Education

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.

Clark University in Worcester will stop using off-duty Worcester Police officers as security and will no longer require a police officer to be present at large student events, college President David Angel and President-elect David Fithian announced in a joint statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday afternoon.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester will continue teaching classes online for the Fall 2020 semester, the school announced on Tuesday.

As protests continue across America over the May 25 police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis — including a protest in Worcester on Monday night — the presidents of six Worcester colleges expressed frustration over racial injustice and sympathy for Floyd and protestors while calling for a systematic change in how the country deals with race relations.