A participant in the 100 Males to College program
August 14, 2017
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100 Males to College Program Celebrates First Achievement Ceremony

More than 90 Worcester high school students recently completed the first installment of the Worcester-based 100 Males to College program, which was launched in April 2017 under a grant from the . . .

A Worcester Public Schools student at the My Voice. My Community. program
August 7, 2017
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LEI Summer Program Connects Students with the Arts and Their Heritage

Started in 2015 by the Worcester Public Schools and Worcester State University’s Latino Education Institute, the “My Voice, My Community” program has grown to enroll more than 130 middle school . . .

Attendees to the 100 Males to College event tour the Worcester State University campus.
May 3, 2017
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Education Officials Kick Off 100 Males to College Program at WSU

About 75 young men in high school gathered on Worcester State University’s campus Thursday, April 27 for a campus tour, relationship-building activities, food, a motivational speaker, and more as . . .

Worcester State University student is a fellow with SeedMA.
April 26, 2017
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Criminal Justice Major Helps Community through SeedMA Fellowship

How can Batman and financial literacy education possibly have anything in common? The answer, senior criminal justice major Jose Medina says, is preventing crime over the long term. It’s all part . . .

William Scannell with Worcester State University Student Affairs officials
April 14, 2017
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William Scannell Shares Son’s Struggle with Addiction to Erase the Stigma

The father of Worcester State University student Emmett Scannell, who died of a heroin overdose in April 2016, spoke to about 70 faculty, staff, and students gathered in the North/South Auditorium . . .

A Chandler Magnet kindergartener shows his seashell.
April 10, 2017
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Chandler Magnet Kindergarten Classes Visit WSU’s Biology Lab

Four classes of kindergarten students from Chandler Magnet School walked across the street on a snowy late March Friday to go to college at Worcester State University. Assistant Professor of Biology . . .

a speaker at the Worcester GradNation Community Summit
March 21, 2017
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Community Gathers for the 100th and Final GradNation Summit

Students, educators, community officials, business leaders, educators, parents, and youth convened at the Alden Memorial auditorium on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus on Friday, March 17 . . .

Numerous languages are spoken around the city of Worcester every day.
March 10, 2017
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Summit Organizers to Highlight City’s ‘Language of Excellence’

Once a destination of choice for immigrants looking to work in factories during the Industrial Revolution, Worcester has retained its multiculturalism. With its newest mix of immigrants from such . . .

One of Ogretta McNeil 's sons accepts an award for her at the MLK Jr. Breakfast
January 18, 2017
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MLK, Jr. Youth Breakfast Honors Social Justice and Activism

The 23rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Breakfast elicited a roller coaster of emotions from the attendees of the ceremony. In one minute, the audience was silently wiping away their tears . . .

Image of a teacher helping a student.
November 9, 2016
Achievers

LEI Assists with Study on Charter Schools and Latino Children

As proponents and opponents wrapped up their battle over Question 2, which asked voters to allow the state to grant up to 12 new charter schools a year, Worcester State University’s Latino . . .

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