10/07/2026
By Margaret Shanahan
Lowell City of Learning honors the work of Dr. Robert Forrant and Philip Sisson, president of Middlesex Community College.
Please join us for a “fireside chat” with the honorees, moderated by Lura Smith. Light refreshments and great company!
- Date: Monday, October 19, 2026
- Time: 5 - 7 p.m.
- Location: Middlesex Community College, Richard and Nancy Donahue Academic Arts Center, 240 Central Street, Lowell, Mass.
- RSVP: The event is free and open to the public. RSVP by emailing learningcityoflowell2019@gmail.com.
The Patrick J. Mogan Learning City Award is presented annually to an individual, group or organization that best represents, promotes and embodies Patrick J. Mogan’s values and beliefs about education. Dr. Mogan was an educator and visionary who believed the city of Lowell could serve as an active agent for helping people reconnect to their cultural traditions and be a model for other communities around the nation. He was a leader in the successful effort to create Lowell National Historical Park. He believed deeply that human development could only be built on the experiences of living in a community — a classroom without walls. He wrote that an “educative city” could only evolve where “various elements of the city could serve as educational resources and experiences for preschoolers and elderly alike.” His ideas and work are embedded in the ideas and perspectives that drive Lowell City of Learning.