Salem Students Earn Honors At Assumption, Bard, Plymouth State

SALEM, MA — Salem Academy Charter School alumnus Michael Santana was one of seven Assumption University students to earn the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Scholarship aimed at empowering the next generation of scholars and leaders, while emphasizing the importance of integrating political and intellectual life.

Santana, a member of the Greyhounds’ Class of 2024, earned up to $3,000 in scholarship and the chance to participate in the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Seminar in Washington D.C. This five-day summer program is dedicated to studying the intersection of ideas and political life.

"Now, more than ever, it is critical to encourage the development of the next generation of leaders and political thinkers," said Deborah O’Malley, associate director of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center for Scholarship and Statesmanship and visiting assistant professor of political science at Assumption. "The opportunities provided through this scholarship and by the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Center help students not only deepen their understanding and knowledge of exemplary political minds like the late Sen. Moynihan, but also analyze the lasting effects of his thinking and policies."

The Moynihan Center, launched in 2018, aims to inspire a new generation of scholar-statesmen and stateswomen.

Throughout the year, the Center hosts guest lectures, speakers, panels, and exclusive trips to Washington, D.C., to participate in conferences inspired by Sen. Moynihan's work. The Moynihan Center is supported by the Thomas W. Smith Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Anna Layne, of Salem, was named to the Plymouth State University Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester.

To be named to the Dean's List, a student must achieve a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.69 during the Fall 2020 semester and must have attempted at least 12 credit hours during the semester.

Layne is an accounting major at Plymouth State.

Milo Lypps joined the fall 2020 class at Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington as a member of the nation's first "early" college.

Simon's Rock held a socially distanced learning environment this semester with primarily in-person classes for students who started college one or two years prior to the rest of their peers.

(Patch is looking to recognize Salem students who have gone on to success athletically and academically at colleges or universities. Let us know their stories at scott.souza@patch.com.)