Members of the Massachusetts Community College Council, a Worcester-based union representing faculty and staff at the state’s 15 community colleges, are rallying Wednesday and Thursday in Worcester ...

WORCESTER ― The heads of five city universities and colleges are expressing serious concern over the City Council’s push to require annual payments from their endowments and resident representation on ...

Worcester voters will be prompted with a non-binding ballot question in November asking them if the city’s private colleges and universities should be required to invest 0.5% of their endowment on an ...

The presidents of five private higher education institutions in Worcester sent a letter to the city council expressing concern about a ballot question about forcing them to invest some of their ...

The relationship between the city of Worcester and the colleges it hosts may get more fraught. Now, Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty and Worcester City Council Economic Development Committee Chair Candy ...

The question, if placed on the ballot and approved by voters, would require colleges and universities to pay 0.5% of their endowment each year into a special city fund. Money in the fund would be used ...

Entrepreneur Shaun L. Murphy will take the helm as CEO of the Worcester Majors, the organization announced on Tuesday. He is ...

Last month, Delaina McDaniel, a 19-year-old freshman from Worcester State University (WSU), traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for protecting higher education policies such as Pell Grants and ...

Proposal of a community impact fund could go to voters. Measure got full backing by City Council; now moves to committee for review. City now receives money through payment in lieu of taxes agreements ...

WORCESTER ― When high school students pick what college to attend, there are more than a few variables they consider. Cost ends up being an inevitable factor for their decision, with students holding ...