{"id":2751,"date":"2026-06-30T17:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/?p=2751"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:39:35","slug":"letter-from-the-president-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter from the President"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #003087;\">Dear Alumni and Friends of the University,<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Worcester State University we have always asked, <em>\u201cHow can we best prepare students for the world that awaits them?\u201d<\/em> Looking back 150 years at our first graduating class, I\u2019m reminded that real-world experiences have always led to our graduates\u2019 success, even as we develop a new co-operative education framework for today\u2019s students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our earliest Worcester Normal School students taught in the city\u2019s schools as part of their curriculum. Those work experiences prepared students for their professions, even as it offered them a competitive advantage for teaching positions. Today, bridging the gap between coursework and careers is more important than ever. Potential students seek a strong return on their college investment, and employers seek career-ready employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worcester State is already bridging students&#8217; coursework to the working world in a number of ways. Through partnerships with the Nativity School and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.worcester.edu\/guild-of-st-agnes-and-worcester-state-open-doors-to-new-early-childhood-education-learning-lab\/\">the Guild of St. Agnes<\/a>, the School of Education places students in paid positions. Through the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.worcester.edu\/students-train-to-help-asylum-seekers-in-partnership-with-student-clinic-for-immigrant-justice\/\">Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice<\/a>, Dr. Adam Saltsman (Urban Studies) has student cohorts complete intensive training to assist with actual asylum cases in Worcester. The Aisiku STEM Center recently supported its largest-ever student researcher group with paid stipends through the Advancement Office, while the John J. Binienda Center offers the Worcester Civic Leaders Program for select undergraduates who receive $4,000 in state funding for participating in a year-long leadership development program featuring service on local nonprofit boards. By deepening our ties with regional employers and alumni-led businesses, we are creating a pipeline of talent that benefits both students and the regional economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we embark upon our next 150 years, we ask: <em>How can we make &#8220;earn while you learn\u201d the model for every Lancer?<\/em> We take inspiration from longstanding co-op programs offered by universities like Northeastern while establishing one that is uniquely Worcester State. We seek to move beyond isolated internships toward a structured, campus-wide framework. Promising efforts to involve multiple departments and connect with employers are laying the groundwork.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, plans are underway for providing three municipal co-ops, each of which integrates the Urban Studies major with a different WSU department minor program, leveraging our signature MajorPlus framework to ensure students are fully prepared for co-op work with the City of Worcester. In the School of Science, Technology, and Health, employer partnerships were being leveraged to establish paid student work experiences across multiple departments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I applaud these efforts. They will position Worcester State to capture new state funding, even as we reach out for donor, foundation, and employer support. Our graduates are already among the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.worcester.edu\/worcester-state-in-top-10-for-graduate-earnings-among-all-massachusetts-public-universities\/\">public higher education system\u2019s highest earners<\/a>. With a Lancer co-op program in place, they would be well positioned to become the most sought after employees in the state and region.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sincerely, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nBarry M. Maloney<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Alumni and Friends of the University, At Worcester State University we have always asked, \u201cHow can we best prepare students for the world that awaits them?\u201d Looking back 150 years at our first graduating class, I\u2019m reminded that real-world experiences have always led to our graduates\u2019 success, even as we develop a new co-operative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7878,"featured_media":2756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[38,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-presidents-letter","category-worcester-state-magazine-spring-2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Letter from the President | Worcester State University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Letter from the President | Worcester State University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dear Alumni and Friends of the University, At Worcester State University we have always asked, \u201cHow can we best prepare students for the world that awaits them?\u201d Looking back 150 years at our first graduating class, I\u2019m reminded that real-world experiences have always led to our graduates\u2019 success, even as we develop a new co-operative [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Worcester State Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WorcesterStateUniversity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-30T17:17:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-30T17:39:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/06\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1706\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Worcester State Magazine\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@WorcesterState\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@WorcesterState\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Worcester State Magazine\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Worcester State Magazine\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6a0df320ad2482c0d8418afadaa2f698\"},\"headline\":\"Letter from the President\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-30T17:17:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-30T17:39:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":470,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/71\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"President\u2019s Message\",\"Worcester State Magazine - Spring 2026\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/\",\"name\":\"Letter from the President | Worcester State University\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/71\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-30T17:17:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-30T17:39:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/71\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/71\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1706,\"caption\":\"A man in a blue suit and patterned tie stands beside a wooden counter in front of a brick wall, with a green plant in the background.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/30\\\/letter-from-the-president-3\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Letter from the President\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/\",\"name\":\"Worcester State Magazine\",\"description\":\"Just another Worcester State University site\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Worcester State University\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/WSU_Logo_Seal_Type_Hz-Blue287_display.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/WSU_Logo_Seal_Type_Hz-Blue287_display.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":320,\"caption\":\"Worcester State University\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/WorcesterStateUniversity\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/WorcesterState\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/worcesterstate\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/6a0df320ad2482c0d8418afadaa2f698\",\"name\":\"Worcester State Magazine\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3c781d4ff3563177b84d6bc06d78d74ff96ec45d918b9ad96ce6baa85586a701?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3c781d4ff3563177b84d6bc06d78d74ff96ec45d918b9ad96ce6baa85586a701?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3c781d4ff3563177b84d6bc06d78d74ff96ec45d918b9ad96ce6baa85586a701?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Worcester State Magazine\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.worcester.edu\\\/magazine\\\/author\\\/magazine\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Letter from the President | Worcester State University","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Letter from the President | Worcester State University","og_description":"Dear Alumni and Friends of the University, At Worcester State University we have always asked, \u201cHow can we best prepare students for the world that awaits them?\u201d Looking back 150 years at our first graduating class, I\u2019m reminded that real-world experiences have always led to our graduates\u2019 success, even as we develop a new co-operative [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/","og_site_name":"Worcester State Magazine","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WorcesterStateUniversity\/","article_published_time":"2026-06-30T17:17:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-30T17:39:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1706,"url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/06\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Worcester State Magazine","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@WorcesterState","twitter_site":"@WorcesterState","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Worcester State Magazine","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/"},"author":{"name":"Worcester State Magazine","@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/6a0df320ad2482c0d8418afadaa2f698"},"headline":"Letter from the President","datePublished":"2026-06-30T17:17:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-30T17:39:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/"},"wordCount":470,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/06\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg","articleSection":["President\u2019s Message","Worcester State Magazine - Spring 2026"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/","url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/","name":"Letter from the President | Worcester State University","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/06\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-06-30T17:17:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-30T17:39:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/06\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2026\/06\/021025_WBJ_BarryMaloney_MW-0164-Edit-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1706,"caption":"A man in a blue suit and patterned tie stands beside a wooden counter in front of a brick wall, with a green plant in the background."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/2026\/06\/30\/letter-from-the-president-3\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Letter from the President"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/","name":"Worcester State Magazine","description":"Just another Worcester State University site","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/#organization","name":"Worcester State University","url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WSU_Logo_Seal_Type_Hz-Blue287_display.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/WSU_Logo_Seal_Type_Hz-Blue287_display.png","width":500,"height":320,"caption":"Worcester State University"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WorcesterStateUniversity\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WorcesterState","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/worcesterstate\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/#\/schema\/person\/6a0df320ad2482c0d8418afadaa2f698","name":"Worcester State Magazine","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3c781d4ff3563177b84d6bc06d78d74ff96ec45d918b9ad96ce6baa85586a701?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3c781d4ff3563177b84d6bc06d78d74ff96ec45d918b9ad96ce6baa85586a701?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3c781d4ff3563177b84d6bc06d78d74ff96ec45d918b9ad96ce6baa85586a701?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Worcester State Magazine"},"url":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/author\/magazine\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7878"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2792,"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions\/2792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worcester.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}