Student Food Pantry to Open in January
Brooke Maxfield knows what it’s like to be homeless and hungry. The 23-year-old Worcester State senior has a great relationship with her parents now, but three weeks after she turned 18, they . . .
Dream With Eyes Open, Says Diversity Series Speaker Bakari Sellers
At age 22, Bakari Sellers was the youngest African-American elected official in the nation when he defeated a 26-year incumbent to win a seat in the South Carolina State Legislature in 2006. He . . .
FAFSA Day Offers Free Help Applying for Financial Aid for College
Students and their parents can get free advice for filling out those all-important, but often confusing, college financial aid forms at a special help session Saturday, Nov. 17, at Worcester . . .
Celebrating a Partnership to Grow Educated Citizens
One of the great responsibilities of educational institutions is to cultivate citizens—citizens of the community, citizens of the state, citizens of the country, and citizens of the world, Prof. . . .
Oscar-Nominated Film Director, Environmental Activist Coming to Campus
Students, faculty, and staff will have the chance to interact with an internationally recognized Oscar-nominated American film director, playwright, and environmental activist during an event on . . .
Latino Education Institute Helping Transplanted Puerto Ricans Recover From Maria
When Hurricane Maria smashed into Puerto Rico in the pre-dawn hours of Sept. 20, 2017, Alexandra Pizarro was still asleep. It was the ferocious, wind-driven rain coming in between the panes of the . . .
Green is the New Blue at Worcester State
Royal blue is Worcester State’s official color, but the annual Sustainability and Food Fair shows that, these days, students, faculty and staff are thinking green. The fair, held Oct. 17 and 18 . . .
Latino Boom Literary Leader Kicks Off Latin Heritage Month
Pedro Medina León, leader of the new Latino Boom literary movement, gave a talk to a standing-room-only crowd in the Blue Lounge on Thursday, Oct. 11, the first in a series of events throughout . . .
Statistics Students Learning in the Classroom and the Courtroom
Mary Fowler, Ph.D., a professor of mathematics who specializes in statistics, often taps students to help her prepare reports for court cases that show whether there might be evidence of disparate . . .
Treseler Receives Frontier Poetry Summer Award
A poem by Heather Treseler (English) titled "Louisiana Requiem" has won Frontier Poetry's Summer Award, an honor for which the recipient receives $2,000. Treseler says she is particularly . . .
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