New Nichols Website Launched

The Office of Marketing & Communications team is happy to announce the launch of Nichols College’s new website. The website’s new look is a culmination of several months of discovery, design, and development. The Website Redesign Committee’s goal was to provide a more guided pathway for prospective students and their families. Additionally, the Committee took […]

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 IWL Represents Nichols at Mass. Women’s Conference

A group of eight students represented Nichols College and the Nichols Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) this month at the largest women’s conference in the country, held in Boston. The 13th annual Massachusetts Conference For Women featured keynote speakers Oscar-winning actresses Viola Davis and Meryl Streep, in addition to icons such as Ms. magazine founder […]

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 Boston Business Journal Publishes President Engelkemeyer Column

Boston Business Journal recently published an opinion column by Nichols College President Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., about higher education branding: “Where Have You Gone, Don Draper: Our Colleges Turn Their Lonely Eyes to You.” Be sure to check out the President’s blog, Direct Connections from The Hill.

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 Welcome to the New ‘Heard on the Hill’

BY LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE Heard on the Hill—now a blog and no longer a stagnant e-newsletter—is a news outlet for faculty and staff of Nichols College. It’s updated as frequently as campus news happens. Heard on the Hill’s goal is to inform Nichols faculty and staff about news and events happening on and off campus […]

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 Catching Up With: IWL’s Rachel Ferreira

Editor’s Note: Professor Jean Beaupré, former director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Nichols College, has shifted to an advisory role. Rachel Ferreira succeeds her as director. From the IWL blog, Ferreira, who continues to serve as assistant director of enrollment, said: “My sister graduated in 2010 from Nichols College, and I found my […]

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 Nichols Community Gives Back During Holiday Season

BY ASHLEY DALLAIRE ’18 DUDLEY—They don’t call it “the most wonderful time of year” for nothing, especially at Nichols College, where there was no shortage of holiday spirit this season. From coat drives, feeding the homeless, fundraisers to support veterans, and toy drives for local children, Nichols students, faculty, and staff have embraced the spirit […]

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 Athletics Update: Fall 2017

ICE HOCKEY (W): Junior Kelly Ferreira was been named the Colonial Hockey Conference (CHC) Player of the Week on Monday, Dec. 4. BASKETBALL (M): Senior Daequon Antoine was been named the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday, Dec. 4. BASKETBALL (W): Junior Amy Assad was been named the Commonwealth […]

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 Nichols GPS Partners with Maastricht School of Management

BY NORA LUQUER A new partnership agreement between Nichols College and Maastricht School of Management (MSM) in the Netherlands was ratified in September. In October, as part of a Nichols Graduate & Professional Studies (GPS) pilot program, 10 Nichols graduate students traveled to Maastricht to study for six weeks. This unique opportunity with MSM targets […]

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