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Admiral Samuel Paparo to Deliver University’s 2025 Commencement Address
The Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, Villanova University President, announced that Admiral Samuel Paparo ’87 CLAS, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, will address the Class of 2025 as the University’s commencement speaker. Admiral Paparo will also receive the degree of Doctor of Military Science, honoris causa. The University’s 182nd commencement will be held on Friday, May 16, at 2:30 p.m., in Villanova Stadium.
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How Pope Francis Changed the Face of the Catholic Church
April 21, 2025 - Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope Francis. Known as 'the people's pope', he worked to make the church a more inclusive place. Professor of Historical Theology at Villanova University Massimo Faggioli joins José Díaz-Balart to share more on Pope Francis' lasting legacy.
The New Yorker
Mistaking Mary Magdelane
April 19, 2025 - Based on her reading of Papyrus 66, thought to be the world’s oldest complete copy of the Gospel of John, and other crucial manuscripts, Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, an assistant professor of New Testament at Villanova University, argues that a second-century scribe deliberately suppressed the role of Mary Magdalene.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
This Former NFL Executive is Teaching Villanova Students how to be the Next Howie Roseman
April 17, 2025 - Andrew Brandt has been an agent and front office executive. Since 2012 he’s led Villanova’s sports law program, preparing students in everything from salary-cap management to NIL.
The Wall Street Journal
"Last Seen" Review: Separated by Slavery
April 10, 2025 - Among the dark legacies of slavery in America was the sundering of Black families... Judith Giesberg's "Last Seen" explores the repercussions of these tragedies by investigating newspaper advertisements placed after the Civil War—often decades after the initial rupture—by men and women looking for relatives and friends.
Forbes
Therabot Humanizes AI Help, Recasts Tech Strategy
April 10, 2025 - "For businesses struggling with employee mental health concerns and skyrocketing healthcare costs, AI solutions like Therabot could represent a scalable intervention that meets high standards"... Noah Barsky is a professor in executive and graduate business programs at the Villanova University School of Business.
The Guardian
Revealed: Big Tech's New Datacentres Will Take Water From the World's Driest Areas
April 9, 2025 - Amazon's three proposed new datacentres in the Aragon region of northern Spain... are licensed to use an estimated 755,720 cubic metres of water a year... In practice, the water usage will be even higher as that figure doesn't take into account water used to generate the electricity that will power the new installations, said Aaron Wemhoff, an energy efficiency specialist at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
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Celebrating the launch of Espiritus Nova: The Campaign for Villanova University
What's the Big Deal About Microplastics
Villanova experts discuss the impact that small—and sometimes imperceptible—pieces of plastic are having on our planet