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.

Eagle-Tribune: Streaking NECC post easy win on road, move to 27-1 https://www.eagletribune.com/sports/streaking-necc-post-easy-win-on-road-move-to-27-1/article_3749717a-ae6e-11ed-a0c3-37d8e5c133c3.html   The Northern Essex men’s basketball team, ranked No. 3 in the most recent NJCAA basketball poll concluded the road portion of their regular season schedule, running past UConn-Avery Point by a 101-65 final Thursday night.  

Student Trustee Shares Her Story in Washington, D.C. Northern Essex Community College student Sarah Pachano of Lawrence knows what it’s like to overcome the odds. She moved to the United States from the Dominican Republic in 2016 at 18 and taught herself English in just six months. But…