University celebrates LGBTQIA community in Lavender Graduation
Worcester State University honored lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally students to acknowledge their achievements and contributions at its second annual Lavender Graduation May . . .
Community leaders tackle housing justice at university summit
Worcester State University brought together community organizations, affordable housing advocates, housing experts, and city officials on March 12 for its first Housing Justice Summit. The event . . .
University greenhouse reopens for learning, research and activities
Green thumbs have cause for celebration as the university's greenhouse blossoms back to life, offering students fertile ground for research and a chance to 'leaf' their mark on the botanical . . .
Artist and filmmaker Kaz Supernova to screen hip hop documentary at Worcester State
Among events celebrating Black History Month this month at Worcester State is a chance to see an acclaimed documentary with a local angle, “Wortown Rising, the Untold Story of the First Hip-Hop . . .
Alden awardees inspire students with innovative classroom strategies
A how-to-guide, complete with entertaining quips, and a song by Taylor Swift are among teaching tools that have been used by professors Riley McGuire and Hy Ginsberg, the 2023 recipients of the . . .
Newly renovated and fully ADA compliant Sullivan Auditorium reopens
A recently completed major renovation project has brought Worcester State’s 1960s-era Sullivan Auditorium into the 21st century. The auditorium is used frequently by the campus community as a . . .
Groundbreaking paper in the journal Nature by professor Ian Stephens illuminates formation of planets
Ian W. Stephens, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is the lead author of a new paper in the scientific journal Nature that helps to explain the fascinating process of how dust grains . . .
New Binienda Center director focused on community engagement for students
Amanda Wittman, named director of the John J. Binienda Center for Civic Engagement in June, hopes to enhance and expand the already strong connection Worcester State has built with the surrounding . . .
Ilyasah Shabazz cites the power of love in inaugural book club event
Ilyasah Shabazz’s mother Dr. Betty Shabazz experienced almost unbearable grief after the assassination of her husband, Malcolm X, but she didn’t let that pain close her heart. Instead, she . . .
Chilean-American activist shares call for humanity during celebration for Human Rights Center
Acclaimed author, human rights activist, and educator Dr. Marjorie Agosín says there is only one side we should take in any conflict, such as the Gaza/Israeli war currently raging in the Middle . . .
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