Pitcher Perfect: John Davis ’24, Pitching Analyst for the Toronto Blue JaysJohn Davis ’24 has dedicated much of his life to one of his greatest passions: baseball. When injuries sidelined his Assumption pitching career, Davis took the opportunity to merge his academic and extracurricul...
The Worcester Business Journal has announced its annual list of the most accomplished professionals in Central Massachusetts: the 2026 Outstanding Women in Business list. Only 12 women were chosen for this exclusive list out of 83 who were nominated.This year, two Assumption community memb...
To celebrate Assumption's 122nd birthday on October 1, Professors John Bell and Rachel Coleman honored the voices that have shaped the University at the opening of a new exhibit called Living the Mission: Honoring the Overlooked, Inspiring the Future. “Assumption has grown and changed in man...
As a well-told story goes, Father Román Heitmann, A.A., set out to establish a school for children in Buenos Aires, Argentina with one important tool: a canoe. The canoe allowed him to travel through the low-lying, swampy area of Buenos Aires to reach impoverished children of the district and tea...
Worcester, MA—Assumption University today announced that it has joined the Dow Jones Investing in Education program, becoming one of only approximately 100 institutions nationwide, including Stanford University, Villanova University, and the University of Texas, to offer this level of access to s...
The Worcester Business Journal, providing business news for New England’s second-largest city, has released its 2026 40 Under Forty List honoring prominent young professionals in Central Massachusetts. This year, three Assumption alumni have been honored by being named to this list. Ash...
Each year, the Boston Globe names a list of the 50 most influential local leaders in technology and business, including software, AI, robotics, cybersecurity, climate tech, and health tech. One of this year’s Boston Globe Tech Power Players is John Clancy, a member of the Class of 1989....
At its annual meeting in May, Assumption University’s Board of Trustees elected new leadership and members. Effective June 1, 2026 Andrew S. Viens ’94 will serve as chair. Outgoing chair Candace Race ’78 will continue to serve on the board as a trustee, as she has since 2002.“After...
Assumption University is proud to announce the recipients of its 2026 Alumni Awards before the University’s upcoming Reunion Weekend, June 5-7. This year’s honorees include a distinguished financial manager, an accomplished NASA scientist, a successful mergers and acquisitions director, an awa...
On April 23, Assumption University marked a significant milestone in its commitment to student success with the dedication of the Dick ’69 and Maria Denecker Career Development and Internship Center (CDIC), celebrating a transformative gift that will shape the professional journeys of countless ...
Addressing a group of sailors in 1962, President John F. Kennedy famously said, “It is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our bl...
Assumption University today announced that scholar Roosevelt Montás and non-profit executive Larry R. Thayer will speak at the Undergraduate and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies in May. Montás, and Micheál J. Kelly, a global business leader, will receive honorary degrees. ...
In 2019, in response to an increased demand for well-trained, patient-centered nurses, Assumption announced the development of a new program: a Bachelor of Science in nursing. The first cohort of students began in the fall of that year, and since then, the pr...
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...
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...
The first semester of college is an exciting and challenging transition—but for Stephanie Bouley, Lauren Crockett-Girard, and Samantha Davis, it’s a little more like coming home. These three new visiting assistant professors are no strangers to Salisbury Street. In fact, all graduated from...
Mike Turaj ’20 says that ever since he was a child, he has wanted to change the world. “I was always interested in the government, and the sense that you can create real change – that you can help people, and leave the world a better place,” he says. “It’s as grand and as si...
Assumption’s Core Texts and Enduring Questions (CTEQ) minor offers students the opportunity to prepare for more than just their future careers. While the average college graduate will change professions three times and hold seven jobs over the course of their career, they will only ever live one ...
Two former Assumption University football players, Vinnie DiCarlo ’22 and Toby Liska ’22, who once shared a dorm room and a playbook, are about to embark on their next challenge: medical school. While the paths they have taken to medicine may differ in their inspiration and future specialties, ...
Assumption University is proud to announce the recipients of its 2025 Alumni Awards before the University's upcoming Reunion Weekend, June 6–8. This year’s honorees include a pioneering educator and coach, a nationally recognized campus minister, and an award-winning archival producer whose wor...
Learning to Learn: Mark Carpentier ’18 Mark Carpentier ’18 was planning on a quiet night in his junior year dorm when a friend encouraged him to attend a career networking night on campus. “I had it on my calendar, but I looked at the list and nothing particularly struc...
Assumption University today announced that Jeffrey W. Talley G’85 and Sheila M. Harrity G’92 will speak at the Undergraduate and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies in May. “We are honored to welcome these two distinguished Assumption alumni back to campus to share their insight...
The New England Patriots of the National Football League have hired Assumption University Alumnus Ashton Grant '19 as the team's Quarterbacks Coach, first reported by Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports Thursday evening. Grant played wide receiver for four seasons at Assumption in Worcester, where he ...
In July, Lisa D’Souza, Professor of Education, alongside Taylor Cirone ’24, an elementary education and English double major, published research titled “Weighing the Evidence: Historians-in-training in the Elementary Classroom,” in academic journal The Social Studies. This resea...
