Monthly Archives: December 2019

2019 at Holy Cross: A Year in Stories

With 2019 wrapping up in just a few short days, we took a look back at major Holy Cross stories and accomplishments throughout the year. Here are some of the most notable:

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Two Holy Cross Faculty Members Receive Grants from the National Institutes of Health

Two College of the Holy Cross faculty members have recently been awarded over $300,000 each in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Michelle Mondoux and Julia Paxson, both associate professors of biology, received grants from the Eunice Kennedy … Continue reading →

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Video: A Very Holy Cross Christmas

Mount St. James is dressed up for the holidays and there’s a feeling of Christmas in the air. We asked students, faculty and staff to think about some of their connections to the season, like the favorite gift they’ve given … Continue reading →

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Cantor Art Gallery Exhibit Featured in New York Times ‘Best Art of 2019’ List

The prestigious New York Times Art & Design section released their “Best Art of 2019” as determined by their art critics. Making co-chief art critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Holland Cotter’s list was our own Iris & B. Gerald Cantor … Continue reading →

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Is Today’s US Politics Replaying the Era of Tacitus? Holy Cross Professor Explains

Over the past three years, political commentators have compared President Donald Trump with a range of Roman emperors, from Tiberius to Nero and Commodus. In an article for The Conversation, Tim Joseph, associate professor of classics at Holy Cross, suggests … Continue reading →

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LA Times Interviews Holy Cross Economics Professor on the Run-Up to 2020 Tokyo Olympics

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are still months away, but NBCUniversal, the network exclusively airing the games in the US, is already running ads in anticipation of next year’s Summer Olympics. In a recent Los Angeles Times article, Victor Matheson, professor … Continue reading →

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Renewable Energy Policy Thesis Earns Landon Cass ’20 the Maurizio Vannicelli Washington Semester Away Program Award

A thesis paper on renewable energy policies has garnered Landon Cass ’20 the Vannicelli Washington Semester Away Award for the Spring 2019 semester. The Vannicelli Award, named for the late Holy Cross political science professor and Washington Semester director Maurizio … Continue reading →

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Important Winter Weather Notification – Dec. 1, 2019

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2019 From: College of the Holy Cross Due to inclement weather and in consideration of those members of our community who will be traveling in it, the College will be closed beginning at 3 p.m. on … Continue reading →

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