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William James College Awarded $150,000 Cummings Foundation Grant
Newton, MA- William James College (WJC) is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings Foundation’s annual major grants program. The college was selected from a pool of 715 applicants during a competitive review process. It will receive $150,000 over three years in support...
William James College to Bestow Three Honorary Degrees at Graduation Ceremonies on Sunday, June 9th at the Park Plaza Hotel
Keynote Speaker Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Framingham Police Chief Lester Baker, and affordable housing advocate Josephine McNeil to be honored at William James College’s 44th commencement. NEWTON, Mass. – A nationally known public health pioneer and infectious disease specialist who served on the frontlines...
William James College Awarded $2.4 Million from Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital Community Health Impact Funds
Newton, MA — William James College (WJC) is the recipient of Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s (BWFH) Community Health Impact Funds in support of its Community Health Workers Pathway Program (CHWPP), which is designed to build linguistic and cultural capacity in the behavioral health paraprofessional...
Mass School Administrators' Association and WJC Now Offer a Joint Leadership Licensure Program/Graduate Certificate in School Leadership (LLP/GCSL)
William James College (WJC) today announced an expanded partnership with the Massachusetts School Administrators’ Association (MSAA) that includes an advanced online program for teachers, school administrators, and other education professionals interested in furthering their leadership skills. Housed...
William James College Partners with the Newton Food Pantry to Fight Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is on the rise around the country and across the Commonwealth, even on college campuses. According to recent studies almost 25% of college students in the US have experienced hunger which can have a long-term impact on their physical and mental health. A new campus-based food pantry,...
William James College and Ruderman Family Foundation to Launch College Mental Health Initiative Through $250,000 Grant
William James College (WJC), a leader in behavioral health workforce development and the Ruderman Family Foundation, an internationally recognized organization that works to end the stigma associated with mental health, have today announced a new partnership to create the Ruderman Family Foundation Fellowship...
DESE Awards BHELS Contract to Lead Teacher Diversification Training
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has awarded William James College’s Center for Behavioral Health, Equity, and Leadership in Schools (BHELS) a one-year, $425,000 contract to support the development of a diverse and culturally responsive educator workforce across...
William James College Associate Professor, Dr. Natalie Cort Named Teacher of the Year by the Massachusetts Psychological Association
Dr. Natalie Cort, co-director of the Center for Multicultural & Global Mental Health and an associate professor in the Clinical Psychology Department at William James College (WJC) has been named the 2023 Teacher of the Year by the Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA). A practicing clinical...
William James College Awarded $5.9 Million Grant by the U.S. Department of Education
The Mental Health Services Professional Development Grant Program will support school-based mental health workforce development initiatives.
William James College Awarded $50,000 Cigna Foundation Grant To Support Mental Health Equity Program for Asian American Communities in Massachusetts
WJC was awarded a $50,000 grant by the Cigna Foundation to fund a one-year pilot of the Asian Competency Education (ACE) program. The program will help increase equity and access to quality behavioral health care for underserved Asian populations in the Commonwealth.
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