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- Jan 28, 2026
- Olivia Boudreau
“This is my Greatest Accomplishment": Assumption Nurses Share Their Journeys
In 2019, in response to an increased demand for well-trained, patient-centered nurses, Assumption announced the development of a new program: a Bachelor of Science in nursing. The first cohort of students began in the fall of that year, and since then, the pr...
- Jan 23, 2026
Worcester Together: Assumption University and Worcester Public Schools Announce Partnership
Assumption University and Worcester Public Schools (WPS) today announced a new partnership, titled Worcester Together, to help more students access Catholic liberal education and continue in the shared endeavor of preparing students for lives of meaning. Assumption will extend an advanced schola...
- Jan 22, 2026
- Olivia Boudreau
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With 41st Annual Community Breakfast
Assumption University hosted the 41st Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Breakfast in partnership with Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) on Monday, honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King. Each year, the MLK Breakfast Committee organizes inspirational m...
- Jan 14, 2026
Assumption Students Recognized for Academic Excellence with the Fall 2025 Dean’s List
Assumption University has announced those students named to the University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a minimum of a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list. The Dean...
- Jan 12, 2026
- Olivia Boudreau
“Professionalism, Caring, and Trust”: Physician Assistant Class of 2028 Welcomed with White Coat Ceremony
Assumption University officially welcomed its second cohort of students in the physician assistant (PA) studies program on Tuesday, January 6, with a White Coat Ceremony. This cohort consists of 46 students and is set to graduate in May 2028. Christopher Ferreira, PA-C, directo...
- Jan 05, 2026
Globally Renowned Peacebuilder and Conflict-Resolution Expert Alice Nderitu Appointed Civic Friendship Fellow at Assumption University
Assumption University today announced that Alice Nderitu, former United Nations Under Secretary General and Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide and a globally renowned expert in peace building and conflict transformation, has been appointed the inaugural Fellow at its Center for Civic Fri...
- Dec 22, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
PA Program Receives Hands-on Trauma Training with the United States Army
In the 1960s, a physician shortage posed a critical healthcare threat in the United States. At the same time, medics were returning from the Vietnam War with intensive trauma training and experience that made them overqualified t...
- Dec 19, 2025
Thrive: Charting a Course for Excellence
Through the goals of Thrive, an ambitious 10-year strategic plan, Assumption University outlines an inspiring road map anchored in our steadfast commitment to providing a distinctively Assumptionist Catholic liberal education to all those who seek it. Embracing a dynamic and forward-thinking appr...
- Dec 19, 2025
From Greyhound to Patriot
Ashton Grant '19's path from Assumption standout to the New England Patriots' quarterbacks coach is a story of drive, discipline, and destiny. In 2024, Ashton Grant ’19 found himself in the last row on a plane to West Virginia next to former New England Patriot Mike Vrabel. It wasn’t just ...
- Dec 19, 2025
- Fr. Dennis Gallagher, A.A. '69
Enduring Values, New Opportunities
Campus Ministry has seen some bittersweet changes recently, as longtime director Deacon Paul Covino has decided to retire and begin a new mission, and as we have welcomed new director Luis Melgar to our community. We are sad to see Paul go after 11 years of dedicated service to Assumption...
- Dec 18, 2025
BookTok, Lasers, and Loss: Honors Program Brings Catholic Liberal Education to Bear on a Broad Spectrum
Assumption’s Honors Program was established for striving students to further their education with specialized advanced courses and the opportunity to partner closely with a professor on in-depth research in a field of that student’s choosing. “A core strength of the Honors P...
- Dec 18, 2025
2025 Hall of Fame Class Inducted During Homecoming Weekend
This year’s inductees represent the best of Assumption Athletics across generations and sports, including baseball, football, ice hockey, soccer, cross country, and track & field, as well as a beloved member of the Assumptionist community. Jennifer Lowrey ’12, ...
- Dec 18, 2025
Greyhounds Go Dancing
For the first time in 50 years, during their 2024-25 season, the men’s basketball team won the NCAA Division II East Regional Championship and advanced to the Elite Eight in Evansville, Indiana. The Assumption men’s basketball team started their 2024-25 season ranked 10...
- Dec 18, 2025
New Student Enrollment Grows 42% in the Last Three Years
In 2020, higher education institutions across the country faced a decline in student enrollment, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic – one from which many have been unable to recover. Assumption, however, is on the rise, with total new student enrollment growing 42% in the las...
- Dec 17, 2025
Learning to Create Change in ENG130
Wild turkeys are a menace—at least according to some students in Associate Professor Shahara Drew’s English 130 class, Writing in the University. One of the major projects in the class involves bringing persuasive writing skills to bear on an aspect of&nbs...
- Dec 13, 2025
Women's Basketball Coach Kerry Phayre Reaches Milestone 500th Career Win
Head women’s basketball coach Kerry Phayre led the team to a win last Saturday, December 13—but it wasn’t just an ordinary victory. The team's 80-67 win over Southern New Hampshire University was Phayre’s 500th win as head coach. This statistic adds to her already impres...
- Dec 09, 2025
2025 Presidential Award Winners Exemplify Scholarship, Service, Teaching, and Mission
The annual Presidential Awards and Employee Appreciation Ceremony was held in the Tsotsis Family Academic Center Ballroom on November 20. During the ceremony, four faculty and staff members were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the Assumption community.&nbs...
- Dec 03, 2025
America’s Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to Speak at Assumption University
Assumption University today announced that it will host Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on campus this spring. Sponsored by the Center for Civic Friendship as its first major public event, Goodwin will join the Assumption community for Team of Rivals: Leadership Les...
- Nov 25, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
A Pipeline of Excellence: Assumption’s Organ Scholarship
One of the grandest, oldest, and largest instruments on earth, known as the King of Instruments, can be found in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit—a pipe organ. The organ found in the Chapel, the Gilbert and Anna Chabot Memorial Organ, was built in 1967 and...
- Nov 24, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Community, Connections, and Cybersecurity: Nate Avery ’26 Helps Lead Trip to Security Summit
After serving for four years in the United States Army as an infantryman in a Scout Sniper Platoon with the 101st Airborne, Nathan Avery ’26 was searching for a university that would launch his next professional chapter while honoring the experien...
- Nov 21, 2025
- Assumption University Athletics
Assumption Earns NCAA Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence for 15th Straight Year
Assumption is one of seven schools in Division II to win the award for all 15 years of the award For the 15th straight year, the Assumption University athletic department has received the NCAA Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence. A week after releasing the Academic Success Rate (ASR) data,...
- Nov 21, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Honoring Those Who Have Served
Each year, the Assumption University community gathers in the company of friends to honor those who have, or currently serve, in the United States Armed Forces. On November 13 of this year, TFAC's Brian '83 and Paqui Kelly Atrium atrium filled with students, faculty, and staff who held i...
- Nov 20, 2025
- Olivia Boudreau
Movie Magic Made at Assumption
Over the span of two days in October, the cast and crew of major-motion picture codenamed “Cheesesteak” turned Salisbury Street into Sunset Boulevard, and hundreds of Greyhounds were able to take part in real-life movie magic. Hollywood star—and Massachusetts native—Mark Wahlberg was on sit...
- Nov 14, 2025
Lauren Haynie Named Vice President for Student Affairs
Assumption University today announced that Lauren Haynie has been named Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, effective January 5, 2026, following an extensive search. Haynie currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Health, Wellness and Career Services at Brandeis Univer...
