Feature Stories

Feature Stories, Summer 2021

Yes! We Have That.

Yes! We Have That.

Over 20 articulation agreements with colleges and universities across the nation enable Assumption students to earn dual degrees, pursue technical careers, and step on the fast track to accelerated professional and graduate degrees.

Feature Stories, Summer 2021

Robert Royal, Ph.D., addresses the Class of 2020.

Renowned Catholic Scholar Robert Royal Urges Class of 2020 to Embrace the Soul of Their Liberal Arts Education

After a year of waiting due to the global pandemic, Assumption recognized the Class of 2020 during a combined Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement. Robert Royal, Ph.D., founder and president of the Faith & Reason Institute and editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing, urged the graduates to embrace and share the soul of their liberal arts education.

Feature Stories, Summer 2021

George Will addresses the Class of 2021.

George Will Delivers “Last Lecture” to Class of 2021

Pulitzer Prize-winning and nationally syndicated Washington Post columnist George F. Will, Ph.D., delivered what he called the “last Assumption lecture for which you will be a captive audience” to the Class of 2021 during the University’s 104th Commencement.

Feature Stories, Summer 2021

Carolyn Clancy ’82 (LEFT) and Candace McGovern Race ’78 (RIGHT) are two Assumption alumni who mentor undergraduates like Elena DelloRusso ’21 (CENTER), both on campus and through  internships at Fidelity Investments.

Leading with Empathy

A pandemic, skyrocketing unemployment, and civil unrest: posed with unique challenges, leaders at Fidelity Investments, many of them Assumption alumni, stepped up to meet them, highlighting the unique relationship between these robust institutions.