John Kennedy gave $8 million to UMass Lowell's Kennedy College of Sciences to create three endowments that will fund mid-career professorships, faculty innovation fellowships, and a PhD/MBA joint-degree fund that covers tuition, fees, prerequisite courses + other expenses for doctoral students.
Lowell Community Charter cut tickets to $10 for The Fighter at the Luna Theater on Thursday, Nov.
5, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., with proceeds to Team Micky Ward Charities; a lobby reception with Micky 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. precedes the 6:30 p.m. screening and Q&A (18+).
Stoklosa Middle School was named a National ESEA Distinguished School in recognition of its academic progress & support for diverse learners.
The school, nominated by Massachusetts DESE, will be celebrated at the National ESEA Conference in Feb. 2027.
On Monday, Oct. 19, MCC President Phil Sisson and UMass Lowell Professor Dr. Robert Forrant accepted the Patrick J.
Mogan Learning City Awards at the Richard and Nancy Donahue Family Academic Arts Center; they were honored for efforts to provide accessible education that boosts workforce opportunities in our community.
Lowell’s MonsterBash and Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct.
24 will showcase the city’s first-ever drone light show at 6:30 p.m. above the Rockland Trust parking lot, sponsored by the Bicentennial Committee that raised about $1M to boost the family-friendly celebration + trick-or-treating begins at noon.
Lowell and North Reading police held a memorial ceremony at JFK Plaza on Oct.
20 to honor officers lost in a 1996 plane crash (officials including Superintendent Hudon and Chief Zimmerman spoke and a State Police Airwing conducted a flyover).
Luneburg High School teacher Hailee Attorri will receive the inaugural Dorrie Kehoe Educator Award for her hands-on teaching at the Tsongas Industrial History Center’s 35th anniversary on Thursday, Oct.
29 at 4 p.m. at Boott Cotton Mills Museum, 115 John St. & the event is open to the public.
For the second consecutive year, UMass Lowell was named the top public university in Massachusetts in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Value Schools ranking.
It also improved in national standings, ranking No. 83 overall and received praise for enrolling students facing financial need amid strong research and career-connected opportunities.
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