{"id":22476,"date":"2025-04-18T19:56:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T23:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2025\/04\/18\/necc-v-p-gonzalez-de-jesus-appears-on-national-broadcast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:31:52","slug":"necc-v-p-gonzalez-de-jesus-appears-on-national-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/04\/18\/necc-v-p-gonzalez-de-jesus-appears-on-national-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC V.P. Gonz\u00e1lez de Jes\u00fas Appears on National Broadcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

Support for international students<\/a> at Northern Essex Community College was in the national spotlight today. Vice President of the Lawrence Campus and Community Relations, Dr. Naydeen Gonz\u00e1lez de Jes\u00fas, appeared on Univision’s \u201cVoz de la Ma\u00f1ana\u201d Friday morning to join their conversation exploring how revoking visas for international students could affect the U.S. economy. Gonz\u00e1lez de Jes\u00fas and guest Iv\u00e1n Jim\u00e9nez shared that international students are essential not only for economic growth but also for intellectual innovation. When asked about growing anxiety among students due to visa uncertainties, Gonz\u00e1lez de Jes\u00fas remarked on how Northern Essex is working to support student mental health and stability.<\/p>\n

“(Translated from Spanish<\/em>) Right now, what we\u2019re doing is offering them mental health counseling and financial advising, and we\u2019re also working with immigration experts. These efforts help lower anxiety levels a bit. But it\u2019s important to maintain calm and peace\u2014if we keep speaking to students in a way that fuels fear, we\u2019re only adding to the stress they already feel. What we can do is empower them, provide them with information, and keep making them feel welcome here in the state.”<\/p>\n

View the full segment below.<\/p>\n