Monthly Archives: September 2013

Holy Cross Ranks No. 12 for Salary Earning Potential

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Bridget Campolettano

The College of the Holy Cross ranks No. 12 among liberal arts schools, and No. 36 overall, for graduates’ starting and mid-career salary potential by PayScale.com. The annual list is based on the salaries of both recent graduates and those … Continue reading →

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Award-Winning Israeli Novelist Dror Burstein to Teach at Holy Cross this Fall

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Bridget Campolettano

Dror Burstein, an award-winning Israeli novelist, will teach a course on Genesis in art and literature and offer two public lectures at the College of the Holy Cross this fall. His time in Worcester is made possible primarily through the … Continue reading →

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‘Crisis in Syria has stoked the fires of debate in Worcester’

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

An article in Worcester Magazine highlights how Donald Brand, professor and chair of political science, pushes his students to take a stand on current events like the crisis in Syria in his American Presidency course. Dan Crème ’15, Robert Tiro … Continue reading →

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The Holy Cross Music Department Announces the Fall 2013 Concert Series

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Jacqueline Smith ’15

The music department at the College of the Holy Cross will present the following musical performances on campus throughout the fall semester. All events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the music department events … Continue reading →

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Blog: Casey ’15 Excited About Semester Abroad in East Africa

Posted on September 12, 2013 by

NAME Meghan Casey ’15 HOMETOWN North Attleboro, Mass. AREAS OF STUDY Biology major with premedical and Africana Studies concentrations WHERE SHE’S STUDYING State University of Zanzibar in Zanzibar, Tanzania WHY SHE CHOSE TANZANIA “While studying in Kenya last summer through … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Host Evening With J.D. “Dave” Power III ’53

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Cristal Steuer

The College of the Holy Cross will host “An Evening with J.D. ‘Dave’ Power III ’53,” on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in Rehm Library.  Founder of J.D. Power and Associates, a global marketing information firm that surveys customer satisfaction, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Professor’s Book Chosen as Oprah’s Book of the Week

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

“I Don’t Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t),” the latest publication from Leah Hager Cohen, visiting English professor and W.H. Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters, was listed today as “Book of the Week” by Oprah.com. … Continue reading →

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‘Donahue is elected state rep in 16th Worcester District’

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

Holy Cross alumnus Dan Donahue ’09 was elected as the state representative for Worcester’s 16th district on Tuesday evening, Sept. 10. As part of his victory speech, Donahue expounded upon his role as advocate for the district, explaining that “knocking … Continue reading →

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Third Annual ‘Skating for Hope’ to be Held at Holy Cross’ Hart Center

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Bridget Campolettano

The 3rd annual ‘Skating for Hope’ fundraiser will be held on Sept. 20-21 at the Hart Center at the College of the Holy Cross. The event, which has been held the previous two years at Buffone rink in Worcester, is … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Remembers Lost Alumni on Anniversary of Sept. 11

Posted on September 11, 2013 by

The Holy Cross community marks the anniversary of Sept. 11 with prayers for our seven alumni and their families, and for all who died and suffered that tragic day. The alumni lost on 9/11 are: •    Edward A. Brennan III … Continue reading →

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Taste Your Way Through Holy Cross Dining

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Lynn Cody

Holy Cross Dining will host “Taste of Holy Cross,” a food festival featuring a sampling of menu items from across campus, on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 4:30-8 p.m. From the Science Café’s famous soups to the ever-popular Crossroads flatbread pizzas … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Professor Co-Recipient of National Endowment for the Humanities Grant

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Bridget Campolettano

Mary Ebbott, associate professor and chair of the classics department, has been awarded a three-year grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities as a co-principal investigator with project director Casey Dué Hackney, professor and director of classical studies in … Continue reading →

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‘New to Worcester? We’ve got some tips’

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

In a front page “Living” section article in the Telegram & Gazette, Neema Hakim ’14,  co-president of the Student Government Association at the College of the Holy Cross, shared his advice for new students on venturing into the City of … Continue reading →

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‘What’s missing from education policy debate’

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

In a recent opinion piece for the Washington Post, Jack Schneider, assistant professor of education at the College of the Holy Cross and a former high school teacher, emphasized a key element that has been missing from U.S. education policy … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Professors Introduce Entrepreneurship Lessons to Classroom

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Joao Vickttor De Carvalho '15

For the second year in a row, Holy Cross faculty and staff got a crash course in entrepreneurship. From Aug. 12 to 15, David Chu, director of the Ciocca Office of Entrepreneurial Studies, organized a multi-day outing to Cambridge, Mass., … Continue reading →

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‘Worcester residents voice Syria concerns’

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

Donald Brand, professor of political science at the College of the Holy Cross, talked to NECN/Channel 3 about his “American Presidency” class, where he is discussing President Barack Obama’s efforts to lobby Congress to authorize military action in Syria. Brand … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Creative Writing Professors Launch Annual Working Writers Series

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Sara Bovat ’14

On Thursday, September 12, the Working Writers Series will be showcasing the work of the College of the Holy Cross’s W. H. Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters, Leah Hager Cohen, and Susan Elizabeth Sweeney, associate professor of English in … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Host Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from Sri Lanka

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Bridget Campolettano

The College of the Holy Cross has been selected to host Gamini Keerawella, senior professor of history at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka, as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence for the 2013-2014 academic year.  Keerawella, an expert in south Asian … Continue reading →

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Faculty Promotions Announced at Holy Cross

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Bridget Campolettano

Six faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of professor. Victor Matheson, of the department of economics, earned his Ph. D. and M.A. in economics from the University of Minnesota and his … Continue reading →

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‘The Myth of the Freshman Fifteen’

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

College of the Holy Cross junior Victoria Piscatelli, debunks the myth of the Freshman 15 in a recent article she wrote for Pulse Magazine. The English and psychology major penned “Among the many pressures at college today (doing well in … Continue reading →

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