Education

Clark University in Worcester will offer three new master’s degree programs through its School of Management, including marketing, marketing analytics and accounting analytics, the university announced on Monday. 

The coronavirus pandemic hasn't stopped a collaboration between Fitchburg State University and Rhine-Waal University in Germany. Throughout the years, delegations of the two colleges have sent representatives to discuss the transatlantic relationship between the U.S and Germany.

The number of high school students planning to attend college has remained largely unchanged by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to MassINC polling data.

The federal government agreed to rescind controversial guidelines that would have barred international students from staying in the United States if they took online-only course loads in the fall.

College of the Holy Cross, the only Division 1 college athletics program in Central Massachusetts, won't hold fall sports in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Discovery Museum in Acton will reopen to the public at the end of the month, with free admission for all visitors through August 23.

Several area college presidents, including Marty Meehan of UMass, Javier Cevallos of Framingham State and Luis Pedraja of Quinsigamond Community College fiercely condemned this week a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy that would require non-immigrant international students to leave the country if their fall semester classes transition entirely online.

As advocates and child care providers continue to call for an infusion of public funds to help the industry cope with added costs and lost revenue associated with providing care during a pandemic, stuffed animal-facilitated hugs are among several short-term adjustments speakers highlighted during the Education Committee's virtual oversight hearing.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester is launching a League of Legends esports team that will compete against five other members in its division of the National Association of Collegiate Esports, the school announced on Tuesday.

Massachusetts Teachers Association President Merrie Najimy said the union would be presenting its own plan to reopen school "in the next week and beyond."