In March 2020, Saint Anselm College created the Anselmian Student Relief Fund to support students encountering financial emergencies that might prevent them from continuing their education on the Hilltop. Since then, the College has distributed $54,216 to 49 students.

The Saint Anselm College Alumni Association has inducted 10 recent alumni into the annual 10 Under 10 Recognition Program, which celebrates and showcases the successes of Saint Anselm's young alumni who are already shaping the future.

Two Saint Anselm students and one professor were named AmplifiHER honorees by the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. The gala was held virtually on May 5, 2021 to celebrate the women and girls who supported others throughout the pandemic. 

In a ceremony held this spring, 94 students were inducted into Sigma Alpha Pi, the National Honor Society for Leadership and Success.

The Academic Advisory Committee of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) has awarded Professor Chani Marchiselli, Ph.D., of the Department of English, the Jeanne D. Smith Incentive Fund.

In a ceremony held April 16, 2021, thirteen students were inducted into Saint Anselm College’s national history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta.

On Sunday, May 16, 330 members of Saint Anselm College’s Class of 2020 returned to the Hilltop for a long-awaited celebration of their graduation. the festivities fulfilled a promise made by the college’s president, Dr. Joseph A. Favazza, that commencement would be celebrated in person when the coronavirus has subsided to the point where a large gathering would be possible.

This spring eight students were inducted into the Gamma chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Honor Society for Economics.

On Saturday, May 15, 2021, 477 Saint Anselm students triumphantly crossed the stage in front of Alumni Hall, as part of the college’s 128th commencement exercises.