The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone & How We Can Prosper Together — A Conversation with Heather McGhee

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The United Way, The Greater Worcester Community Foundation  and The Worcester Education Collaborative have partnered with the Esler Family Foundation to bring New York Times best selling author Heather McGhee in for a virtual event to talk about the devastating true cost of racism—not just for people of color, but for everyone. Heather’s Book, “The Sum [...]

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HECCMA Presents: Higher Education’s Role in Protecting American Democracy

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HECCMA Presents: Higher Education's Role in Protecting American Democracy  A Virtual Constitution Day Program  brought to you by Clark University, MCPHS, UMass Medical School & Worcester State University Registration is required at https://bit.ly/hedemocracy   NANCY THOMAS, EDD, JD DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY & HIGHER EDUCATION  Pluralist Democracy is co-governance and participation critical for an effective [...]

Faculty Night at the Worcester Art Museum

Worcester Art Museum (WAM) 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA, United States

Join us on Thursday, September 23, 2021, for Faculty Night at the WORCESTER ART MUSEUM 5 – 6pm  Enjoy a private gathering for College & University faculty to socialize with colleagues. 6 – 7pm  Short presentations by faculty highlighting their research and teaching uses of the WAM collection. Program to be held in WAM’s cafe . 7 – 8pm (closing)  Stroll through the museum galleries, or enjoy the exhibition What the [...]

UMass Chan Medical School Research Based Career Fair

Beechwood Hotel 363 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA

Sign on bonuses are available for research associate and research lab tech positions UMass Chan Medical School nearly doubled its NIH funding in 2020 and the research university now has about 150 open positions for research associates, research lab techs, clinical research assistants, clinical research coordinators and animal care technicians. To help fill these positions, [...]

Prospective Undergraduate Student Admissions and Financial Aid Panel

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  Join the Higher Education Consortium of Central MA for a College Panel of representatives from Admissions and Financial Aid to answer your questions about attending college in the greater Worcester community.  This event will be held from 5-7pm on September 29th.  To register for this event, please click here

Getting to the Point on Immigration and Refugees

  Join the Kennedy Institute for a timely conversation on immigration and refugees from both an American and global perspective. Moderated by Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston, immigration experts and activists will discuss the ongoing crisis at the U.S. Southern border and address its connection to a larger crisis of global [...]

College Financial Aid Workshop

Join us for a College Financial Aid Workshop on October 20th at 5pm to have all of your questions about financial aid answered.  Register here.  

From Speeches to Tweets: Why Presidential Rhetoric Matters

  The President of the United States has the largest megaphone in the world and communications from presidents and their staff are an important part of the 24/7 news cycle. Join former presidential speechwriters from both sides of the aisle for a discussion on the importance of word choice by the president, from major speeches [...]

Faculty Department Chairs’ Workshop

Anna Maria College 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton, United States

New and seasoned faculty department chairs are invited to join us for an engaging afternoon with colleagues on August 22, from 1-4pm.