Assumption President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D., recently announced that Christian Göbel, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy and director of the Ecumenical Institute, has been appointed the next occupant of the d’Alzon Chair for the 2019–20 academic year.
In this role, Prof. Göbel will focus on organizing opportunities for faculty collaboration to examine and discuss Assumption’s educational mission in the spirit of the Venerable Emmanuel d’Alzon, founder of the Augustinians of the Assumption. In addition, Göbel will explore ways to deepen understanding of this mission and how best to integrate the mission in the education of students.
