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Assumption University partnered with the city of Worcester on International Women's Day to present the winner and nominees of the 2023 Young Woman of Consequence Award with scholarship opportunities at Assumption University.

Assumption University Professor of Economics Demetrius Kantarelis, Ph.D., recently published a new book, Freedom and the Third Hellenization Period, which explains the importance of the how the Third Hellenization that began about 200 years before the Rennaissance is increasingly affecting us today.

Assumption University Professor of Psychology and Dean from the D’Amour College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Paula Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., and four Assumption alumnae were named to the Leadership Worcester Class of 2022.

Assumption Professor of English Paul Shields, Ph.D., is bringing literature alive by way of local theater with his recent production of Samuel Beckett’s Not I at the Worcester PopUp Theater.

Assumption Professors Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Ph.D., and Michele Lemons, Ph.D.,have been awarded a National Science Foundation Incubator grant to form a Research Coordination Network in Undergraduate Biology Education.

Assumption Professor Gary Senecal, Ph.D., recently published a book that examines the mental health, including PTSD and suicide rates, of American Veterans.

Assumption Professor Juan Carlos Grijalva, Ph.D., has contributed to the development of an international symposium during which renowned scholars from across the globe will discuss women in Andean region history, politics, and culture, which will take place both virutally and in-person at the Campus...

John Frederick Bell, Ph.D., assistant professor of history at Assumption, will deliver a virtual lecture on Fanny Jackson Coppin’s life and legacy entitled, “Teaching While Black: The Life and Lessons of Pioneering Educator Fanny Jackson Coppin,” on Tuesday, April 20 as part of the Shrewsbury Public...

Assumption Professor Adam Volungis, Ph.D., LMHC, and two clinical counseling psychology alumni--Jacleeen Charbonneau, LMHC ’13, G’18 and Zachary Aggott, LMHC ’17--address the concerns of mental health in children in a webinar, “Pandemic Fatigue: Helping Youth and Families."

Assumption Economics and Global Studies Professor Smriti Rao, Ph.D., recently co-authored a study examining what it means to be an essential worker in regards to economic security, with a focus on international migrant domestic workers.