A Look Back: Nichols Commencement Speakers from the Past Decade

STORY UPDATED April 9, 2019 Commencement will be held Saturday, May 11, at the DCU Center in Worcester. The ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE You may know by now that this year’s Commencement speaker will be Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. Her boss, Governor Charlie Baker, had the gig in 2016. […]

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 Nominate a Deserving Nichols College Student

Nominations for the 2019 Nichols College Student Leadership Awards are open. A full description of each award can be found in the packet emailed today (March 25) to faculty, staff, and students. To nominate a student, please complete the Google form here: https://tinyurl.com/2019NicholsSLA Nominations are due Friday, April 5. For more information, email Beth Gionfriddo, Nichols College’s director of […]

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 Expert on Financial Crime, Fraud, Money Laundering to Speak at Nichols College April 10

The April 10 event, “Fraud Findings,” is sponsored by the Nichols College Office of Academic Affairs and Fischer Institute and is free and open to the public; it starts at 3 p.m.   By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—An expert in financial crime, forensic accounting, and fraud prevention will speak April 10, 2019, at Nichols […]

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 Webster Times Covers Professor Emily Thomas Lecture: ‘Clara Barton Was One of the Brave Ones’

Editor’s Note: The following article was published in the March 22, 2019, edition of The Webster Times, on page 3.   By GUS STEEVES CORRESPONDENT DUDLEY — Today, almost nobody would say women aren’t qualified to be nurses. But when Clara Barton lived in the 19th century, they were routinely rejected from caring from anyone […]

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 Nichols Explores ‘Fake News’ Phenomenon

On Thursday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m., Nichols College will host “What’s It A’bot?” – a panel discussion on media literacy for the 21st century. Panelists will be members of the local and regional media, and it will be moderated by Shaun Moriarty, founder of local digital news publication The Citizen Chronicle. The free, non-partisan […]

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 Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito to Deliver Nichols College Commencement Address

In addition to Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, two other accomplished individuals will receive honorary degrees from Nichols College: Charles F. Monahan Jr., president of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) University; and Robert Miller, Ph.D., a former Nichols trustee.   By LORRAINE U. MARTINELLE DUDLEY, Mass.—Nichols College has announced that Massachusetts […]

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 Nichols CPDC Recaps Successful Career and Internship Fair

DUDLEY, Mass.—The Nichols College Career and Professional Development Center’s (CPDC) biggest event of the year (the Career and Internship Fair) was held last month, and the staff who organized it are happy to say it was a success for recruiters and students alike. The event serves as an opportunity for students, alumni, and community members […]

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 Boston Firm DGC Supports Employee Attainment of CPA Designation Through Nichols College Partnership

BOSTON, Mass.—DGC (DiCicco, Gulman & Company), a CPA and business advisory firm in Boston and Woburn, is proud to announce its partnership with Dudley, Mass.-based business school Nichols College, and is offering the Nichols CPA Exam Review Program to DGC employees. Through this partnership, DGC is making it more convenient and affordable for employees to […]

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 Austin DuVarney to Serve as Nichols College ‘President for a Day’

Nichols College President Susan West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., has announced that the 5th Annual President for a Day will be Austin DuVarney of West Boylston, Mass. “It’s an absolute honor to be President for a Day,” said the senior communication major. “Representing the growing presence of arts students at Nichols College means a great deal to […]

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 Nichols Prof. Hans Despain Opines on Sen. Eric Lesser Proposed Western Mass.-Remote Worker Incentive Bill

The (Springfield) Republican / MassLive.com and The Reminder newspaper company have published an opinion column by Nichols College Economics Chair and Professor Hans G. Despain, Ph.D., about State Sen. Eric Lesser’s (D-Longmeadow) proposed remote worker incentive program. The legislation would encourage people to move from eastern Massachusetts to the western part of the state. Dr. […]

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