Summer 2021

Campus News, Summer 2021

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

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

To ensure Assumption Philosophy Professor Nalin Ranasinghe’s, Ph.D., legacy will continue to inspire and impact the University community, his wife, Gudrun, established the Prof. Nalin Ranasinghe Scholarship to provide financial aid to a student majoring in philosophy, with a preference for first-generation students.

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.

Alumni Giving Spotlight, Summer 2021

Karen Stoyanoff ’99

Karen Stoyanoff ’99

Assumption is a significant part of Karen Stoyanoff’s ’99 life. As an alumnus who has been working at the University for 17 years (and counting), it was an easy decision to include Assumption in her estate plans.

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.