Archive for March 2022

The nonprofit group Complete College America is organizing a coalition of 22 historically Black community colleges and predominantly Black community colleges to share resources and work together on research and best practices to improve the career and economic outcomes of students of color. Read More

Across the U.S., the typical household devoted 29.7% of its income to lease a typical rental home last month. That’s up from 24.8% in February 2021, showing how much rents have risen in a year’s time. Read More

What started as a wide-open field of 64 competitors has been narrowed to just four. Vote for the Inno Madness finalists. Read More

These days, executives increasingly need to show when they’re considered for new jobs that they’re devoted to diversity and inclusion initiatives, according to those working at search firms that companies hire to help them find new leaders. Read More

Terrill L. Drake is charged with, among other things, implementing a new racial-equity action plan. Read More

As Congress considers reauthorizing the SBA for the first time in two decades, a report unveiled earlier this month pinpoints four key problem areas for small businesses that the Small Business Administration could help address. Read More

Omega Funds has launched a startup that intends to succeed where others have failed: by developing a suite of monoclonal antibodies that can both prevent and treat Covid-19. Read More

Massachusetts has historically had readmission rates higher than the national average, and that rate rose to 15.9% last year. Read More

Just 2.3% of total funding worldwide makes its way to startups led only by women, according to Crunchbase data. Read More

The Cambridge biotech has laid off about 6% of its staff following its split from bluebird bio Inc. last November. Read More