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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…
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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 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 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…In The Media
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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