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Through the Devoted Efforts of his Colleagues, Prof. Ranasinghe’s Confessions of Odysseus Published Posthumously

Oct. 4, 2021 Office of Communications
Assumption University’s Department of Philosophy today announced that colleagues of Prof. Nalin Ranasinghe, Ph.D., have posthumously published his final work, The Confessions of Odysseus (St. Augustine’s Press, 2021). Claiming that “Homer’s epic is the cornerstone of Western civilization,” this work...

Prof. Vaughan: The Common Good Would Benefit from More Self-Interest

Mar. 10, 2021 Joel Rosario ’24
Assumption Professor Geoffrey Vaughan explores this divide and how the United States might be able to resolve it in his opinion editorial column published in Real Clear Politics.

Scholarship In Memory of the Late Prof. Ranasinghe to Benefit First-Generation Students

Dec. 21, 2020 Joel Rosario ’24
A scholarship has been created in memory of the late Philosophy Professor Nalin Ranasinghe, Ph.D., whounexpectedly passed away as he was returning home from India to Boston in the spring.

Assumption’s Philosophy and Religious Programs Recognized Among Nation’s Best

Sep. 10, 2018 Rachel Berthiaume ’20
Assumption has some of the best philosophy and religious programs in the country—and second in Worcester—according to BiggerFaith.org . The ranking entity recognized Assumption in the top 30 out of 200 colleges and universities with similar academic programs, BiggerFaith.org chose these 200...
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