant people more autonomy as they choose a delivery environment outside of the traditional hospital setting.

Girls Inc. of Worcester will restore its programming for its summer camp session on June 26. All programming was previously suspended when members of the organization’s leadership were placed on administrative leave after allegations of racially discriminatory treatment of employees and program participants.

Entrepreneurship for All, a national nonprofit startup accelerator, has received a $25,000 grant from The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts to increase its capacity to support Greater Worcester inclusive entrepreneurship, including its Spanish-speaking business accelerator program.

Girls Inc. of Worcester has named an interim CEO in an effort to restore its programming that was suspended when its CEO and COO were placed on administrative leave amid allegations of racial discrimination.

Human resources software firm Workhuman named KeyAnna Schmiedl, a former executive at Wayfair and Mozilla, as its new chief human experience officer.