2025: A look back at highlights  

Good news filled the calendar in 2025. Here is a look back at some noteworthy stories.

Academics

Janell Goldsmith, biology, and Aishah Coleman, psychology, won National Science Foundation fellowships.

Legacy Lessons: Learning with a human touch

The math escape room opened in the Academic Coaching and Tutoring Center.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Neumann’s online bachelor’s degree among the best in the country.

U.S. News ranked Neumann for undergraduate teaching and social mobility.

Athletics

Lindsey Fagan and Brendan Boschi set records in lacrosse.

Roller hockey captured its sixth national championship.

Neumann retired Mike Hedden’s #28 ice hockey jersey.

The men’s soccer team won its third consecutive Atlantic East Conference title.

Neumann announced its move to the Mid-Atlantic Conference in the fall of 2026.

Just Good News

Dedicated dad drove daughters to their degrees

Neumann placed first in the country for per capita recycling - again.

Team chaplains are more than a wing and a prayer.

Faith Weaver is a Phillies ballgirl.

The Department of Education approved a $1.3 million grant for Neumann’s TRIO/SSS program.

Of course, there are many more highlights, all captured in the news archives.