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Tactile Learning Finds Home at NECO Center for Eye Care
Through generous donations from Janet LaBreck, NECO presents alternative ways to understand how we see.
Commencement 2023
New England College of Optometry Celebrated its 129th Commencement at Boston Symphony Hall on May 21, 2023.
NECO Partners with VOSH
NECO students and faculty visited the Dominican Republic with nonprofit group Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity (VOSH). NECO’s partnership with VOSH has enabled countless students, faculty, and alumni to treat patients in communities all over the world.
Eye Care Access Scholarship
BOSTON, MA, December 20, 2022 – The New England College of Optometry (NECO) is pleased to announce that Zenni Eyewear will provide three, $25,000 scholarships to NECO students committed to deliver eye care in underserved communities.
NECO Highlights Massachusetts’ Strength in Eye Care
Massachusetts Community Health Centers and NECO celebrate 50 years of providing eye care for all
Community Health Centers 50th Anniversary Celebration
NECO celebrates the First 50 Years of Partnerships with Community Health Centers in delivering healthcare for all. In cooperation with the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers.
National Vision funds new diversity scholarship
New England College of Optometry (NECO) announced today that National Vision, Inc., generously donated $100,000 to establish a new scholarship geared towards first-generation students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Warby Parker expands commitment to diversity scholarship
New England College of Optometry announced today that eyewear brand Warby Parker has expanded its first-of-its-kind scholarship at NECO, with the goal of increasing Black representation in the field of optometry.
Scholarship created to honor President Emeritus Clifford “Scotty” Scott
The Board of Trustees of the New England College of Optometry has established an endowed, need-based scholarship to honor Clifford “Scotty” Scott, OD, MPH and his more than fifty years—and counting—of contributions to the college.
Dr. Alan Glazier Endows New scholarship for diversification of student body
Alan Glazier, OD, founder of the eye care industry’s largest and most highly engaged online eye care community, ODs on Facebook, is formally extending his community building to the scholastic world.