The University’s Department of Global Studies today announced that Jennifer Christoff Call ’22 has been awarded the George A. Doyle Merit Award for Excellence in Global Studies or Economics. The award recognizes one student who possesses “extraordinary intellect, recognized community ser...
Sophia Sawtelle ’21 was named the recipient of the 31st Annual George A. Doyle Merit Award for Excellence in Economics or Global Studies. Sawtelle, of Haverhill, is a global studies major with minors in economics and political science. The George A. Doyle Merit Award is given annually to ...
The Assumption University Global Humanitarian Relief class is spreading awareness of homelessness, both in Worcester and across the globe, with a socially distanced Walk for the Homeless to raise funds for Worcester Community Fridges. In Worcester, where 15 percent of families experience fo...
Assumption Economics Professor breaks down why a lockdown won’t make up for the country’s investment in profit over people Smriti Rao, Ph.D., professor of economics and global studies, published an essay with the International Development Economics Associates (IDEA), an international ne...
How can governments provide support to women in response to global pandemics?Women have a higher risk of exposure to coronavirus due to the care duties they undertake at home, while at the same time are less likely to be treated or have their symptoms taken seriously, according to an articl...
Isabella Bolognese ’20 was named the recipient of the 2020 George A. Doyle Merit Award for Excellence in Economics or Global Studies. Bolognese, of Millington, NJ, is a double major in global studies and Italian studies. The George A. Doyle Merit Award has been given annually to a deservi...
For the next three weeks, Assumption will team up with Catholic Relief Services to hold the inaugural Hounds4CRS Campaign. Officially a global partner of CRS, Assumption aims to engage students in a meaningful charity organization through this campaign.Over the three-week span, Hounds4CRS will i...
Carolyn Woo, Ph.D., CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and President Francesco C. Cesareo, Ph.D., have signed an agreement that makes Assumption the first institution of higher learning in New England – and ninth in the nation – to become an official CRS Global Campus. The partnership wa...
