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Stop & Shop endows $100K to Framingham State for diversity scholarship

Stop & Shop presented Framingham State University with $100,000 to establish a scholarship for diversity in the food & nutrition, an endowed fund to provide financial assistance for students studying to become registered dietitians.

Old Sturbridge Village names first director of diversity

Old Sturbridge Village announced on Monday it has named Jasmin Rivas to fill a new position at the living museum: director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

🔒Q&A: Passing the baton at the YWCA

On July 1, Debbie Hall took over leadership of YWCA Central Massachusetts, succeeding Linda Cavaioli, who retired after leading the nonprofit and being an outsized voice in the Central Massachusetts community for 30 years. Hall was promoted from within, as she most recently was YWCA’s director of domestic violence services.

🔒Health insurance coverage gaps for Worcester’s immigrant population weighs heavy on healthcare providers

Holes in health insurance coverage are causing major disparities, as well as a growing burden on Central Massachusetts healthcare providers.
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🔒Who tells the news: The Central Mass. media ecosystem lacks diversity

The homogeneity among news editorship in Central Massachusetts is not unique to the region, but it does bring with it inherent questions about who decides what stories are newsworthy, and who decides how they are told.

🔒Cannabis regulators & local operators take up the fight for industry equity

Inequalities in the industry persist, and large multistate operators continue to dominate the cannabis market, even in the face of several Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission programs designed to give certain groups of people a leg up in entering the industry.

🔒Local landlords are selling their properties to investors amid eviction moratorium

Small-time landlords selling their properties has become something of a trend this year. More often than not, they aren’t selling to other locals.

🔒Closeted companies: Businesses who identify as LGBTQ+owned remain disproportionately low

Even though the LGBTQ+ community represents a significant portion of the Central Massachusetts population, the number of owners who identify their businesses as such remains low.
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Clark tabs Iowa State VP as chief officer of diversity, equity and inclusion

Clark University has named Margo Foreman as permanent vice president and chief officer of diversity, equity and inclusion, the school announced on Tuesday.

Fitchburg State running course on workplace culture and bias

Fitchburg State University’s Center for Professional Studies announced on Monday it will be running a course on the complexity of culture and bias in the workplace.
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