Diversity & Inclusion

Almost one out of six Massachusetts residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But there's still hesitancy from many, often due to misinformation or distrust in the science, caregivers said in a health forum Thursday.

A group of business, nonprofit and community stakeholders in and around Framingham released a collective statement on Saturday condemning verbal and physical attacks against Asian Americans, following what it describes as an uptick in racist attacks across Massachusetts and the country.

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Isabel Guzman as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s new administrator, in an 81-17 vote. 

MassMutual, a Springfield-based life insurance company, announced on Thursday the launch of its new MM Catalyst Fund, a $50-million investment commitment aimed at promoting business growth among diverse entrepreneurs throughout Massachusetts.

Clark University is launching a new study program intended to support and attract more international students, and particularly those who would benefit from more English language training before matriculating in the United States, the Worcester school announced on Friday.

Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus has initiated a multi-prong plan taking aim at systemic racism as it manifests in City Hall, Worcester Public Schools, the Worcester Police Department and other public offices, releasing a string of executive orders and recommendations.

In summer of 2020, Price was spending time with those closest to him, watching the Black Lives Matter movement expand in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police and trying to figure out what he should do next.

The College of the Holy Cross has chosen its first ever Black president and first layperson in the Worcester school's 178-year history.

The Worcester Branch NAACP held its annual officers election on Jan. 18, and swore those new members in on Monday, during a remote meeting.

There is a strong business case to be made for hiring people with disabilities but a "general discomfort" among some employers and other significant barriers contribute to the ongoing underemployment of people with disabilities, a group of lawmakers concluded.