Author Archives: Cristal Steuer

In honor of Veterans Day, renowned storyteller Jay O’Callahan ’60 will perform “Father Joe: A Hero’s Journey,” on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. in the Seelos Theater. The event is free and open to the public. Veterans are especially … Continue reading →

  The music department at the College of the Holy Cross will present the following musical performances on campus during fall 2011. All events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the music department events … Continue reading →

Leah Hager Cohen, critically acclaimed nonfiction writer and novelist, and the College of the Holy Cross Jenks Chair of Contemporary American Letters, has written a new novel, The Grief of Others (Riverhead), which hit shelves on Sept. 15.  It has … Continue reading →

Writer John D’Agata will kick off the 2011-12 Visiting Writers Series on September 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The event, sponsored by the College’s Creative Writing Program, is free and open … Continue reading →

The Latin American and Latino Studies program at College of the Holy Cross is hosting a screening and public discussion of a new PBS documentary, Not In Our Town: Light in the Darkness, on Sept.19 at 6 p.m. in Stein … Continue reading →

Carlos Eire, acclaimed author of Learning to Die in Miami: Confessions of a Refugee Boy (Free Press, 2010) and Waiting for Snow in Havana (Free Press, 2004), will speak on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hogan Campus … Continue reading →

Steven D. Levitt, co-author of the bestselling books FREAKONOMICS and SUPERFREAKONOMICS, will deliver the 46th Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of the Holy Cross. Following his … Continue reading →

Students, faculty, and staff from the College of the Holy Cross will join thousands of people from Central Massachusetts on Sun., Sept. 25 for the 13th annual UMass Medicine Cancer Walk. The College is a flagship sponsor of this unique … Continue reading →

Jeremy Bailey, assistant professor of political science at the University of Houston, will give a talk titled “Mr. Jefferson’s Constitution” on Friday, Sept. 9 at 4:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross.  The event, sponsored … Continue reading →

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross presents Viewpoint: Holy Cross’ Visual Arts Faculty from August 29 through December 8, with an opening reception scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 14, 5-6:30 p.m. Viewpoint … Continue reading →

The Charles Carroll Program at the College of the Holy Cross has been renewed with a $100,000 grant from the Manhattan Institute’s VERITAS Fund for Higher Education at DonorsTrust and the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and … Continue reading →

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross has been chosen to participate in the 2011 Conservation Assessment Program (CAP) sponsored by Heritage Preservation and The National Institute for Conservation, in Washington, D.C.  … Continue reading →

Five faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of full professor. These promotions will be in effect for the 2011-12 academic year.  Miles B. Cahill, of the economics department, earned his B.S. … Continue reading →

Recognizing that students stay up late to study during finals period, administrators at the College of the Holy Cross—including President Michael C. McFarland, S.J.—volunteer each semester to serve the scholars breakfast late into the night. Fr. McFarland will be serving … Continue reading →

The College of the Holy Cross has announced the hiring of Matthew T. Kennis as the assistant director of the office of government and community relations, a new position. Kennis will work under the direction of Edward M. Augustus, Jr., … Continue reading →

Eco-Action, a student-run environmental group at the College of the Holy Cross, will sponsor “Trash or Treasure,” May 12-27.  The “Trash or Treasure” movement encourages students to leave unwanted items, such as lamps, office supplies, clothing, and books, in designated … Continue reading →

Marybeth Kearns-Barrett ’84 is the new director of the Office of the College Chaplains at the College of the Holy Cross.  Her appointment was announced by Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., president of the College. A member of the campus … Continue reading →