October 18, 2019
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Learn and Act: Faculty Teach-Ins Highlight ‘Climate Emergency’ Sustainability Fair

The annual Sustainability and Food Day Fair has become a much-anticipated fall tradition at Worcester State but this year, beneath the fun and festivities, there was an undercurrent of urgency. The . . .

Heritage Talk
October 9, 2019
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Garcia-Guevara: Refugees Are Running for Their Lives

Most refugees caught up in the crisis at our border with Mexico are actually running for their lives, not trying to escape poverty, according to Professor Aldo Garcia-Guevara, Ph.D., of the history . . .

September 27, 2019
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Luster Elected President of Worcester County Mechanics Association

Stacey Luster, Worcester State’s assistant vice president for human resources, payroll, and affirmative action and equal opportunity, recently made history as the first African American to be . . .

September 27, 2019
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Jee Research Tests Ways to Teach Hard-to-Grasp Scientific Concepts

When we look up, the sun seems to move across the sky each day. Now, explain to a young child that the opposite of what they are seeing is actually true: The sun is not moving. The Earth . . .

September 16, 2019
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Undergraduate Enrollment Remains Strong this Fall

Worcester State University will meet its enrollment targets this fall with a large and academically well-prepared group of first-year and transfer students calling WSU their new academic . . .

September 6, 2019
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Santiago Urges Higher Education Institutions to Close the Equity Gap

Massachusetts tops the nation in many key education indicators, such as the best high-school graduation rate and highest number of students who go on to college. But a closer look at these indicators . . .

Worcester State University academic convocation
August 30, 2019
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Convocation to Welcome First-Year and Transfer Students to Their New Academic Home

In what is fast becoming a favorite tradition at Worcester State University, Academic Convocation will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 3, with students lining up at 2:20 p.m. at the Wellness Center. . . .

August 27, 2019
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Linda Larrivee Receives Prestigious ASHA Fellowship

Linda S. Larrivee ’76, M.S.. ’80, Ph.D., dean of the School of Education, Health and Natural Sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), one of . . .

August 20, 2019
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Hare Named ‘40 Under Forty’ Award Recipient

Patrick Hare ’12, M.S. ’14, a staff associate in the WSU president’s office, will be recognized by the Worcester Business Journal (WBJ) with a 2019 40 Under Forty award. The 20th annual awards . . .

indian lake
July 2, 2019
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Worcester State Students Make a Splash with Water-Quality Presentations

Blue is the new green, at least according to three Worcester State University students who gave presentations at a statewide conference recently. The students were involved with coursework that . . .

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