Articles by: Ellen Small-Davis
NECC Trustees Meeting Notes
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Two new, one revised, and one reinstated programs will soon be added to the Northern Essex Community College academic offerings.
The NECC Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday, …
The Essex Chamber Music Players (ECMP) in residence at Northern Essex Community College, will present a concert in celebration of Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, at 2 p.m. in …
North Andover resident Ping Yin Chai, president and chief executive officer of the Salem Five Bank, Salem, Massachusetts, has joined the Northern Essex Community College Foundation, Inc.
A graduate of Bentley …
His remarks will focus on the importance of civic engagement.
When Lance Hidy, Northern Essex Community College’s accessible media specialist, first learned that most individuals with disabilities either do not enroll in college or if they do, do not ask …
Alumni and friends of Northern Essex Community College are invited to participate in a golf tournament on Monday, June 18, at Atkinson Resort & Country Club in Atkinson, New Hampshire.
All …
Love can be messy, funny, and sad. Northern Essex Community College’s Topnotch Players explore love in a co-student directed adaptation of “Love/Sick” presented April 18 through April 21.
The play will …
Recognizing and celebrating disabilities will be the focus of Northern Essex Community College’s “All Abilities” celebration from Monday, April 9, through Thursday, April 26.
Sponsored by NECC’s Learning Accommodations Center and …
Some civic-minded Northern Essex Community College students took advantage of their break from classroom studies to participate this week in an Alternative Spring Break to help others.
On Wednesday, March 14, …
Disability justice advocate Lydia X. Z. Brown, will present, in partnership with Northern Essex Community College, the White Fund lecture titled “They Must Not Stamp Us Out: Why We Need …
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