
UMass Lowell History Alum Spotlight: Corey Nadeau ('21)

All his life, Corey Nadeau wanted to be a firefighter, but he also took interest in the possibility of teaching history. He is now doing both.
Before college, Corey served in the Air Force. After completing his contract with the military, he used his GI Bill benefits to study History at UMass Lowell. He excelled in his undergraduate program, graduating summa cum laude. He then went on to complete a master’s degree (2022) in Public Administration to prepare for work in the fire department. In February 2023, he became a full-time firefighter in Lowell.
But before becoming a firefighter, Corey was invited by the UMass Lowell History Department to teach, as an adjunct professor, one of the online courses he had formerly taken: “Western Civilization I.” When he took that class, he found it fascinating learning about Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and more. Now he is the one guiding students through the same material. Corey has been teaching "Western Civ" for three semesters.