News
- 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 the ca...
- 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 11, 2025
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 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...
- Nov 07, 2025
Assumption University Announces Rise Scholarship and Continuation of Access Promise
Assumption University announced today two important programs focusing on access and excellence: the continuation of the Assumption Access Promise and the brand-new Rise Scholarship. “At Assumption, we believe that education should both p...
- Nov 05, 2025
Traditional 4-Year Nursing Program Achieves 100% NCLEX-RN® Passing Rate
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) recently announced that Assumption’s Class of 2025 (4-year BSN) nursing students posted a 100% passing rate for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®)—far exceeding the first-time national ...
- Nov 03, 2025
The Pack Comes Back: Hundreds of Alumni Return to Campus for 2025 Homecoming
On October 25, hundreds of Assumption alumni came home to Salisbury Street to celebrate their bonds with each other and their love for the University. This year’s festivities included tailgating before a home football game—where the red-hot 6-1 Greyhounds delivered a 35-14 homecoming victory ov...
- Oct 31, 2025
Rehabilitation Counseling Program Awarded $3M in Major Grants
Assumption University’s Rehabilitation Counseling Program has been awarded three major grants from the Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) totaling $3 million. Two of the grants, called long term training grants, will provide funding for students to pursu...
- Oct 29, 2025
Introducing Assumption’s 2025-26 Social Media Ambassadors
This semester, the Office of Integrated Marketing is introducing a new team to help with content creation and creativity: the Social Media Ambassadors. The ambassadors are a group of five students who are passionate about Assumption’s vibrant community and are working to share it w...
