Nichols Welcomes Study Abroad Students

Thursday, September 01, 2011, 5:00 PM

President Susan Engelkemeyer is surrounded by students at a reception in the Black Tavern Inn.

Left to right: Emily Reardon, International Admissions Counselor; Stefany Mendez, Washington Center; Lindsay McKellick, Regents College, London; Caroline Burke, Regents College, London; Lindsay...

SHOWDOWN published by Dr. Thomas G. Smith

Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 3:44 PM

Nichols history chair, Dr. Thomas G. Smith has a new book out this fall called SHOWDOWN: JFK and the Integration of the Washington Redskins. It’s set in 1961, when the only professional football team without a black player on its roster was the Washington Redskins. Opposing the Redskin’s...

Nichols Joins the SAT Optional Movement

Friday, August 19, 2011, 1:56 PM

Nichols College in Dudley, MA, has joined a growing number of colleges responding to criticism about the fairness of SAT scores. For the first time, high school students applying for fall 2012 enrollment at Nichols do not have to submit SAT test scores if they have a grade point average of 3.0...

5th Annual Shrewsbury Street College Shuffle Set for Sept. 10th

Friday, August 19, 2011, 1:42 PM

The 5th Annual Shrewsbury Street College Shuffle 2011, the biggest food festival in Worcester that’s just for college communities (including students, faculty, staff and families), is set for Saturday, September 10th from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. along Shrewsbury Street in Worcester.

The schedule...

GPS Porter’s “Serving Two Masters” Cover Story in Mechanical Engineering

Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 9:49 AM

Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) professors have always been the “cream of the crop.” Below you will find Professor Brian E. Porter’s cover story for the August 2011 edition of Mechanical Engineering, the magazine of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, entitled “Serving Two...

34th Dudley Appreciation Dinner Held at Nichols

Thursday, August 11, 2011, 3:05 PM

On August 9th, 175 Town of Dudley employees and volunteers attended the 34th Dudley Appreciation Dinner at Nichols College, along with 10 board members of the Black Tavern Historical Society and 60 Nichols faculty and staff. The dinner has been an annual, “after the harvest” tradition of...

Parents of Local High School Students to Be Queried about ACCESS Program

Tuesday, August 02, 2011, 11:25 AM

Interim Dean of Nichols Graduate & Professional Studies, Dawn Sherman (left), hopes to implement an ACCESS Program which allows local area students to take college-level courses in their junior and senior years of high school.

“At this time, Oxford High School and Shepherd Hill Regional High...

Davis Advertising Chosen by Nichols Graduate and Professional Studies

Tuesday, August 02, 2011, 10:13 AM

Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) Interim Dean, Dawn Sherman, invited the Nichols College campus to an Open House on June 22nd to give feedback on promotional ideas pitched by five advertising agencies. Davis Advertising’s campaign, entitled: “Nichols. For What’s Next,” was the hands-down...

Sacred Art of Tibetan Monks To Be Showcased at Nichols College

Thursday, July 28, 2011, 4:36 PM

The sacred art of the Tibetan Lamas of the Drepung Loseling Monastery will be showcased on the Dudley, Mass.,campus of Nichols College in October.

The Mandala
On Thursday, October 13th, there will be an Opening Ceremony at 10 a.m. in Conant Library, as the visiting monks consecrate the site...

Econ Professor Despain Reflects on Educational Outcomes

Thursday, July 28, 2011, 11:28 AM

 Economics Professor Hans G. Despain reflects on the educational outcomes of a college education  in the July 26^th Telegram & Gazette’s THE PEOPLE’S FORUM:

Americans place a high value on education, primarily because of the strong link between education and income level as...