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Diversity & Inclusion
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Holy Cross names first Black, lay president
February 10, 2021The College of the Holy Cross has chosen its first ever Black president and first layperson in the Worcester school's 178-year history.
February 10, 2021
Worcester’s NAACP swears in new president, elected officers
January 27, 2021The Worcester Branch NAACP held its annual officers election on Jan. 18, and swore those new members in on Monday, during a remote meeting.
January 27, 2021
Report examines views on hiring people with disabilities
January 21, 2021There is a strong business case to be made for hiring people with disabilities but a "general discomfort" among some employers and other significant barriers contribute to the ongoing underemployment of people with disabilities, a group of lawmakers
January 21, 2021
After a rough start to his tenure, President David Fithian has high ambitions for Clark University
Updated: January 11, 2021Fithian, a 1987 Clark graduate, was chosen for the job at the Worcester school in January, when he spoke of the importance of listening to the community’s needs and facing bold ideas.
Updated: January 11, 2021
People to meet in 2021: Neddy Latimer
Updated: December 21, 2020Latimer heads an organization that specifically serves the estimated 15,000 Spanish-speaking residents in Leominster.
Updated: December 21, 2020
People to meet in 2021: Ahiela Watson
Updated: December 21, 2020Watson is anything but afraid to speak truth to power.
Updated: December 21, 2020
People to meet in 2021: Ross Bradshaw
Updated: December 21, 2020Bradshaw leads a cannabis dispensary with plans to open in 2021, and which has been stuck in the state’s licensing process for going on three years.
Updated: December 21, 2020
Economic Forecast: Diversity & inclusion needs follow-through
Updated: December 21, 2020After the events of 2020, businesses will be pressured to show results of their efforts.
Updated: December 21, 2020
EforAll receives $277K racial justice Facebook grant
December 15, 2020Entrepreneurship for All, the Lowell nonprofit with a location in Worcester, has received a $277,777 racial justice grant from Facebook, the organization announced on Monday.
December 15, 2020
Report: Majority of Greater Worcester PPP loans went to wealthy, white neighborhoods
December 11, 2020The vast majority of federal Paycheck Protection Program loans in the Worcester metropolitan area went to upper and middle income white neighborhoods, according to geocoded data released by Washington nonprofit National Community Reinvestment
December 11, 2020
Boston nonprofit executive becomes first woman, person of color to lead WPI business school
December 9, 2020Worcester Polytechnic Institute has named an alumna, the Rev. Debora Jackson, as the new dean of the Robert A. Foisie Business School, the first woman and person of color to do so.
December 9, 2020
New Commonwealth Fund awards $100K to Worcester groups, targeting support for children of color
December 3, 2020The New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund, a fund established this year by senior-level Black and brown corporate executives in Massachusetts, announced its first round of grant funding Friday, including $100,000 distributed between
December 3, 2020
UMass Memorial hires former Harvard executive to head diversity & inclusion
December 2, 2020UMass Memorial Health Care has hired a new vice president to oversee diversity and inclusion, a new position at the Worcester-based hospital system that's the largest employer in Central Massachusetts.
December 2, 2020
Blackstone national corridor adds handicapped accessible option
December 2, 2020The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor's visitors centers in Worcester and Whitinsville are closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But park leaders and partners are ensuring there's still available activities, particularly for
December 2, 2020
Pot retailers could sue over state delivery rules
November 24, 2020Some cannabis retailers have threatened to sue the state Cannabis Control Commission if it votes to adopt its latest set of industry rules on Monday as expected.
November 24, 2020
Two Worcester groups share $66K in pandemic aid
November 24, 2020Two Worcester organizations have received a total of $66,400 in state funding to help reduce the spread of coronavirus in communities of color in the cities hardest hit by the pandemic in Massachusetts.
November 24, 2020
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