Education

When the professionals who would become WBJ’s 2021 Business Leaders of the Year started their years anew in January 2020, they could have had no idea the past 15 months would end up like they did. Yet, each of them in their own way, found a path for their organizations to thrive.

Framingham State University Professor Professor Halcyon Mancuso has helped establish a new humanities workforce preparation center with the goal of helping students launch successful careers. 

Framingham State University has received a $62,250 grant to address systemic racism in higher education and how it manifests on campus, with 150 campus leaders slated for the education.

Quinsigamond Community College announced on Monday it has received $2.4 million in emergency funds from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund II, which was authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, as well as internally earmarked an additional $1 million internally toward helping students during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The College of the Holy Cross opened its nearly $33-million recreation and wellness center Monday, though the facility won't just be hosting intramural games — it's being used this spring as a coronavirus testing site.

UMass Medical School called a unionization vote this week by physicians in training a first step in a process and called the residents and fellows valued members of its healthcare teams.

Becker College said Tuesday it is considering options for its future, including closing, amid financial uncertainty and other challenges, and after affiliation talks with another institution fell apart.

Physicians in training at UMass Medical School have voted to unionize, joining a nationwide group that announced the vote on Tuesday.

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.

Atlantic Union College will have to make utility improvements to its Lancaster campus as part of a sale agreement for the 135-acre site, an executive for the affiliated local church office said Friday.