• Oct 04, 2021
  • Office of Communications

Through the Devoted Efforts of his Colleagues, Prof. Ranasinghe’s Confessions of Odysseus Published Posthumously

Assumption University’s Department of Philosophy today announced that colleagues of Prof. Nalin Ranasinghe, Ph.D., have posthumously published his final work, The Confessions of Odysseus (St. Augustine’s Press, 2021). Claiming that “Homer’s epic is the cornerstone of Western civilization,”...

Through the Devoted Efforts of his Colleagues, Prof. Ranasinghe’s Confessions of Odysseus Published Posthumously
  • Mar 10, 2021
  • Joel Rosario ’24

Prof. Vaughan: The Common Good Would Benefit from More Self-Interest

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...

Prof. Vaughan: The Common Good Would Benefit from More Self-Interest
  • Dec 21, 2020
  • Joel Rosario ’24

Scholarship In Memory of the Late Prof. Ranasinghe to Benefit First-Generation Students

Last spring, Assumption Philosophy Professor Nalin Ranasinghe, Ph.D., unexpectedly passed away as he was returning home from India to Boston. During his 19 years at Assumption, he had a significant impact on his fellow faculty and his students, encouraging them, connecting with them, and leaving a l...

Scholarship In Memory of the Late Prof. Ranasinghe to Benefit First-Generation Students
  • Dec 29, 2018
  • Rachel Berthiaume ’20

Assumption’s Philosophy and Religious Programs Recognized Among Nation’s Best

Assumption has some of the best philosophy and religious programs in the country—and second in Worcester—according to BiggerFaith.org. The ranking entity recognized Assumption in the top 30 out of 200 colleges and universities with similar academic programs, BiggerFaith.org chose these...

Assumption’s Philosophy and Religious Programs Recognized Among Nation’s Best