Worcester Business Journal

4 Worcester Business Journal | May 5, 2025 | wbjournal.com I N B R I E F New CEO "At this critical moment in the company and market's evolution, Insulet has a unique opportunity to enhance inno- vation, drive global expansion, and win the hearts and minds of more providers and consumers." Ashley McEvoy on assuming her role as president and CEO of Insulet, an Acton-based medical device manufacturer. With McEvoy's appointment, Insulet has become the sole Central Massachusetts company traded on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq to be led by a woman. $15M pledge "We are honored by the trust and generosity of these institutions and benefactors. Their support allows us to expand our collection, teach students about horology more effectively, and make local history, art, and related culture accessible to all." Robert Cheney, executive director of the Willard House & Clock Museum, on the North Grafton museum's plans to build a 10,000-square-foot showcase facility. The new space will be named the Charles N. Grichar Center in honor of the trustee and benefactor who pledged more than $15 million to the museum. Relieved emergency room "We really had a clogged emergency department because we couldn't get patients out to an inpatient room. As soon as we unclogged it with the new tower, we were able to see people quicker, and that's important when people have time-sensitive illness." Dr. Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, on the system's new $220-million North Pavilion facility relieving stress on UMass Memorial Medical Center's emergency department BY MICA KANNER-MASCOLO WBJ Staff Writer T he 12 international students at Clark University and four at Worcester Polytechnic Insti- tute whose legal statuses and visas were previously revoked are now able to continue their studies at the Worcester universities as their legal statuses have been reinstated. Aer finding their legal statuses termi- nated in April through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, a government-run web platform used to monitor foreign students and exchange visitors, their statuses have since been reinstated to active, meaning they are allowed to stay within the country and continue their studies at Clark and WPI. e Clark student visa statuses are still unknown, and WPI was not able to con- firm or deny the status of their students' visas. "We can confirm that the SEVIS records have been reinstated for all of our interna- tional students who had been impacted. We still do not have information about the status of visas or for the reason for the changes in SEVIS status to begin with," Clark wrote in an email to WBJ. Students' SEVIS record is separate from their visa statuses: students' SEVIS record details their legal status and tracks their studies while their visa details their eligibility to come to the United States. Furthermore, legal statuses are issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while visas are Clark, WPI international students regain legal status to study; visas still in question issued by the U.S. Department of State. e Department of State did not imme- diately return WBJ's request for comment. Clark announced on April 10 that 12 of its students had seen their legal statuses terminated and their visas revoked as part of the President Donald Trump Admin- istration's crackdown on immigration. Mere hours earlier, Worcester Polytechnic Institute President Grace Wang wrote in an internal memo stating four internation- al students had had their legal statuses and visas revoked that day as well. e reinstatements follow the U.S. Department of Justice's April 25 an- nouncement that the Trump Adminis- tration would reverse the termination of thousands of international students' legal statuses. is federal announcement came just days aer two international students at WPI joined more than 100 students in a class-action lawsuit filed to reinstate their F-1 student visas, as reported by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Clark and WPI have firmly stood by their international student populations, unequivocally denouncing the Trump Administration's attack on their legal sta- tuses. Clark signed onto an amicus brief in AAUP v. Rubio, opposing the student visa revocations and detention of noncitizen students and scholars. "To all who have come to Clark from around the world – students, faculty, and staff – know that you are welcome and appreciated, and that we are here to sup- port you," Clark President David Fithian wrote in the April 10 memo to the Clark community. Clark University's campus in Worcester W Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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