Education

Worcester’s Clark University has named Elyse Semerdjian as the next Kaloosdian and Mugar Chair in Modern Armenian History and Genocide at its Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

House Speaker Ron Mariano offered more evidence Thursday that lawmakers are eyeing ways to support the state's stretched-thin early education and child care workforce and to wrangle sky-high costs that continue to burden families.

Employees are on the move at Akoya Biosciences, Milford Regional Medical Center, and MutualOne Bank, with new hires joining operations and promotions happening within organizations.

As the Southeast Asian Coalition settles into new digs, its executive director arrives with big ambitions for its role in the community.

The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts found the eight schools it represents in Central Massachusetts account for $3.8 billion in economic impact and 18,800 jobs.

Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner has collaborated with local banks and credit unions to launch a new banking certificate program.

Nearly one year after he assumed the role in interim and five months after being officially appointed to the position, Greg Weiner was inaugurated as Assumption University’s 17th president on Thursday.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has entered into a research partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to examine methods involving hydrogen fuel cells to reduce the carbon footprint of the aviation industry.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has received official approval from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education to establish its new regional campus in Burlington in partnership with Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.

In a partnership with the Worcester nonprofit Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, the Quinsigamond Community College dental clinic piloted offering free dental services to seniors after offering care at a low cost for two decades.