Education

The announcement came when the Worcester-based hospital system hosted a topping off ceremony on Wednesday.

The Board of Higher Education has opened the door for colleges and universities across Massachusetts to offer three-year bachelor’s degrees, a move aimed at boosting access to higher degrees while some have raised concerns it could diminish education quality.

The new building is expected to open for the 2026-27 school year.

Today at WPI, Cote and her colleagues are continuing Goddard’s legacy of innovation through research that advances our presence in space.

Central Massachusetts is still full of attorneys and patent practitioners helping modern innovators protect and profit off their ideas.

D’Arcy has brought a spirit of discovery to Clark’s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, said Don Spratt, Clark’s director of STEM undergraduate research and a fellow chemistry professor.

With the partnership, known as Worcester Together, Assumption will offer scholarships to every WPS student admitted to the university for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.

The bequests, coming from an alumnus, an alumna, and their respective partners, will create endowed scholarship funds.

CE Classifications have been awarded to U.S. colleges and universities in rounds for 19 years.

Less than two years after their public battle over two hotels, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the City of Worcester have joined forces to establish two collaboratives aimed at advancing municipal- and community-focused projects for the university’s students.