Dear Assumption Faculty and Staff,
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Weiner, Ph.D. as the 17th president of Assumption University. President Weiner’s varied and extensive professional and educational experience makes him uniquely qualified to chart the course for Assumption into the future. He has done an outstanding job leading the University as Interim President, furthering our mission and making strategic decisions in the best interest of Assumption and its community at large.
After a successful political consulting career in Washington D.C., Dr. Weiner joined Assumption in 2011 as an assistant professor of political science, bringing deep and relevant experience into the classroom. He was appointed associate professor and then full professor, and in 2019, became the University’s Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs.
In addition to his teaching duties, Dr. Weiner has served as an officer of the Representative Faculty Senate and contributed to Assumption’s restructuring from a college to university. In recognition of his dedication to Assumption students, Dr. Weiner was recognized with the Student Government Association's first "Above and Beyond" award for faculty. He is also the recipient of the Paul Ziegler Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship.
A prolific political science writer and speaker, Dr. Weiner’s articles have been published in The New York Times and The Washington Post in addition to several national magazines. He is also the author of four books on American political thought and enjoyed an influential presence in Washington D.C. Among his roles in national politics, Weiner served as communications director and policy advisor to several U.S. Senators and founded the Washington, D.C.-based speech writing firm Content Communications, LLC.
Dr. Weiner earned a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas, Austin; a master’s degree in liberal studies from Georgetown University; and a Ph.D. in government from Georgetown University.
Please join me in congratulating President Weiner on this exciting appointment.
Sincerely,
Francis J. Bedard, Esq., CPA '81
Chairman, Board of Trustees
Assumption University
