Education

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute broke ground on its Foisie Innovation Studio and announced that alumni had raised $9 million in three months to help bring the project to fruition.

Worcester's schools have topped the Princeton Review's 2017 list, taking top honors in categories including most accessible professors, tree-hugging vegetarians, best career services, and most politically apathetic students.

The $10.5-million John and Diane Kim Autism Institute, opening next month, will house research, professional development and technology for the New England Center for Children, allowing it to continue to train its workforce, improve its technology and develop best practices.

Mount Wachusett Community College has received a five-year, $1.18 million Federal grant that will help adults in the region successfully transition to college or other postsecondary education.

Nichols College in Dudley is planning to ease the pathway to a bachelor's degree for students from three New England community colleges with new agreements that streamline the credit and transfer process.

As the ballot question campaign to expand charter school access heats up, six groups have proposed opening new charter schools in Massachusetts and 12 existing charter schools want to increase enrollment.

As WPI's first vice president for talent development and chief diversity officer, Michelle Jones-Johnson is charged with recruitment, employee development, and creating a plan to make the university more inclusive.

Central Mass. academia is shifting to meet demand from evolving healthcare industry.

The New England Center for Children announced this week that it has completed construction of a new 33,000-square-foot building and raised $10.9 million for autism research, training and education.

Clark University has completed construction on its $23.8M Alumni and Student Engagement Center with a ribbon cutting to be held Thursday.