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Opening doors: To provide more educational and career opportunities to underserved populations, Central Mass. colleges are enhancing financial aid
Updated: November 11, 2024The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester increased its full-tuition grants to students whose families make $100,000 a year or less.
Updated: November 11, 2024
Movers & Shakers for Nov. 11, 2024
Updated: November 11, 2024Employees at companies including Cornerstone Bank, ERA Key Realty Services, and Flexcon Holdings Trust are advancing in their careers.
Updated: November 11, 2024
WPI granted $900K from U.S. Department of Education to boost diversity among biology researchers
November 8, 2024Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a nearly $1-million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to finance fellowships for graduate students studying to become researchers and educators in cell and molecular biology.
November 8, 2024
Gov. Healey launches new higher ed affordability commission featuring Worcester State employee
November 7, 2024Healey's appointees to the commission include Mary Jo Marion, associate vice president of Worcester State University.
November 7, 2024
Framingham State inks WPI transfer agreement for in-demand degree programs
November 7, 2024The agreement signed on Wednesday allows for pre-engineering students at Framingham State who meet minimum academic requirements to transfer into WPI’s School of Engineering.
November 7, 2024
Mass. voters pass initiative ending MCAS graduation requirement
November 6, 2024Massachusetts students will no longer have to pass the MCAS exam to earn a diploma in Massachusetts.
November 6, 2024
Fast forward to 2034: In higher education, colleges will meet students where they are
Updated: October 28, 2024Becker College’s 2021 closing contained a lesson for Central Massachusetts schools heading into the next decade.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Where are they now? Gone but not forgotten, these Central Mass. difference-makers make their marks in new ways
Updated: October 28, 2024As leaders, they ably represented two of Central Massachusetts’ longest-running institutions: each intricately tied to Isaiah Thomas. One turned his bequeathed library into the world’s preeminent repository of pre-20th-century print materials in
Updated: October 28, 2024
That’s what they said!: Central Mass. business quotes from the last 35 years
Updated: October 28, 2024WBJ sources over the past 35 years have contributed memorable sentiments.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Photo trivia!!! Can you match these business leaders with their older photos?
Updated: October 28, 2024WBJ has an extensive physical photo archive from the days when businesses sent in black-and-white photos of their executives and new hires.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Fast forward to 2034: In health care, drones and AI raise hopes and concerns
Updated: October 28, 2024The proliferation of artificial intelligence and home health care, and the introduction of delivery drones are just some of the tools expected to change the future of medicine in Central Massachusetts and beyond.
Updated: October 28, 2024
1989-2024: A timeline of the top Central Mass. business stories for the last 35 years
Updated: October 28, 2024How do you whittle 35 years of headlining business news down to a couple thousand words and a few pages? You don't. But here, we take our best shot to highlight the companies, individuals, and moments that left a lasting impression.
Updated: October 28, 2024
Clark University launches microcredential course program
October 18, 2024Microcredentials, short-term targeted courses for those looking to gain a specific skill set without enrolling in a traditional degree program, are now available at Clark University in Worcester.
October 18, 2024
A new outlook: MetroWest chamber's new CEO leans into community engagement and growth as he begins his tenure
Updated: October 14, 2024Shah plans on leveraging his experience in public education and nonprofit work to promote education among business owners.
Updated: October 14, 2024
Holy Cross expands full-tuition grants to students whose families earn $100K or less
October 10, 2024Attending college has become more accessible for students of the College of the Holy Cross as the Worcester institution has announced those whose families earn $100,000 a year or fewer with reasonable assets will receive full-tuition grants.
October 10, 2024
UMass Chan researcher wins Nobel Prize
October 7, 2024Victor Ambros, a scientist at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his co-discovery of microRNA.
October 7, 2024
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