Archive for June 2020

UMass Online is partnering with Mass General Brigham, the largest private employer in Massachusetts, to develop a certificate and degree completion pathway for healthcare professionals. Read More

Good morning, friends. Today marks three months that Massachusetts has been under a state of emergency. And here are the five things you need to know to start your workday, plus everything you want to know about Phase 2 reopenings and interviews on race you don’t want to miss. Read More

Half of the furloughed employees at the state’s largest physician group return to work this week as the health system returns to preventive care and routine visits, but the fallout from coronavirus is likely to take a toll on the organization over the longer term. Read More

One local firm sees just four workers head to its 4,000-square-foot office. A restaurateur considers keeping the smaller staff level, see an opportunity for efficiency in a crisis. A child care center’s CEO eyes spending $25,000 to ensure his business meets new state guidelines and regulations. From retail to real estate, here’s a look at…

Through collaboration and leadership, Boston-area colleges and universities can be better equipped to reopen campus for the fall. Read More

Frugal Bookstore is receiving thousands of book orders — hundreds per title — as demand for books on race and titles by Black authors has skyrocketed. With the amount of support and orders pouring in, Leonard Egerton and his wife called on their family for the “all hands on deck” situation, and they’ve hired a…

The second quarter of 2020 is on track to be the worst for the state economy in the recorded history of Massachusetts, economists say. Read More

The ordinance, if adopted, would make Boston the sixth city in Massachusetts to enact such a ban. Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline, Northampton and Springfield have all passed similar ordinances as part of a campaign led by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. Read More

Bars had been set to reopen in Phase 3 of the administration’s plan, but officials quietly moved it to Phase 4 last week. Read More

Ibram X. Kendi is in the midst of moving to Boston from Washington, D.C., to start a center for research on antiracism at Boston University. Read More