Education

Alleging a lack of respect for UMass Boston's urban mission and its efforts to revitalize itself, students, staff and community members from the school aired their grievances Wednesday with trustees.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been given a $5 million state grant for a new healthcare research and product development initiative.

The heads of two Central Massachusetts schools, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical District have been named to the state's board overseeing STEM education.

UMass-Boston Chancellor Keith Motley plans to step down June 30, take a year's sabbatical and then return to campus to teach.

A business industry group reports the highest level of confidence among Massachusetts businesses since August 2004, even as uncertainty begins creeping in.

Central Massachusetts professionals joined and were promoted at firms like Becker College, Abby's House, UniBank, Commerce Bank and Webster Five Cents Savings Bank.

In March, Worcester State University announced it will no longer require undergraduate applicants to submit standardized test scores as a requirement for admission.

Despite concerns nationally among colleges and universities over new federal policies scaring away international applicants, Worcester schools have seen no such impact.

The state will pick up the tab for low-income students taking Advanced Placement exams in science, technology, engineering and math subjects this year after the federal government stopped providing dedicated funding.

Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday made clear that he intends some type of sequel to the state's 2008 commitment of nearly $1 billion towards the life sciences sector.