Skip to Main Content
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

The Daily Free Press

Wheelock College prior to the school’s merger with Boston University in June 2018. HANNAH ROGERS/ DFP FILE

State proposes finance monitoring for private colleges

Haley Lerner January 27, 2019
The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education received a report with recommendations from a working group to monitor the financial health of private colleges in the state Tuesday.
Gov. Charlie Baker attends a meeting about drugs in April of 2015. Now, Baker announces the allocation of $1.25 million for higher education spending. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Baker allocates $1.25 million to higher education spending

Hannah Harn March 1, 2017

A grant from the Baker-Polito Administration has recently awarded a core group of Massachusetts state universities and community colleges a total of $1.25 million through the Department of Higher Education’s...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito started a new website to help students in Massachusetts compare the cost of schools around the Commonwealth. PHOTO COURTESY MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM

New web portal helps Mass. college students receive affordable in-state degrees

Amanda Kaufman September 9, 2016

The Baker-Polito administration announced the launch of a new web portal, MassTransfer, which provides Massachusetts students and families with interactive tools to explore savings and methods for...

The Shorelight Global Scholarship Program, announced Thursday, will give two Massachusetts students a full two-year scholarship to Bath Spa University in England. PHOTO BY BATH SPA UNIVERSITY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Scholarship developed for Mass. community college students to study abroad, earn bachelor’s

Rachel Legon February 10, 2015

Shorelight Education and Bath Spa University have developed a partnership providing two students attending Massachusetts community colleges to study abroad and earn a bachelor’s degree, the Massachusetts...

The Massachusetts Department of Education's Vision Project 2014 annual report shows that although Massachusetts shows signs of progress in higher education, many factors are involved in the state becoming a "national leader" in public education. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Report offers solutions to combat graduate workforce decrease

Keela Sweeney October 31, 2014

While efforts to raise graduation rates and close the achievement gap have improved, Massachusetts may see a decrease in skilled graduates joining the work force, according to a study by the Massachusetts...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Katy Abel