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1892

Since Nichols opened in 1892, the school has been fortunate enough to have an outpouring of community support from alumni, parents, friends, faculty and staff.

Nichols School was founded in 1892 by William Nichols.

1910

JANUARY 11 1910 First day of classes on the Amherst campus.

1910 Verdian first published.

1919

1919 Nichols News established.

1920

1920 First Christmas luncheon under newly formed Alumni Association.

1922

1922 Growing enrollment leads to decision to construct new building.

1925

APRIL 1925 Mitchell Hall, housing the Rand Dining Room and the McNutt Library, is opened after three days of celebration.

1926

1926 The Gleaner publishes its first issue.

1930

1930 Edmund P. Cottle room and prize established.

1932

1932 Depression forces a 15% pay cut for faculty, with further reductions the following year.

1947

1947 Fund drive to lower the mortgage raises almost $100,000.

1969

1969 Christopher Wadsworth appointed eighth Headmaster following retirement of Philip Boocock.

1970

1970 Faculty Program Development Committee (PDC) issues its report on the School and curriculum.

1971

1971 Work program established.

1972

JANUARY 22 1972 Acquisition of Nottingham Academy is approved by Trustees.

1974

The formal merger that created Buckingham Browne & Nichols became effective on New Year’s Day, 1974.

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, a coeducational day school in Cambridge, was established in 1974, though its origins date back nearly a century earlier.

Beginning in 1974 with an enrollment of 11 students, the College now offers one of the largest MBA programs in Central Massachusetts.

1974 The Class of 1974 is Nichols' first co-ed graduating class.

1982

1982 Foreign exchange programs with France and Spain begin.

1984

1984 "Price of Excellence" capital campaign is launched.

1989

1989 Fifth grade classrooms completed on second floor of Randwood wing.

1992

1992 Nichols Centennial is celebrated throughout the school year.

1993

1993 "Campaign for Excellence" begins with a goal of $6.5 million.

1995

1995 Foreign exchange program in Costa Rica began.

1996

1996 "Campaign for Excellence" finishes at $8.1 million.

1997

1997 Glen and Awdry Flickinger Performing Arts Center is dedicated in February.

1998

1998 Second Induction ceremony for Nichols Athletic Hall of Fame.

1999

Nichols established the Institute for American Values (renamed the Robert C. Fischer Policy and Cultural Institute in 1999) as a division of the College, providing a forum for the free exchange of ideas.

2000

2000 Groundbreaking for One Community project: to consolidate the campuses and build new Middle School on the Amherst Campus, to increase the endowment, and to provide funds for enhanced technology.

2001

The campus consolidation project, completed in August 2001, joined the Middle and Upper school divisions.

2002

2002 Donaldson Hall is dedicated. "One Community" campaign reaches $14 million.

2003

2003 United Church Home property is acquired, which adds 6.4 acres of adjacent land.

2004

2004 Core Competencies for the 21st century are adopted by the faculty after the August Colloquium.

2008

2008 Roadways and parking renovations are completed. "Nicholsfuture.org" campaign publicly launched.

2015

2015 The Nichols Fund surpasses the $1,000,000 goal for the first time.

2020

2020 Student Commons building is dedicated to the Class of 2020, for their perseverance and leadership during extraordinary times.

2021

Glenn M. Sulmasy, JD, LL.M, began his tenure as Nichols College eighth president on July 1, 2021.

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