2025 News
A Lifetime of Service Leads to New Purpose in Theology
After a distinguished military and academic career, Joseph Evans ’25 PhD chose Villanova to unite his faith, scholarship and service.
Villanova MPA Leaders Participate in Rome Summit
Villanova’s Master of Public Administration community played a meaningful role in shaping global conversations on migration and refugee advocacy at an international conference in Rome earlier this month.
Becoming Fully Alive
Brandon Ambrosino ’24 PhD found at Villanova a place that embraced his full self—and helped him bring theology to a wider world.
Villanova Hosts Mentorship Training for Faculty and Staff
Led by Emory Woodard, PhD, dean of Graduate Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the CIMER workshop brought together 30 faculty and staff from across the University to strengthen the quality and consistency of graduate student mentorship.
Ashon Calhoun ’27 MA Honored with NCTA ChangeMaker Award
Ashon Calhoun is being honored as the first ever recipient of the NCTA Education Foundation Fund the Future Student Scholarship. The NCTA—the Internet and Television Association—is a trade association representing broadband and cable television industries in the United States.
Villanova Faculty Join National Initiative to Foster Healthy Research Labs and Teams
Irene Kan, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, and several other Villanova faculty members have joined the Council of Graduate Schools’ (CGS) Healthy Research Teams & Labs initiative, a national effort aimed at promoting inclusive, respectful and supportive research environments for graduate students.
Villanova Receives ICMA Grant to Explore Opportunities for Economic Mobility in Norristown
The project will connect classroom insights with real-world challenges, giving public administration students hands-on experiences supporting housing, infrastructure and local business growth.
Villanova Students Bring Their Voices to Nation’s Capital for Council of Graduate Schools Advocacy Day
Drew Doughan ’25 MA and Nicole Roldan ’25 MA joined graduate education leaders from across the country in Washington, D.C.
Villanova Hosts 2025 Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium
Students, scholars and theater professionals explored the theme, “Adaptation: Looking Back, Moving Forward” at the John and Joan Mullen Center for the Performing Arts.
The Accuracy of Self-Reflection: Emily Pintarelli ’23 CLAS, ’24 MS Earns Outstanding Thesis Award
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences recognized Emily Pintarelli's work on self-reports in personality assessment. Her thesis, titled “Self-Other Knowledge Asymmetry for Autonomous Self-Direction and the Capacity for Intimacy,” earned her the 2025 Ingeborg L. and O. Byron Ward Outstanding Thesis Award.
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