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Bruins GM Don Sweeney to deliver Nichols College graduation address

April 1, 2022

Nichols College has announced that Don Sweeney, general manager of the Boston Bruins, will be the keynote speaker at its 2022 Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. at the DCU Center in Worcester. He will receive an honorary degree, along with Gail Carberry, Ed.D., retired president of Quinsigamond Community College, and Rick Green, co-founder and CEO of 1A Auto.

Nichols College names new dean of students

March 29, 2022

Nichols College President Glenn M. Sulmasy, JD, LL.M., has announced the appointment of Hillary J. Theofane as dean of students, effective April 20, 2022. She is coming to Nichols from Assumption University, where she serves as director of community standards.

Fortune 500 marketing chief to speak at Nichols College

March 25, 2022

Michael E. LaBroad, one of the country’s top marketing executives, will be speaking on “Connecting and Engaging in these Challenging Days” at Nichols College on Monday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the Daniels Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.

Nichols College launches Accelerated Convenient Transformational MBA

March 16, 2022

Nichols College is offering a unique MBA degree program that can be completed in 15 months for a cost of $15,000.

Dean at Bryant Zhuhai campus named provost at Nichols College

March 9, 2022

Nichols College has appointed Daniel J. Borgia, PhD, dean and professor of finance at Bryant University-BITZH, as provost, to start on April 1, 2022.

Nichols College names former Brown University AD as athletics VP

February 23, 2022

Nichols College President Glenn M. Sulmasy, JD, LL.M, has appointed Jack Hayes, a 30-year veteran in sports administration and the Brown University athletics director for nearly a decade, as its new vice president for athletics, to begin March 1.

Nichols College Board Names New Chair, Vice Chair

January 28, 2022

At its January 27 meeting, the Nichols College Board of Trustees elected Randy Becker as the new chair and Carolyn Burke as the new vice chair of the 29-member board.

Nichols College earns Best Business Education accolades from WBJ readers

January 14, 2022

Nichols College has been voted “Best College for Business Education” in the 2022 Best of Business (BOB) reader poll of the Worcester Business Journal. This marks the eighth year that Nichols has been selected in this category.

Nichols College and Team Training Associates, LLC, Create Degree Pathway in Public Safety Leadership

December 16, 2021

Nichols College has signed an articulation agreement with Team Training Associates, LLC (TTA) of Thompson, Connecticut, to streamline the transition to a bachelor’s or master’s degree program for TTA-certified public safety leaders.

Nichols College President Names 31 Seniors to First Advisory Council

November 12, 2021

Nichols College President Glenn M. Sulmasy, JD, LL.M, has appointed 31 students to the inaugural Nichols Senior Advisory Council (NSAC).

Nichols College Recognized for Three Top Programs in the U.S.

November 12, 2021

Nichols College was ranked among the top colleges in the U.S. by Intelligent.com in three programs, the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, online programs for adult learners, and sport management degree programs.

Nichols College Promotes Two to Associate Dean

November 5, 2021

Nichols College has named Robin Frkal, PhD, to the position of associate dean for the Graduate School of Business and Professional Studies, and Allison McDowell Smith, PhD, to associate dean for the Graduate School of Liberal Arts.