Education

The board of trustees for the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester unanimously elected Dr. Helen Boucher as its new chair, the school announced Wednesday. When she begins her term in July, she will be the first female board chair in the college’s history.

Fitchburg State University’s downtown revitalization project, ReImagine North of Main, received a $417,270 grant from the Gov. Charlie Baker Administration.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher Amity Manning received a $1.1-million grant for a five-year research project on cell division.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced on Thursday it is launching the Translational Institute for Molecular Therapeutics, a center which will focus on gene therapy clinical trials for rare genetic diseases.

Graduate student workers at Clark University in Worcester formally requested union recognition in a letter to the college administration on Wednesday.

Dubbed the Bison Den, the facility is located at the Dudley Hill Golf Club and will eventually open to the general public. The bar had a soft opening on Tuesday.

Worcester Academy will freeze tuition for the 2022-2023 academic year, according to a Monday press release from the independent boarding school.

Leominster restoration company SERVPRO will pay $67,000 in fines to settle claims of illegal asbestos work at a Fitchburg elementary school, according to a Monday press release from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office.

What is the name of the student housing development now occupying the Osgood Bradley Building?

While organized labor has historically been hallmarked by the male-dominated trades, unionized women seem to be fueling a new era in the movement, particularly in industries highly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic like health care, education, and hospitality.