Assumption names interim president Greg Weiner as its 17th president

Photo | Courtesy Assumption University Greg Weiner, Assumption University president

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By Timothy Doyle

Assumption University in Worcester on Monday named its interim president Greg Weiner as the next president of the university.

Weiner was named to the position of interim president in April, in anticipation of Francesco Cesareo’s retirement in June.

“Dr. 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,” Francis Bedard, chair of the university’s board of trustees, said in a Monday press release.

Weiner, who holds a Ph.D. in government from Georgetown University in Washington D.C., was a political consultant prior to joining Assumption University faculty in 2011. He has written four books on American political thought and articles for national publications such as the New York Times and the Washington Post. He served as communications director and policy advisor to multiple U.S. senators.

In 2019, Weiner was appointed the university’s provost and vice president of academic affairs.

Assumption University is ranked as the eighth largest college or university in Central Massachusetts by the WBJ research department, with fall 2021 enrollment of 2,056 full-time students. As of Feb. 7 the university had an endowment of $101,791,191.