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Diversity & Inclusion
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Mass. vaccine rollout fraught with challenges of misinformation, distrust
March 26, 2021Almost one out of six Massachusetts residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But there's still hesitancy from many, often due to misinformation or distrust in the science, caregivers said in a health forum Thursday.
March 26, 2021
Framingham business leaders condemn attacks against Asian Americans
March 24, 2021A group of business, nonprofit and community stakeholders in and around Framingham released a collective statement on Saturday condemning verbal and physical attacks against Asian Americans, following what it describes as an uptick in racist attacks
March 24, 2021
Senate confirms Isabel Guzman as new SBA administrator
March 17, 2021The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Isabel Guzman as the U.S. Small Business Administration’s new administrator, in an 81-17 vote.
March 17, 2021
MassMutual earmarks $50M investment fund targeting Black-owned businesses
March 1, 2021MassMutual, a Springfield-based life insurance company, announced on Thursday the launch of its new MM Catalyst Fund, a $50-million investment commitment aimed at promoting business growth among diverse entrepreneurs throughout Massachusetts.
March 1, 2021
Clark launches study abroad program to attract international students
March 1, 2021Clark University is launching a new study program intended to support and attract more international students, and particularly those who would benefit from more English language training before matriculating in the United States, the Worcester
March 1, 2021
Worcester lays groundwork for fight against systemic racism in city government
February 22, 2021Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus has initiated a multi-prong plan taking aim at systemic racism as it manifests in City Hall, Worcester Public Schools, the Worcester Police Department and other public offices, releasing a string of executive
February 22, 2021
Two Black Lives Matter-inspired startups aim to educate
Updated: February 22, 2021In summer of 2020, Price was spending time with those closest to him, watching the Black Lives Matter movement expand in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police and trying to figure out what he should do next.
Updated: February 22, 2021
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: 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
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
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
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