Lowell Sun: UMass Lowell, Northern Essex Community College sign new transfer agreement https://www.lowellsun.com/2023/03/02/umass-lowell-northern-essex-community-college-sign-new-transfer-agreement/ UMass Lowell, Northern Essex Community College sign new transfer agreement

WHAV: Northern Essex Community College’s Glenn Welcomes Healey Plan for Free Community College https://whav.net/2023/03/02/northern-essex-community-colleges-glenn-welcomes-healey-plan-for-free-community-college/ Gov. Maura T. Healey filed her proposed state budget Wednesday, calling for $20 million to pay for, what she calls, the “MassReconnect” program.

NECC Creates New Center for MassReconnect Students Lawrence and Haverhill, MA (March 9, 2023)– More than 1.8 million adults in Massachusetts could be eligible for free community college under Governor Healey’s MassReconnect Program. The Governor, surrounded by the Workforce Skills Cabinet and community college presidents, officially unveiled…

Northern Essex and UMass Lowell Sign Innovative Joint Admissions Agreement Haverhill, MA (February 27, 2023)– A new joint admissions agreement between Northern Essex Community College and UMass Lowell will enhance the transfer process between the two institutions. Upon acceptance to NECC, students who opted into joint admissions on their application…

Natural Imagery Collides with the Fantastical in New ArtSpace Show By Michelle Carter Haverhill, MA (February 27, 2023) – Northern Essex Community College is honored to present Denature, an exhibition of artworks by Carla Fisher Schwartz, Yuko Oda, Michelle Samour, and Nadya Volicer, curated by Associate Professor Michelle Carter. The…

Eagle-Tribune: BOSA restaurant and BOSA BAR to open this summer Northern Essex culinary students can work at BOSA when it opens in The Heights building on downtown Merrimack Street.   https://www.eagletribune.com/news/bosa-restaurant-and-bosa-bar-to-open-this-summer/article_68a4a1f4-b3a5-11ed-a8b0-8753832fb93e.html  

Commonwealth Magazine: Gun violence keeps creeping closer and closer, column by Lane Glenn https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/gun-violence-keeps-creeping-closer-and-closer/ Gun violence keeps creeping closer and closer. Spartan Nation grieves for the latest mass shooting at Michigan State University

Eagle Tribune: Six degrees of gun violence, column by Lane Glenn https://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/columns/six-degrees-of-gun-violence/article_0408e79e-b60e-11ed-b720-5b93eb8d2a3e.html My heart aches for my fellow Spartans, for their families, for the injured students, and for all of the survivors at MSU whose lives are forever changed by one more act of senseless killing.

Gov Tech: Northern Essex CC Provides Free Digital Textbooks, Materials https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/northern-essex-cc-provides-free-digital-textbooks-materials Northern Essex Community College is one of seven in Massachusetts to participate in a pilot program giving students access to digital textbooks, courseware, and materials on the Lumen Learning platform

CBS News Boston: 3 community college basketball players from Turkey collect supplies for earthquake survivors https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/north-essex-community-college-supply-drive-turkey-earthquake/ As Turkey begins the long process of recovering from devastating earthquakes, three Turkish basketball players at Northern Essex Community College are leading a supply drive for survivors.