Lane A. Glenn

Dr. Lane A. Glenn is president of Northern Essex Community College (NECC), the first Hispanic Serving Institution in New England, with campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence, Massachusetts.

With more than three decades of experience in higher education, Dr. Glenn is passionate about helping all students achieve their educational goals and is a strong advocate for closing equity gaps, and for colleges and universities as engines of economic and workforce development.  He was the founding board chair of the Lawrence Partnership, a private-public collaboration of business and community leaders devoted to economic development and improving the quality of life for residents of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Dr. Glenn has been described as an “optimistic thought leader” who actively promotes higher education in a number of publications, on social media, and through his blog, “Running the Campus.”  

He has been nationally recognized for his advocacy of community colleges and their students with the Eduardo J. Padron Award for Presidential Leadership from Campus Compact; the Pacesetter of the Year Award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations; and the SUCCESS Higher Education Leadership Award from the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration.

He has a doctorate from Michigan State University, a master’s degree from Oklahoma State University, and a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern State University, as well as an honorary doctorate from Merrimack College; and is proud to say that he got his start at a community college: Oscar Rose Junior College (now Rose State College) in Midwest City, Oklahoma.