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Eagle-Tribune: Gen Z on ‘Oppenheimer’: Northern Essex students consider philosophical implications of film
March 11, 2024 – 3:15 pm | Comments Off on Eagle-Tribune: Gen Z on ‘Oppenheimer’: Northern Essex students consider philosophical implications of film

Northern Essex Community College professor Meredith Gunning asks her Philosophy through Film students a parting question on this day in late February: Do you fear weapons of mass destruction?

Board of Trustees March 2024 Update
March 8, 2024 – 3:47 pm | Comments Off on Board of Trustees March 2024 Update
Board of Trustees March 2024 Update

Haverhill, MA (March 6, 2024)—On Wednesday, March 6, The Northern Essex Community College Board of Trustees convened on the Haverhill Campus for its monthly meeting. At just under an hour, much of the meeting was …

State Awards NECC $137,000 Grant for Workforce Training Program
March 7, 2024 – 8:52 pm | Comments Off on State Awards NECC $137,000 Grant for Workforce Training Program
State Awards NECC $137,000 Grant for Workforce Training Program

Boston, MA (March 7, 2024) – Northern Essex Community College will receive $137,000 as part of a statewide initiative to create workforce training programs for adults looking to enter or re-enter the workforce. The Healey-Driscoll …

Dean Receives Women’s Empowerment Award on International Women’s Day
March 7, 2024 – 7:02 pm | Comments Off on Dean Receives Women’s Empowerment Award on International Women’s Day
Dean Receives Women’s Empowerment Award on International Women’s Day

Congratulations to Northern Essex Community College Dean of Business and Professional Studies, Jody Carson! On International Women’s Day, Carson received the “Catalyst for Women’s Empowerment Award” from the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network …

NECC Announces Plans for 2024 Commencement, Including the Featured Speaker
March 6, 2024 – 5:52 pm | Comments Off on NECC Announces Plans for 2024 Commencement, Including the Featured Speaker
NECC Announces Plans for 2024 Commencement, Including the Featured Speaker

Haverhill, MA (March 6, 2024)—Planning for the 62nd annual Commencement Ceremony at Northern Essex Community College is underway. The event will be held on the Haverhill Campus on Saturday, May 18, at 11 a.m. More …

CC Daily: Community colleges are not Harvard — and that’s a good thing
March 6, 2024 – 3:18 pm | Comments Off on CC Daily: Community colleges are not Harvard — and that’s a good thing

If you want to understand what campus life is really like at America’s colleges today, visit your local community college, not Harvard.

CommonWealth Beacon: Community colleges are not Harvard — and that’s a good thing
March 6, 2024 – 3:17 pm | Comments Off on CommonWealth Beacon: Community colleges are not Harvard — and that’s a good thing

While elite institutions like Harvard, Columbia, and Stanford loudly boast about the number of applicants they reject each year (average acceptance rate: 5 percent), community colleges are America’s “open door” institutions, and proudly proclaim that they …

Eagle-Tribune: Reynoso leads NECC to second straight East District title; Women Fall to CCRI
March 6, 2024 – 3:14 pm | Comments Off on Eagle-Tribune: Reynoso leads NECC to second straight East District title; Women Fall to CCRI

In front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Sport and Fitness on Sunday afternoon, the Northern Essex Community College men’s basketball team picked up their 30th win of the season. 

WHAV: Northern Essex Community College Athletics Hall of Fame to Induct Fowle, Maiola, Fenerci
March 6, 2024 – 3:11 pm | Comments Off on WHAV: Northern Essex Community College Athletics Hall of Fame to Induct Fowle, Maiola, Fenerci

Former cross-country standout Larry Fowle, national baseball player of the year Colby Maiola and men’s basketball standout Sercan Fenerci will be formally inducted this month into the Northern Essex Community College Athletics Hall of Fame.

Eagle-Tribune: National shortage of ambulance workers shapes local response
March 4, 2024 – 2:55 pm | Comments Off on Eagle-Tribune: National shortage of ambulance workers shapes local response

Northern Essex working to address national shortage of ambulance workers with no-cost program.