Jillian Coyle Appointed to Nichols Board of Advisors

Jillian Coyle ’09 G’16 of Pepperrell, Mass., has been appointed to the Nichols College Board of Advisors. She is a senior manager of corporate compliance and contracts at American Well, a Boston-based technology company that improves access to quality healthcare through the use of virtual visits. Coyle graduated from Nichols, where she earned her bachelor’s […]

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 Nichols College Graduate Program Executive Director Kerry Calnan Honored with IACBE’s John L. Green Award for Excellence in Business Education

DUDLEY, Mass.—Kerry Calnan, executive director of Nichols College Graduate & Professional Studies in Dudley, Mass., has been honored by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) with its 2018 John L. Green Award for Excellence in Business Education. The John L. Green Award for Excellence in Business Education honors individuals who have made significant […]

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 ‘Shark Tank’ Contestants, Wicked Good Cupcakes Founders to Keynote 
Nichols College Empowering Women in Business Conference

The Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., will host the 8th annual Empowering Women in Business Conference (EWIB) Thursday, March 22, from 12:45 to 6 p.m. This year’s keynote speakers are mother-daughter entrepreneurs and former contestants on ABC’s “Shark Tank” Tracey Noonan and Dani Vilagie, co-founders of Wicked Good Cupcakes. […]

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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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 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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