News
- Jan 24, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Names 498 Students to Fall 2018 Dean's List
Assumption has announced that 498 students were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2018 semester. Students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 for a five-class, 15-credit semester to be included on the prestigious list, which is announced at the completion of the fall and s...
- Jan 24, 2019
- Katelynn Rosa ‘19
Assumption Recognized for Affordability
Assumption has been ranked as a “Best for the Money” college by CollegeFactual.com. Assumption is ranked in the top 15 percent of colleges and universities nationwide for having “the best tools for the money.” This is the second year in a row that Assumption has been awarded this achievement...
- Jan 10, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Awards 653 Degrees at Centennial Commencement
The graduates of Assumption’s Class of 2017 made history on Sunday, May 14, as it held its Centennial Commencement exercises at the DCU Center in downtown Worcester, in which speaker John L. Allen, Jr., editor of Crux, a publication that focuses on news of the Vatican and Catholic Church...
- Jan 10, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assistant Provost for Academic Innovation and Strategy Named American Council on Education Fellow
The American Council on Education (ACE) has announced that J. Bart Morrison, Ph.D., assistant provost for Academic Innovation and Strategy at Assumption, has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2017-18 academic year. Morrison is spending this spring as a visiting scholar at the University of Insubri...
- Jan 10, 2019
- Meagan Eccleston '17
Assumption Named a “Best Value School”
Assumption was recently named a 2017 Best Value School, a distinction that recognizes the institution for excellence in cost affordability, graduation statistics, student debt, and overall student satisfaction. According to the ranking organization, University Research & Review, LLC...
- Jan 10, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption’s a Capella Group, Organ Scholar Take First Place in Competitions
Assumption’s a cappella group, Hound Sound, earned first place in the second annual WEC’appella competition. The event, which was sponsored by Worcester Education Collaborative (WEC) and took place at Mechanics Hall, featured five college groups from the city. Hound Sound bested a cappella...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Prestigious Recognition for Assumption History Professor’s Manuscript
A manuscript published in December 2016 by Assumption Associate Professor of History Mark Christensen, Ph.D., has been recognized by the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) with its highly competitive Mexico Section Book Award in the Humanities. The Teabo Manuscript: Maya Christian Copybook...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Students Present Research at Annual Academic Symposium
Ninety students were selected to present an original academic research project at Assumption’s 23rd Annual Undergraduate Symposium, which was held April 24-25 on the College’s Worcester Campus. The undergraduate symposium serves to highlight the research and scholarly a...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Named a Top School for Computer Science
The Bookmark, which describes itself as a blog and resource site covering all things Internet and tech related, has ranked Assumption as one of its “Top 20 Small Colleges for Computer Science.” In ranking Assumption as one of the best colleges for computer science, The Bookmark shared, “Ass...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Exploring a Vocation through Health Care Services in Uganda
Assumption has awarded Grace Clark ’19 a $3,500 Community Engagement Grant to travel to Uganda this summer, where she will explore her anticipated vocation of providing medical care to individuals in impoverished countries. Clark will travel to Uganda for the month of July as a participant in...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Recognized for Learning Excellence
A leader in education and career resources, LearnHowToBecome.org (LHTB), has recognized Assumption as providing “one of the best learning environments in Massachusetts.” According to LHTB, to be considered for this ranking, schools must be institutionally accredited, public or priva...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Exploring Vocation Through Research on Latino Critical Race Theory
Jose Garcia ’19 has been awarded a SOPHIA Community Engagement Grant to conduct interdisciplinary research on issues affecting Latinos in the United States. Garcia will travel to Los Angeles, CA; Tucson, AZ; and Orlando, FL to obtain a deeper understanding of Latino Critical Race Theory. Accord...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Investigating the Boston Marathon Bombing
Rick DesLauriers '82 was special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston division on April 15, 2013, the day of the Boston Marathon Bombing. During Reunion Weekend in June 2017, DesLauriers shared with Assumption alumni what he learned from the investigation, professionally a...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Jack Sullivan ’17 Named Prestigious American Cancer Society Fellow
Assumption’s Jack Sullivan ’17, of Stony Point, NY, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to conduct cancer research this summer at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Cancer Center in Boston. Sullivan is the fourth student from Assumption to be selected for this highly-sought fellowship. ...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Maria Chrisom '18
The Electronic Tether: Smartphone Addiction
Smartphones are a key means of accessing information and communicating in the 21st century. From texting friends, to browsing social media sites like Instagram and Facebook, smartphones keep individuals connected to one another like never before. But are there disadvantages to a society with ex...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Introduces MBA in Healthcare Management Program
Beginning in fall 2017, Assumption will offer a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management, which will provide the essential business administration knowledge and skills required for today’s healthcare managers. Through this new program, which was developed with the help of health ...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Named a Top College for School Counseling Majors
Assumption was named one of the “Top 5 Best Schools for School Counseling Majors” in a ranking recently released by Zippia, an online resource that provides assistance to those exploring their career options. To determine which school counseling programs offer the best career opportunities, Z...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Professor Appointed to Select International Climate Change Research Group
Assumption Associate Professor of History Stuart Borsch, Ph.D., has been named to the Dantean Anomaly Advisory Board, an arm of a prominent international research group studying medieval climate change. The Dantean Anomaly refers to the conclusion of a period of time in which the entire contine...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
The Princeton Review Ranks Assumption One of the “Best 382 Colleges” & “2018 Best Colleges” in the Northeast
Assumption is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. For the fourth consecutive year, Assumption has been included in The Princeton Review’s annual “Best 382 Colleges” publication. The nationally recognized education services...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Named a Top 10 Online Catholic College
Assumption, a Catholic institution sponsored by the Augustinians of the Assumption and rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition, has been named to the Top Ten Online Catholic Colleges & Universities of 2017. According to the ranking organization TheBestColleges.org, it “reviewed all...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Students Take Compassionate Service into the Worcester Community
Prior to the start of the academic year, nearly 200 Assumption student leaders volunteered during the annual Assumption Loves Worcester Day of Service. Students performed beautification tasks that maintenance crews at the three different Worcester Housing Authority (WHA) locations do not have time t...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Brianna DiPanni '18
The City Becomes the Classroom at Assumption's Rome Campus
Another semester has begun at the Assumption campus in Worcester and in Rome, where an at-capacity group of students have begun to explore one of the world’s oldest cities as it serves as a living classroom. Lauren Salerno ’20, an organizational communications major from Peabody, is already enjo...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Assumption a 2018 Best Regional College, Best Value School
Assumption has once again been ranked as a top institution of higher learning by U.S. News & World Report in their 2018 Best Colleges rankings, which was released today. Assumption was again ranked among the top 30 best colleges and universities in the North region that ...
- Jan 09, 2019
- Office of Communications
Assumption Top Third in the Nation According to Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education 2018 Rankings
Assumption has been recognized in the top third of colleges and universities in the nation – and near the top half of colleges in the Northeast region – by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) College Rankings for 2018. This recognition is the result of ...
