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Sep 12, 2025
Get to Know Director of Campus Ministry Luis Melgar
Luis Melgar was officially welcomed to the Assumption community this summer as the new director of campus ministry. Melgar is no stranger to Catholic liberal arts education, having over 15 years of experience in Catholic, Jesuit institutions, from his time at the University of Scranton where he rec…
Feb 21, 2025
Assumption University Hosts Ecumenical Worship Service
Assumption University held its third annual Ecumenical Worship Service for Black History Month in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit on Thursday, February 20 co-hosted by the Cross-Cultural Center, Campus Ministry, and Division for Student Success. The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, the ol…
Jul 15, 2024
“Play transcends all language”: a Transformative Experience for Faculty and Students in El Paso, Texas
Located on the southernmost border of the United States, the city of El Paso, Texas, is home to almost 700,000 people – and one of the largest international border crossings in the world. During the middle of May, 2024, El Paso was also home to a group of five Assumption students, four fac…In The Media
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Colleges Have to Be Much More Honest With Themselves
President Greg Weiner published an opinion piece in the New York Times advocating for universities to look inward to rebuild trust and resist interference.
Worcester Telegram & GazetteSmall liberal arts colleges are struggling, but one in Worcester is bucking the trend
Bill Boffi, VP for Enrollment Management, spoke to the Telegram and Gazette about Assumption's impressive enrollment growth.
The AtlanticThe Trumpian Fantasy of WhiteHouse.gov
Toby Norris, professor of art history, spoke to The Atlantic about President Donald Trump's aesthetic vision and recent executive order on federal architecture.
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