Author Archives: College of the Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross athletes are stepping off the court and up onto the auction block to raise money for charity. They will trade in their uniforms for black-tie at the second annual Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Date … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The department of theatre at College of the Holy Cross with Boston Musica Viva presents the world premiere of a ground-breaking new chamber opera, Phoolan Devi: The Bandit Queen. This multi-media chamber opera is composed by Shirish … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The 2010 Census is expected to tell us much about America’s changing ethnic/racial demographics, and support Census Bureau estimates that America will be a “majority minority” nation by 2050. Edward T. O’Donnell, associate professor of history at … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The G.K. Chesteron Society of Worcester and the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross will present “Chesterton in America and at Holy Cross,” Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Five employees of the College of the Holy Cross have received the 2009 Claire B. Burns Awards. The awards program, now in its 13th year, was established and endowed in 1997 by Donal J. Burns ’49 in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., president of the College of the Holy Cross, and Timothy R. Austin, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College, will preside at a dedication and blessing ceremony for Holy … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Kathleen M. Carney, associate university librarian at Boston College, has been named the director of library services at the College of the Holy Cross.  The announcement was made today by Timothy R. Austin, vice president of academic … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, will reflect on the 20th anniversary of the assassination of six Jesuits, their housekeeper, and her daughter in El Salvador, in a lecture titled “My experience as a staff person for … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Timothy Black, associate professor of sociology and director of the University of Hartford’s Center for Social Research, will speak about his latest book When a Heart turns Rock Solid (Pantheon, 2009) on Wednesday, March 24 at 7 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Lisa Armstrong, Andre Lambertson, and Fred de Sam Lazaro, three award-winning journalists who cover international affairs, will present “Resilience in a Ravaged Nation: Journalists Report Back from Haiti” on March 29 at 7 p.m. in Rehm Library … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Three faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. Steven Levandosky ‘92, of the department of mathematics and computer science, earned his Ph.D. from Brown … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. James J. Miracky, S.J., associate dean for faculty development at the College of the Holy Cross, will become the dean of Loyola College, the school of arts and sciences at Loyola University Maryland.  The announcement was … Continue reading →