Education

Robert Johnson, the former president of Becker College in Worcester, will join Western New England University as its new president.

College of the Holy Cross will hold classes on campus this fall but will finish the semester remotely after Thanksgiving, President Philip Boroughs announced Friday.

Mass Dartmouth Chancellor Robert Johnson, the first African-American chancellor at that school, will resign effective Sept. 4, following a three-year tenure, and is moving on to a role where he believes he can make greater contributions.

Clark University plans to hold classes in-person during the coming school year starting with the fall semester but with an altered schedule to include a nearly three-month long winter break.

Assumption College is expanding its online education offerings by adding its cybersecurity bachelor's degree to the program.

Fitchburg State University has received more than $250,000 from a Maine foundation to support career advising and services, the school said Monday.

Companies making hires and promotions include Milford Regional Medical Center, UMass Medical School and Assumption College.

Assumption College has signed a partnership with a Worcester Catholic school that's the combined entity of the former Holy Name and Saint Peter-Marian schools.

The Worcester Planning Board unanimously approved the definitive site plan for Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s new 384-bed dormitory on Wednesday, and also approved the removal of a portion of Rumford Avenue from the official city map, as part of the project.

Assumption College is adding a new bachelor's degree in finance for its upcoming fall semester.