Labouré College of Healthcare

03/09/2026

Happy Women's History Month! 💙💐

Nursing continues to remain a female-dominated profession so this month we proudly celebrate the women who have shaped the healthcare field. From Florence Nightingale to today’s dedicated Labouré female alumni who continue to lead the way in transforming patient care and shaping the future of nursing!

02/13/2026

Labouré College of Healthcare has reached an agreement to transition its nursing programs to Curry College and establish the Labouré Center for Advancing Healthcare Opportunity. Pending regulatory approvals, these programs will be part of Curry’s School of Nursing and Health Science beginning in the Fall Semester. Labouré will cease all academic operations as of August 31, 2026.

We know how hard this is to hear, and we share your sadness. 💙

Labouré has reached an agreement to transition its nursing programs to Curry College and establish the Labouré Center for Advancing Healthcare Opportunity.

02/10/2026

This week we're highlighting Susie King Taylor (1848-1912) who is credited as the first Black army nurse and the first Black woman to self-publish her memoir!

Despite strict laws about formal education for enslaved people, Susie secretly attended school known as "underground education." She later joined the civil war efforts serving in Beaumont, South Carolina where she worked alongside Clara Barton. She went on to write about her experiences in "Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops, Late 1st S.C. Volunteers." In 1902, she published this memoir becoming the first and only Black woman to publish an account of her experiences during the Civil War.

Fun fact: Susie spent the last half of her life calling Boston home! 💙

02/06/2026

A little faculty & staff appreciation post 💙 Our students couldn't succeed without them!

02/04/2026

Students & Alumni: check out this virtual event hosted by Jeremiah Program aiming to connect single mothers.
Jeremiah Program's SummitX 2026 is a virtual half-day event on March 7, 2026 aiming to bring together thousands of single moms from across the country for a high-energy experience rooted in community.

Join Jeremiah Program for SummitX 2026, a half-day virtual convening and the largest gathering of single moms ever!

02/03/2026

2026 marks the historic 100 year milestone of national efforts to commemorate the history, culture, and contributions of Black Americans. We will use this month to honor the Black nurses and healthcare professionals that have shaped the vocation!

Today we are remembering local hero Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926). Born in Dorchester, Mahoney fought to graduate from one of the country's first nursing programs in 1879, ultimately becoming the first Black professional nurse in the US. She went on to help found the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN) in response to the discrimination she and her colleagues faced in their field.

In recognizing Mary, we also recognize the many Black American nurses who came before her but were not allowed the opportunity to be professionally trained. Their legacy lives on today. 💙

01/28/2026

Labouré College of Healthcare is honored to receive an impactful grant from the Herb Chambers Foundation to support emergency funding for nursing students. 💙

Labouré College of Healthcare is honored to receive an impactful grant from the Herb Chambers Foundation to support emergency funding for nursing students.

01/28/2026

Last week we honored our December graduates at their pinning ceremony 🎉

What a fun night celebrating this tight knit cohort! Congratulations to our newly pinned nurses. 💙 💐

01/22/2026

to the Dorchester era 💙

From 1954 to 2013, Labouré called Dorchester home! Here students lived on campus, studied together, and built the Labouré community.

Though students no longer live on campus, the essence of nursing school remains the same: meeting with advisors, attending lectures, studying together, taking breaks together, and occasionally burning the midnight oil.

01/21/2026

Happy National Hugging Day 💙 Celebrate today by hugging the people who helped you get through school! 🤗

01/19/2026

Happy MLK Day! 🎉

Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. A civil rights leader who advocated for racial equality. Representation in healthcare is one of the most significant ways in which to fight disparities and build equity. Labouré College of Healthcare continues to address inequities within healthcare as we work towards building a modern workforce of diverse, highly skilled healthcare professionals that our world - and our community - desperately needs!

01/16/2026

A Labouré faculty member was named in The Women We Admire's Top 50 Women Leaders in Healthcare for 2026.

Kristen Palumbo is the Chief Operating Officer at Innovive Health, holds three board certifications, completed over 20,000 patient visits in her 20-year career, and just earned her Master's from Dartmouth College. And she's currently an adjunct faculty at Labouré!

Our students learn from healthcare leaders who are actively shaping the industry.💙

Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders in Healthcare for 2026. Healthcare is a vast and highly complex sector, touching nearly every community and employing millions of professionals across clinical, operational, and administrative roles. Women comprise a significant majorit...