Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month Lawrence and Haverhill, MA (September 10, 2024) – Northern Essex Community College is preparing to honor Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) with several planned events. HHM is celebrated from September 15 through October 15 and recognizes the contributions and influence of…

How I Spent My Summer Though classes continue over the summer at Northern Essex Community College, many faculty and students opt to use that time to rest, reset, and work on other endeavors. Below is a sampling of how members of the NECC community spent…

Campus Compact welcomes new students to the 2024 Newman Civic Fellows Campus Compact has chosen Northern Essex Community College journalism student Daniela Valdivia-Terres as a 2024/2025 Newman Civic Fellow. Campus Compact is a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education.

Summer 2024 Dean’s List Congratulations to the Northern Essex Community College students on the Summer 2024 Dean’s List! To be included, students must attain a grade point average of 3.3 or higher…

MassHire Merrimack Valley Career Center Finds New Haverhill Home Haverhill, MA—Community Action, Inc.’s MakeIT Haverhill Program, and MassHire Merrimack Valley Career Center are delighted to announce a strategic partnership that leverages both organizations' strengths to better serve businesses and job seekers in the workforce development industry. The collaboration between…

Remembering NECC President John R. Dimitry It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of former Northern Essex Community College President Dr. John Dimitry. In his 20 years as president, Dr. Dimitry led with compassion, tenacity, and a dedication to equity, which…

NECC Students Help Local Preschoolers “Jumpstart” Their Education Studies show that access to high-quality learning programs can increase kindergarten readiness – and have long-lasting, positive effects throughout a child’s life. Northern Essex Community College students are helping connect local children to those opportunities through the Jumpstart program. Jumpstart…

Art Faculty Member Chosen for Solo Show at the Boston Sculptors Gallery Northern Essex Community College adjunct art professor Dianne Pappas is the featured artist for an upcoming show at the Boston Sculptors Gallery. It's titled mini monuments and is described by the gallery as "constructed compositions of symbols, lines, tallies, maps,…

CommonWealth Beacon: What higher ed leaders could learn from Project 2025 Lane Glenn, the president of Northern Essex Community College, says Project 2025, the blueprint for a second Donald Trump term, is full of unhinged ideas. But he says there are some truths worth considering.

“Hurricane Diane” Set to Land at Firehouse Center for the Arts Haverhill, MA (August 19, 2024) – More than a year after it initially touched down, Northern Essex Community College Theater’s production of "Hurricane Diane" is still going strong. The multi-national award-winning show will be performed at Newburyport’s Firehouse Center for…