Becker College News

With endowments down and greater pressure on families, colleges in Central Massachusetts are in a tight spot when it comes to finances.

The following SouthCoast residents were named to the dean's lists at various schools.

The following Jamaica Plain individuals, businesses and organizations have received recognition.

The Worcester-based Protector Group Insurance Agency Inc. recently hired ADAM B. HAAS to work with underwriters at insurance carriers and offer technical assistance to sales and service staff.

The following area students recently graduated from Becker College. Fitchburg: Julie Lantry graduated honors with a Associate of Science in veterinary technology degree; Chelsea Mahon graduated with a Associate of Science in veterinary technology degree; Shirley Araujo graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in business administration, ...

Minutes before lining up for the graduation processional at Drury High School on Friday, best friends Belinda Oliva and Tiffany England stood together with matching mortarboards decorated with sequins, fabric and bold printed names.

Melissa Glavin-Guillotte got her associate's and bachelor's degrees in business from Becker College .

Monday, May 18, 2009 On the job: Cynthia A. Dorval, Interior design consultant, Westboro Paint & Decorating What do you do? 'I'm an interior design consultant.

Carolina Alvarado has what she calls 'clown music' playing in her head - all the time.

Some colleges are doing their best to minimize tuition and fee increases for the 2009-2010 academic year amid budget cuts and the economic downturn.

Sarah Ernst Madelung recently completed her studies and received an Associates Degree in Veterinary Technology from Becker College.

Tufts University will hold a memorial tribute tomorrow to a English professor and acclaimed poet who apparently took her own life Friday.

"A $50,000 per year private school tuition - even for such a prestigious place as Cal Tech - is a harder sell this year to students who may also have the option of paying less than half that to go to a state school like the University of California, Berkeley." This week, Morning Edition studies The New College Math: families and students who are ...

The home of the Unitarian minister and ardent abolitionist who used it as a stop on the Underground Railroad in pre-Civil War days is about to become a visitors center and a historical museum.

The faculty senate of Becker College recently expressed 'grave concerns' about the college's interim president and the possibility of his becoming the permanent president.

$357,000: Facilities and equipment at Becker College in Worcester. $190,000: Computer and educational equipment at Clark University.

Mar 12, 2009 9:41 am US/Eastern WASHINGTON From Kennedy's Office: Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry and the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation announced that the omnibus appropriations bill that ...

Here's a list of Massachusetts projects included as earmarks in the federal spending bill signed by President Barack Obama on Wednesday: -- $237,500 for the Brockton Area Transit Authority Bus Replacement; -- ...

With Spring Break starting at some schools and ending at others, College Town takes time to recognize some outstanding students, programs and educators in the area.

Students from the Worcester-based College of the Holy Cross, Assumption College and Becker College were among more than 125 students and financial aid advocates from across the state who made their voices heard ...