Education

Clark University has named Margo Foreman as permanent vice president and chief officer of diversity, equity and inclusion, the school announced on Tuesday.

UMass Medical School in Worcester will receive a $175-million donation over the next five years from The Morningside Foundation, significantly growing the medical school’s endowment and prompting a name change.

Clark University has named Kendall Isaac its first-ever general counsel, the Worcester school announced Thursday morning.

The University of Massachusetts announced Sept. 1 it received $50 million from Robert and Donna Manning, marking the largest gift in the university system’s history.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester and Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner announced on Wednesday a transfer agreement that will allow their students to transfer between the schools for four programs once their general education requirements are complete.

Framingham State University received the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, a higher education publication focused on diversity and inclusion.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute named Barfuor Adjei-Barwuah, a former ambassador of Ghana to the United States, as the university’s first distinguished statesman in residence during a Tuesday announcement.

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has named Geraldo Maldonado, an adjunct faculty member and alumnus, as site leader for the school’s Southbridge location, which relocated to Southbridge High School last summer.

Fitchburg State University’s Center for Professional Studies announced on Monday it will be running a course on the complexity of culture and bias in the workplace.

The Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) has provided health insurance to Massachusetts students for decades, while its more recent Student Health Insurance Plan Premium Assistance (SHIP PA) program helped control premium costs. However, declining student participants and rising premium costs led to the elimination of SHIP PA.