…describe themselves as having been competitive for as long as they can remember, but NEC alumni Spencer Marzouk now competes in a different way. “I have learned that being a…

positionLeft 1929–2016 BS in Science ’51 Scientist and Professor The acronym STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) was coined in 2001, but Carolyn Beane Allen had been living the STEM life…

…Kenya, I observed the effects of social determinants of health. People living in specific regions of the city had poor access to medical care and, thus, poor outcomes just because…

positionLeft BA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ’90 ENGLISH TEACHER AND MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNING SPECIALIST NEW YORK CITY High school isn’t a breeze for everyone, and sometimes that experience inspires a career…

…I had really good teachers and support, particularly in the Science department. I think big universities are great, but students can get lost in that environment. I did not get…

…first year as a registered nurse, I was caring for a patient in the intensive care unit. He and I shared similar interests and connected right away. He knew I…

positionLeft Milan Knight—Class of 1949, P’75—is NEC’s oldest living alumni. He was featured in the fall 2020 issue of the New England College Magazine celebrating NEC’s 75th anniversary. What led…

…way that it boosted enough confidence in me to achieve whatever I meant to do in life. After graduating, I moved to Miami and worked as a Java developer for…

…alumni working for the MPD. “I was hired right away, and I moved three months later,” Sean says. “I’m still getting used to the area; everything is so fast paced…

…full-length collections from poets who volunteer to assist a literary organization or project. Refuse to Disappear, Betts says, focuses on how she sees and celebrates women of color. “The message…