Last month, Adam Ide ‘24 and Assistant Professor of History John Bell, traveled to Columbia, South Carolina to present their research on emancipation and education at the Southern History of Education Society (SHOES) Conference. The conference, co-hosted by Allen University and the University of ...
Five Assumption professors will be featured on the NPR podcast ‘The Academic Minute’ this week, with one segment airing per day for what will be called “Assumption Week”. Earlier this year, each of the professors submitted a brief synopsis of their academic work and recorded segments aroun...
On International Women’s Day, Assumption University partnered with the city of Worcester to acknowledge the 2023 Young Woman of Consequence Award Winner with a $10,000 ($2,500/year) scholarship toward tuition at Assumption University if they choose to attend. Aliya Addo, a senior at Worcester Acad...
Assumption University Professor of Economics Demetrius Kantarelis, Ph.D., recently published a new book, Freedom and the Third Hellenization Period (InderScience Publishing). According to the publisher’s website, Freedom and the Third Hellenization Period asserts that the world is current...
As a testament to the quality, relevance, and importance of an Assumption Catholic liberal education, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce’s recently announced the Leadership Worcester Class of 2022, which features a prominent presence of Assumption faculty and alumni. The Class of 2022 incl...
When not teaching in the classroom, Assumption Professor of English Paul Shields, Ph.D., is bringing literature alive by way of local theater. In early July, he directed a production of Samuel Beckett’s Not I at the Worcester PopUp Theater. “I was listening to an interview with Beckett ...
Assumption Professors Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and associate director for grants and research for the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence, and Michele Lemons, Ph.D., professor of biology and director of the Center for Neuroscience, have been awarded a Nation...
Assumption Professor of Human Services Gary Senecal, Ph.D., has recently published a book, American and NATO Veteran Reintegration: The Trauma of Social Isolation and Cultural Chasms (Lexington Books) that examines mental health issues among former American service members. Prof. Senecal sa...
Juan Carlos Grijalva, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Cultures, has contributed to the development of an international symposium during which renowned scholars from throughout the world will discuss women in Andean region histor...
Fanny Jackson Coppin, Oberlin College’s second Black female graduate and its first Black instructor, was a lifelong educator and activist. John Frederick Bell, Ph.D., assistant professor of history, will deliver a virtual lecture on Coppin’s life and legacy entitled, “Teaching While Black: The...
It has been a year since the pandemic forced businesses to a halt and required Americans to isolate. Mental health concerns have come to the forefront as cases of severe depression, anxiety, and suicide have increased. Of particular concern is the mental health of children. Assumption Profe...
Throughout the pandemic, many occupations have been deemed ‘essential’ to the economy, such as medical professionals, manufacturers, grocery stores, and other retailers. But what does it really mean to be deemed an essential worker, particularly when it comes to economic security? Assumption Eco...
America is more politically divided than ever, not just in the United States Congress, but the country as a whole fractured by differing political views according to Assumption Political Science Professor Geoffrey Vaughan, D.Phil. He explores this divide and how the United States might be able to re...
Assumption Psychology Professor Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Ph.D., is an advocate for infusing emotion in the classroom, in both teaching and learning, as a way to help students manage their anxieties, boredom, and frustrations, especially during the pandemic. In her recent column, How to Play in the Colle...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns regarding mental health and raising awareness of such increased exponentially throughout the United States. To address these exacerbating concerns, Professor Paul Piwko, MBA, and Alexandra Orlandi ’19 incorporated the National Museum of Mental Health Project ...
Cinzia Pica-Smith, Ed.D., associate professor of human services and rehabilitation studies and director of the University’s Women’s Studies Program, has published widely on interracial friendships in children, how these friendships can be supported in schools, and how social justice education im...
The global pandemic has brought the importance of individual mental health to the forefront of the national public health conversation. Meanwhile, Paul Piwko, MBA, professor of practice of accounting, and Alexandra Orlandi ’19 continue their efforts to keep the issue in the forefront of Americans...
Assumption University Provost Greg Weiner, Ph.D., and director of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center for Scholarship and Statesmanship at the University, authored an opinion editorial piece on the power of the United States Supreme Court, The Supreme Court majority should resist the temptation ...
Ushering in a new era for Assumption’s music programs, the University recently welcomed a new director of choral activities and seasoned performer Brad Dumont, who brings a renewed vision not only to the Assumption’s music programs, but a commitment to arts-based education and community outreach...
Three Assumption psychology faculty members participated in the 59th annual New England Psychological Association (NEPA) Conference attended by hundreds held on November 9 at Southern New Hampshire University. The purpose of the conference is to provide an opportunity for scholars and undergraduate ...
Sarah Rose Cavanagh, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and associate director for grants and research for the Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption, has published a new book, Hivemind: The New Science of Tribalism in Our Divided World (Grand Central Publishing). According to the publis...
While much of the country is fixated on this weekend’s NCAA Final Four, Assumption’s Associate Professor of History Carl Robert Keyes, Ph.D., is celebrating a Final Four victory of his own—his Adverts 250 Project finished second overall in The Junto: A Group Blog on Early American History...
Amidst a shortage of mathematics teachers in Massachusetts, Assumption Professors Jessica A. de la Cruz, Ph.D., associate professor of education, and Joseph Alfano, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, have secured an $118,315 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to support a project to add...
Two Assumption professors have been named Fulbright Specialists by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World Learning. According to the ECA, Specialists are competitively selected to join the roster based on their knowledge, skill sets, and ability t...
