Author Archives: College of the Holy Cross

New Director of Community-Based Learning Plans to Carry on Holy Cross’ Storied Tradition of Community Service

Margaret A. Post ’96 had gone through Catholic schools throughout her childhood and teenage years. It wasn’t until she attended Holy Cross, however, that she realized the significance of community and public service. “I saw a link between my faith … Continue reading →

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Theologian to Give Talk on Spirituality and the Arts at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Alejandro García-Rivera, professor of systematic theology at the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, will give a lecture titled “The Sense of Beauty and the Talk of God: Theology and the Arts” Monday, Feb. 18 at 4 … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Professor Osvaldo Golijov Named Recipient of the 2008 Vilcek Foundation Prize

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Vilcek Foundation has announced the names of the recipients of its annual prizes in the arts and biomedical research.  Composer Osvaldo Golijov is the prize recipient for the arts; the prize recipient for biomedical science is … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Visual Arts Professor to Integrate Ethics into Curriculum Through New Professorship

WORCESTER, Mass. – Joanna E. Ziegler, professor and chair of the visual arts department at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named the first Edward A. O’Rorke Professor in the Liberal Arts. The professorship has been made possible … Continue reading →

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Greener Pastures

As discussion about climate change intensifies, Holy Cross is once again offering an opportunity to reflect on this pressing concern with an online retreat. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 6, and concluding on Easter Sunday, March 23, the “Making the … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Marks Ash Wednesday, Beginning of Lent, With Campus Liturgies

The Christian season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, Feb. 6. Ashes will be distributed at the following liturgies on campus: • 8:15 a.m. Morning Prayer (Marty Kelly, assistant Chaplain, Mary Chapel) • 12:05 p.m. Mass (Rev. William Stempsey, S.J., professor and … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Finishes First and Second at Moot Court Championships

WORCESTER, Mass. – College of the Holy Cross students Katie Manzi ’08 and Tania Mistretta ’08 took first and second place respectively in the individual competition at this year’s American Collegiate Moot Court Association (AMCA) championships, held at Drake Law … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs

It’s a Friday morning and Harry K. Thomas Jr. ’78 is preparing for an afternoon visit to Capitol Hill to brief senators and staff on the security situation in the U.S. embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, following the Jan. 1 murder … Continue reading →

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High Time for Tea

Super Tuesday, Super Duper Tuesday, Tsunami Tuesday — call it what you want to call it, Feb. 5, in which half the nation will cast ballots, is going to be a big day. As a record 24 states hold primaries … Continue reading →

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Nationally Recognized Expert on Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome to Speak at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – In honor of Black History Month, Joy Leary, assistant professor of psychology at Portland State University, will give a presentation titled “Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome” on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom … Continue reading →

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It’s Showtime!

An excerpt from Katherine Fritz’s blog entry from Nov. 9 during My Life with Albertine’s run: Midway through the second act of Albertine tonight, one of the girls in the show, my dear friend Cara, forgets her hat in the … Continue reading →

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Something to Talk About

Texting, online chats, message boards, and other interactive networks are — for better or worse — the way college students stay on top of the news and in touch with each other. So, in an effort to connect with Holy … Continue reading →

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Something to Talk About

Texting, online chats, message boards, and other interactive networks are — for better or worse — the way college students stay on top of the news and in touch with each other. So, in an effort to connect with Holy … Continue reading →

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Roll Out the Red Carpet

The Purple Key Society is celebrating the annual Purple Pride Day festivities in Hollywood style. The theme to this year’s event, which will be Feb. 1, is “Holy Cross: Where Stars are Born.” “Purple Pride Day is way to showcase … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Announces New Financial Aid Initiative for Worcester Residents

WORCESTER, Mass. – Beginning with the 2008-09 academic year, Worcester residents who are admitted to the College of the Holy Cross and who come from families with incomes below $50,000 will receive four years of free tuition. The announcement was … Continue reading →

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Poster Perfect

Jimmy Doan ’09 says he wanted to create a poster for the “Hate: Not Here!” contest that portrayed a world of caring people. In order to do that he translated the words of the anti-bias initiative into a dozen languages, … Continue reading →

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Annual Suzanna E. Waldbauer Memorial Concert to be Performed at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross music department will present the annual Suzanna E. Waldbauer Memorial Concert performed by the Holy Cross Chamber Players on Tuesday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall. The concert, free and open … Continue reading →

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A Climate of Change

Melissa Ogonowski ’09 “has taken Holy Cross by storm,” says Earl Peace, dean of the Class of 2009. As a transfer student in fall 2006 she quickly distinguished herself as one of her class’ finest scholars, and instantly assumed the … Continue reading →

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Virtuoso Concert Organist to Play as Part of Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series

WORCESTER, Mass. – Stephen Hamilton, virtuoso concert organist, will perform Sunday, Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. The concert is free and open to the public. As part of … Continue reading →

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Global Consciousness

Catherine Roberts, associate professor of mathematics and director of the Environmental Studies program at Holy Cross, realized there was increasing interest in environmental concerns when she started getting deluged with requests from students who wanted to enroll in her already … Continue reading →

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