Irma Elizabeth Palacios - The Nashua Independent

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I Came for English. I Found My Community, My Voice.

What the Nashua Adult Learning Center understood — what Christina understood immediately— is that a student with nothing to say is not the same as a student with nothing to offer. She didn’t see a language deficit. She saw a person holding a pencil.

, and Irma Elizabeth Palacios

May 17, 2026

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Before the Diploma Comes the Pin: NCC Nurses Mark the Moment That Matters Most

On Monday, May 18th, twenty-two names will be called at commencement. But Thursday was the night they’ll talk about. NCC’s class is part of a record cohort: 347 nursing students are graduating from New Hampshire’s eight community colleges this month, the highest number since 2013.

, and Irma Elizabeth Palacios

May 15, 2026

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