Assumption College to present Inaugural Milleret Lecture

Worcester, MA—Professor Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad from the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University will deliver the inaugural Milleret Lecture, “The Challenge of Islam in the United States,” on Thursday, March 14 at 7:00 p.m. in Hagan Campus Center Hall.

Professor Haddad's lecture on this timely topic inaugurates a new annual lecture at the College honoring the vision and legacy of Blessed Marie-Eugenie Milleret (1817-1898), the founder of the Religious of the Assumption who today serve in many countries throughout the world. The close collaboration between Marie-Eugénie Milleret and Emmanuel d’Alzon , the founder of the Augustinians of the Assumption, continues today in the common endeavor of the women and men of the Assumption family at Assumption College.

The Milleret Lecture joins the d'Alzon, Klein, and Flanagan Lectures in the annual program serving the College and Worcester area communities. It will take place each year on or close to March 10, Marie-Eugénie's Feast Day.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the office of Public Affairs at 508-767-7160.