Education

State higher education officials on Friday approved a new set of regulations that will govern how they screen colleges and universities for financial risks and potential closures.

When it comes to enrollment, it was a good decade to be Worcester Polytechnic Institute and MCPHS University. Both Worcester schools saw enrollment jump during the 2010s, leading the region in growth.

Reliant Foundation, a Worcester charity, has awarded $674,770 in grants to 50 health organizations in its most...

Central Massachusetts colleges and universities face a variety of pressures in the coming year, with shifting enrollment trends to new leadership to the need to impress incoming students.

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Cannabis, Polar Park, The Reactory, Worcester Regional Airport - Here is what we think will happen in 2020.

After two brothers who serve on the college's board of trustees offered millions more if their donation was matched, Nichols is expanding its Securing a Legacy of Leadership campaign.

The number of students enrolled this fall at Massachusetts colleges fell 1.3% for the second consecutive annual decline, according to a report Monday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is adding a master's degree in neuroscience to prepare students in jobs such as neuroscience research, pharmaceuticals and teaching.

A $107-million performing arts center is starting to rise at the top of Mount St. James at College of the Holy Cross.