Author Archives: College of the Holy Cross

Beethoven Concert at Holy Cross Rescheduled

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross music department concert featuring the works of Beethoven, originally planned for Thursday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. has been rescheduled. The concert will now take place on Friday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Bishop McManus to Speak at Holy Cross on Challenges Facing the Church in the 21st Century

WORCESTER, Mass. – Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, bishop of Worcester, will give a free, public talk as part of the Lectures in Ministry series at the College of the Holy Cross on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Organist Craig Cramer to Perform at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Organist Craig Cramer will perform a concert on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. As part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, Cramer will … Continue reading →

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Aging Policy Experts Weigh in on Presidential Election

WORCESTER, Mass. – Robert Binstock and William F. Benson, two nationally recognized experts on aging policy and politics, will give a free, public lecture at the College of the Holy Cross on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in the … Continue reading →

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Award-Winning Poet Edward Hirsch to Give Reading on Campus

As part of the Creative Writing Program’s Visiting Writers Lecture Series, poet Edward Hirsch will give a reading on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. in the Rehm Library. The event is free and open to the public. Edward Hirsch … Continue reading →

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Worcester Children Invited to “Trick-or-Treat” at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Children, superheroes, princesses, goblins and ghouls (age 12 and younger) of faculty, staff, and the College Hill and South Worcester communities are invited to participate in chaperoned “trick-or-treating” through the Holy Cross residence halls. The fun begins … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Offer Figure Skating Lessons to Deaf Youth

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will offer figure skating lessons for deaf children at the Holy Cross Hart Recreation Center ice rink on Sundays from 9 – 10 a.m. this fall. The six session program begins … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Presidential Colloquia to Include Presentation on Jesuits in Asia

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. Nicolas Standaert, S.J., Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Leuven in Belgium, will give a lecture, titled “Jesuits in Asia,” on Thursday, October 21 at 4:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library at the College … Continue reading →

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Professor William Sobczak Given Prestigious Science Award for Work on Large-Scale California Ecosystem Restoration Project

William Sobczak, assistant professor of biology, was recently awarded the prestigious Raymond L. Lindeman Award by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). The award, presented at the ASLO’s annual meeting in Savannah, Ga. this summer, is given annually … Continue reading →

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Chiapas Media Project to Visit Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Alexandra Halkin, a representative of the Chiapas Media Project, will give a presentation, titled “Zapatistas, Indigenous Media and Self-Representation,” at Holy Cross on Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m. in Haberlin Hall, room 103. The presentation will … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students Stencil Worcester Storm Drains to Warn Residents of Pollution

WORCESTER, Mass. – Twenty-four students from Holy Cross Professor Catherine A. Roberts’ Environmental Math course will be painting pollution warnings on Worcester storm drains on Saturday, Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. with the Department of Public Works … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Walkers Raise $9,000 for Cancer Research

On Sunday, Sept. 26, nearly 150 members of the Holy Cross community laced up their sneakers and took to the streets in the 6th annual Walk to Cure Cancer. The Holy Cross team joined over 7,000 others walkers from the … Continue reading →

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Faculty Awards Presented at Annual Fall Convocation

The annual Fall Faculty Convocation and Awards Ceremony was held at Holy Cross on Tuesday, Sept. 28. The event honored Professor Christopher Dustin, the recipient of the 2004 Holy Cross Distinguished Teaching Award, and Professors Thomas Gottschang and Rev. Anthony … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Offer Hockey Lessons to Deaf Youth

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross and the Worcester Ice Cats Youth Hockey Association will offer the DEAFinitely Skate Hockey Program for deaf children over the age of four at the Holy Cross Hart Recreation Center ice … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Biology Professor Given Prestigious Science Award for Work on Large-Scale California Ecosystem Restoration Project

WORCESTER, Mass. – William Sobczak, assistant professor of biology at the College of the Holy Cross, was recently awarded the prestigious Raymond L. Lindeman Award by the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). The award, presented at the ASLO’s … Continue reading →

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Mahatma Gandhi’s Grandson, Arun, to Speak at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Arun Gandhi, grandson of legendary peace fighter and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi, will give a free public lecture at Holy Cross on Thursday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. Arun will speak … Continue reading →

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Novelist Edward P. Jones ’72 Named MacArthur Fellow

WORCESTER, Mass. – For the second consecutive year, an alumnus of the College of the Holy Cross has joined the exclusive ranks of recipients of a $500,000 award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in recognition of … Continue reading →

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Templeton Prize Winner Sir John Polkinghorne to Lecture on Religion and Science

WORCESTER, Mass. – Sir John Polkinghorne, one of the world’s greatest living writers and thinkers on religion and science and winner of the prestigious Templeton Prize, will deliver two public talks at the College of the Holy Cross during a … Continue reading →

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Experts Available for Special Commentary and Analysis of Political Issues Expected at Thursday’s Presidential Debate

WORCESTER, Mass. – Faculty experts in a wide range of political and related disciplines from the College of the Holy Cross are available to offer distinctive perspectives on some of the hot-button political issues expected during the Republican National Convention … Continue reading →

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Organist Tong-Soon Kwak to Perform at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Korea’s leading organist Tong-Soon Kwak will perform a concert on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. As part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, … Continue reading →

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