In This Issue

Fall 2020, Feature Stories

President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D., stands in front of the new Assumption University sign at the entrance of the Worcester Campus with students (FROM L TO R) Eli Beberman ‘22, Christina Kuss ‘21, and Hannah White ‘21.

Watch Us Grow: New University Status Celebrates Assumption’s Evolution and Vision

On June 10, Assumption became a University; a celebration of the institution’s evolution and vision, as well as and the comprehensive nature of its academic offerings, its campus in Rome, and the growth of the number of graduate programs. Read more about Assumption’s five schools and its bright future.

Fall 2020, Living the Mission

Brianna Murphy (third from left) with students  at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris during a  World War II-themed tour she led in April 2017.

Making Your Vocation Your Vacation

Brianna Murphy, vice principal and history teacher at AMSA has embraced the storied author’s guidance. Murphy’s career in education blossomed from her desire to keep learning and came to Assumption because of the liberal arts experience and the variety of perspectives provided by such an education.

Fall 2020, This Is Us

This is Us: Light the Way Campaign

This is Us: Light the Way Campaign

In each issue of Assumption Magazine, the This Is Us feature is used to highlight aspects of the Assumption experience that makes it unique, including the success of academics, student life, or athletics. In this issue, take a look at the successes and money raised during the last few years of the Light the Way campaign.

Fall 2020, From the President

The Enduring Value of a Catholic Liberal Education

The Enduring Value of a Catholic Liberal Education

As Assumption celebrated another milestone in its 116-year history this fall amid a pandemic with the transition to university status, bringing to completion a dream of the Venerable Father Emmanuel d’Alzon, the sense of an academic community has never been stronger at Assumption.