Education

Two new faculty scientists at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

Shine Initiative, a Worcester youth mental health nonprofit, has named its director of development to be its interim executive director position following the resignation of current executive director Fred Kaelin.

Worcester State University has named Ilyasah Shabazz as the school’s inaugural DEI fellow for the 2023-2024 school year.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester received a $675,000 grant to support adult learners from adult basic education programs through its Future Focus program.

Glenn Sulmasy is out as Nichols College president, according to an announcement posted Tuesday afternoon to the Dudley school’s website.

Less than two weeks into retirement, the former leader of Seven Hills signed on for a new challenge: Helping business students consider the larger societal good.

The U.S. Department of Labor granted Clark University $5 million through its Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program, to expand Clark’s Tech Quest Apprenticeship program.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration selected Worcester Polytechnic Institute to receive a $500,000 slice of $3.9 million it is doling out to researchers working on climate adaptation advancements.

Pattie Hallberg, who served as CEO of Worcester nonprofit Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts for 16 years, is stepping down from the position at the end of 2023.

The College of Marin named QCC President Luis Pedraja as one of the final three candidates to be its president, as he looks west to rejoin his family.