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Assumption Named to U.S. News & World Report Best University List
Assumption University has once again been named to both the Best Universities and Best Value lists for regional universities in the north by U.S. News & World Report. The publication—which has notably ranked higher education institutions in several categories for forty years—uses more …
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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…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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