Author Archives: College of the Holy Cross

Thinking Green

Holy Cross is offering an innovative — and timely — way to reflect and prepare for Easter this year. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 21, and concluding on Easter Sunday, April 9, the “Making the Parts Whole” Web site will … Continue reading →

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Applications to Holy Cross Increase for Second Consecutive Year

Holy Cross has seen another jump in the applications for admission. The number of students applying increased this year by 5 percent.  While the figures are still preliminary because the processing and reading of applications have not been completed, 7,054 … Continue reading →

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Music Professor Osvaldo Golijov Picks Up Two Grammy Awards

WORCESTER, Mass. – Osvaldo Golijov, associate professor of music at the College of the Holy Cross won both Grammy awards that he was nominated for in the categories of Best Opera Recording and Best Classical Contemporary Composition for his opera … Continue reading →

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Faculty Tenure Decisions Announced at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – This spring, seven members of the Holy Cross faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor, with tenure. Cristina Ballantine, of the mathematics and computer science department, earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University … Continue reading →

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Co-Founder of Black Panther Party to Give Talk at Holy Cross

Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, will give a talk on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of the Holy Cross. The talk is free and open to the public. … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Spring 2007 American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Program Calendar of Events

WORCESTER, Mass. – The American Sign Language and Deaf Studies Program announces its calendar of events for the 2007 spring semester. Unless otherwise stated, all events are free and open to the public. For more information on any of the … Continue reading →

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Parents of Bulimia Victim to Present Talk on Eating Disorders at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Tom and Doris Smeltzer, the parents of a bulimia victim who died at the age of 19, will tell the story of their daughter through photographs, journal entries, and poems on Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Names Psychology Professor to Endowed Education Post

WORCESTER, Mass. – Danuta Bukatko, professor of psychology and director of the women’s and gender studies program, has been selected as the first person to hold the Joseph H. Maguire ’58 Professorship in Education at the College of the Holy … Continue reading →

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Auschwitz Performers to Be Recalled in Acclaimed Musical Drama at Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross will present An Evening with Madame F, a musical drama created by Claudia Stevens, on Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. in O’Kane Hall (Fenwick Theatre). The event is free of charge to the Holy … Continue reading →

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In Perfect Harmony

High school students from across Massachusetts will get a crash course in college life this weekend and sing with the Holy Cross College Choir. The music department is hosting a high school choral festival on Feb. 3. Approximately 150 students … Continue reading →

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Organist Christie Continues Series of Concerts at Holy Cross Commemorating Death of Buxtehude

WORCESTER, Mass. – Organist James David Christie will perform the fifth of eight concerts commemorating the 300th anniversary of the death of the great 17th-century North German organist-composer Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707). As part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, … Continue reading →

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Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture to Sponsor February Series of Public Events

The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross is sponsoring a number of lectures by noted experts in the next month. The talks, which are free and open to the public, will take place … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Spring 2007 Visiting Writers Series

WORCESTER, Mass. – As part of the College of the Holy Cross Visiting Writers Lecture Series, the following writers will give readings during the 2007 spring semester. All readings are free and open to the public. This series is sponsored … Continue reading →

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View from Above

Do you know which dormitory is named after a bishop, who was also the valedictorian of the College’s first graduating class? Ever wonder what the view from campus was like before the construction of I-290? Answers to these and other … Continue reading →

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Global Warning

In an effort to motivate and educate fellow Holy Cross students to think and talk about global environmental issues, Eco-Action is joining 570 schools in the United States and Canada in a week of action (Jan. 29 to Feb. 2) … Continue reading →

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Harvard Professor to Give Talk on ‘Mechanobiology and Developmental Control’

WORCESTER, Mass. – Donald E. Ingber, Judah Folkman Professor of vascular biology at Harvard Medical School and researcher for the Vascular Biology Program at Children’s Hospital Boston, will give a talk titled “Mechanobiology and Developmental Control” on Feb. 7 at … Continue reading →

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Continuing the Conversation: ‘Faith and Science Forum’ Sparks Responses

Comments and reactions to the latest edition of Holy Cross Magazine  are arriving in the magazine’s offices — and the editors have extended an invitation to “listen in” and join the conversation online. Last fall, members of the Holy Cross … Continue reading →

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War in Iraq: Where Do Responsibilities Lie Today?

David O’Brien, Loyola Professor of Roman Catholic Studies in the history department at Holy Cross and a nationally-recognized authority on political thought, will address Sept. 11, the war in Iraq and that nation’s future in an on-campus talk. Junior political … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Establishes New Office for Assessment and Research

WORCESTER, Mass. – Dr. Denise A. Bell, with more than 20 years of national experience in research, analysis and evaluation in both secondary and post-secondary institutions and community organizations, has been appointed as director of the newly established office for … Continue reading →

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Judy Shepard to Give Talk at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Judy Shepard, whose 21-year old son, Matthew, was murdered in a gay hate crime in Laramie, Wyo., in 1998, will give a talk titled “The Legacy of Matthew Shepard” on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the … Continue reading →

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