Monthly Archives: April 2014

Holy Cross Academic Conference to Showcase Student Work

As the academic year concludes, the College of the Holy Cross will host its annual Academic Conference from April 23 through April 26. The four-day conference provides students with an opportunity to present the results of their independent work and … Continue reading →

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‘High school students celebrate ancient Roman culture’

Photos from this year’s 42nd annual Classics Day at the College of theHoly Cross were featured on the front page of the Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. A record number of 855 high school students from more … Continue reading →

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Cantor Art Gallery to Display Works of Graduating Seniors in ‘Alter-Ego’

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross will host the annual exhibition of artwork by graduating seniors who have participated in the senior concentration seminar from April 25 – May 23, 2014. … Continue reading →

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Papal Experts Available to Comment on the Canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II

The following papal scholars from the College of the Holy Cross are available to comment on issues related to the canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II on April 27, 2014. Both have studied John and John Paul’s papacies … Continue reading →

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Galician Bagpiper Cristina Pato Named Visiting Artist-in-Residence at Holy Cross

Galician bagpiper, pianist, and composer Cristina Pato has been named visiting artist-in residence at the College of the Holy Cross. A member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road, Pato’s residency is part of the launch of “Arts Transcending Borders” (ATB@HC), a … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Announces Holy Week and Easter Services

Holy Cross will be holding Holy Week and Easter services over the next several days. April 17 Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 p.m., Lower Chapel Gathering/Baptismal Space The Easter Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of … Continue reading →

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Acclaimed Author Leah Hager Cohen to Give Reading from New Novel ‘No Book but the World’

Leah Hager Cohen, critically acclaimed nonfiction writer and novelist and the Jenks Chair of Contemporary American Letters at the College of the Holy Cross, will give a reading from her new novel “No Book but the World” on Thursday, April … Continue reading →

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Assistant Professor of English Receives Grant to Pursue Groundbreaking Project in Transgender Historical Research

K.J. Rawson, assistant professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross, was one of seven winners of the 2013-14 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Digital Innovation Fellowship. He received an $84,700 grant to pursue his project entitled … Continue reading →

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Art Students Create Sand Carpet to Herald Holy Week

In Guatemala, Brazil and other Latin American countries, statues of saints are carried through the streets in elaborate processions during “Semana Santa,” Holy Week. Before the processions begin, people decorate the streets with carpets of colored sawdust, sand and flowers … Continue reading →

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‘Education panel ponders how to keep good teachers’

Six College of the Holy Cross alumni in the field of education policy gathered in Rehm Library  for what Telegram & Gazette reporter, Sara Schweiger, called “a passionate exchange of ideas.” Organized by Holy Cross’ assistant professor of education, Jack … Continue reading →

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Reppucci ’14 Wins 2014 BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award

College of the Holy Cross senior and member of the men’s hockey program Jeffrey Reppucci, of Newburyport, Mass., has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award. The Hockey Humanitarian Award is presented … Continue reading →

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Shugrue ’13 Receives Competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Christopher Shugrue ’13, of Rocky Hill, Conn., has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees, and is intended for students who … Continue reading →

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Worcester Student Government Association To Hold First Annual Conference

On April 12, 2014, the Worcester Student Government Association (WSGA) will hold its first annual conference. The aim of the conference is  to challenge students to develop a deeper insight into Worcester, share best practices among student governments, and elect … Continue reading →

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‘Chris Matthews bemoans partisan shift’

Chris Matthews ’67 returned to his alma mater, College of the Holy Cross, Monday night to a full Hogan Ballroom. On account of his new book, “Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked,” MSNBC’s “Hardball” host offered his audience a … Continue reading →

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Recent Holy Cross Alumnus Matthew Helfer ’12 to Appear on Criminal Minds April 9

Recent College of the Holy Cross graduate and theatre major, Matthew Helfer ’12, will make his first television role appearance on the hit CBS show “Criminal Minds” on Wednesday, April 9 at 9 p.m. “Criminal Minds” follows a team of … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Host Record Number of High School Students for Classics Day

The College of the Holy Cross will hold its 42nd annual Classics Day on Thursday, April 10. The day features a series of events relating to both the study and experience of ancient Roman culture, and is designed to familiarize … Continue reading →

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‘HC student interviews provide secrets to success’

In a column for the “Business Matters” section in the Telegram & Gazette, Aaron Nicodemus writes about eight seniors at the College of Holy Cross who  interviewed local business and community leaders four years ago as freshmen, then recently re-interviewed … Continue reading →

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Author Siri Hustvedt to give Annual “Vocation of the Writer” Lecture

Siri Hustvedt, American novelist and essayist, will give a lecture as part of the Working Writers Series at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library.  The event, co-sponsored by the English department’s Creative Writing Program and the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. … Continue reading →

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Harvard Biblical Scholar to Lecture on Apocalypse

Biblical scholar Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza will give a talk at the College of the Holy Cross titled “The Apocalypse of John: Its World of Vision and Our Own?” on Thursday, April 10 at 4:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library. The … Continue reading →

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Students Hold 17th Annual Holy Cross Cares Day

270 students, faculty, and staff from the College of the Holy Cross, including Rev. Philip Boroughs, S.J., president of the College, participated in the 17th annual Holy Cross Cares Day on Saturday, March 29.  Service activities by the volunteers included … Continue reading →

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