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Since 1889, Saint Anselm College has provided a transformative education shaped by Catholic and Benedictine values and a liberal arts foundation. Here, you are part of a welcoming community where you will discover your passions, experience cherished traditions, and unlock your full potential.
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99 %
of identified graduates of the class of 2025 are either employed, pursuing further education, serving in the military, or volunteering
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most engaged in community service by Princeton Review
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Meet Our Anselmians
"Saint Anselm College prepares students not simply for careers, but for lives of purpose, leadership, and service. Rooted in our Catholic and Benedictine tradition, we cultivate critical thinkers and compassionate leaders who engage new ideas, respect differing perspectives, and seek the common good. Through a distinctive liberal arts and professional education, Anselmians are prepared to lead and serve a changing world."
— Michael Lewis, Ph.D., president
In the classroom and in the community, an Anselmian education will challenge you to find your best self.
Anselmian News
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Featured Faculty Member
Nicole Gugliucci, Ph.D., Department Chair and Associate Professor, Physics, was featured in the most recent issue of Portraits Magazine's Focus on Faculty.
“Turns out what I like most about science is sharing it with other people. Teaching it, and sharing it with others. … It’s important to me that everyone can feel some connection to science and see that it is understandable, it is reachable, it is even doable.”
Anselmian Events
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Erin O’Farrell ‘29
Event details for What is the relationship to music and memory?
We invite you to apply to the upcoming Learning Liberty Colloquium on Civil Disobedience, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society and facilitated by Tom Larson (Philosophy) and Erik Cleven (Politics). This colloquium will feature meaningful discussions about the role civil disobedience and protest should play in society, as articulated in two essays from Hannah Arendt and Henry David Thoreau.
Students will read 75-100 pages in preparation for this colloquium and will receive a $150 stipend for their participation. Food and a copy of "On Civil Disobedience" will be provided.
Dates:
- Friday, November 13th, 6-9pm
- Saturday, November 14th, 9am-1:30pm
Apply today (deadline midnight on November 1st): https://forms.gle/8X6Lu4G8mQWj9dVp6
Event details for Learning Liberty's Civil Disobedience Colloquium
Saturdays
9am intermediate/ advanced ballet with Angela Carter
10:30am intermediate/ advanced tap with Alex Walton
Sundays
4pm Yoga with Kara Barbara
6pm Adult Tap with Lily Booker
Classes are $$20.
Event details for Aaron Tolson Dance Institute's Fall Weekend Classes
We invite you to apply to the upcoming Learning Liberty Colloquium on Civil Disobedience, hosted by the Center for Ethics in Society and facilitated by Tom Larson (Philosophy) and Erik Cleven (Politics). This colloquium will feature meaningful discussions about the role civil disobedience and protest should play in society, as articulated in two essays from Hannah Arendt and Henry David Thoreau.
Students will read 75-100 pages in preparation for this colloquium and will receive a $150 stipend for their participation. Food and a copy of "On Civil Disobedience" will be provided.
Dates:
- Friday, November 13th, 6-9pm
- Saturday, November 14th, 9am-1:30pm
Apply today (deadline midnight on November 1st): https://forms.gle/8X6Lu4G8mQWj9dVp6
Event details for Learning Liberty's Civil Disobedience Colloquium
Saturdays
9am intermediate/ advanced ballet with Angela Carter
10:30am intermediate/ advanced tap with Alex Walton
Sundays
4pm Yoga with Kara Barbara
6pm Adult Tap with Lily Booker
Classes are $$20.
Event details for Aaron Tolson Dance Institute's Fall Weekend Classes
Saturdays
9am intermediate/ advanced ballet with Angela Carter
10:30am intermediate/ advanced tap with Alex Walton
Sundays
4pm Yoga with Kara Barbara
6pm Adult Tap with Lily Booker
Classes are $$20.
Event details for Aaron Tolson Dance Institute's Fall Weekend Classes