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Photo Gallery, Video: Excitement Sweeps Campus as Class of 2021 Moves In

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

Bright and early on Aug. 26, the 819 members of the Class of 2021 arrived on Mount St. James, ready to kick off the next four years of their lives as students at the College of the Holy Cross. The … Continue reading →

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107 Holy Cross Students Conduct Original Research Across Disciplines This Summer

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

This summer, 107 Holy Cross students conducted original, cutting-edge research through the Weiss Summer Research Program: 71 students in the natural sciences; 30 in the humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; and six in economics. The far-ranging research projects gave … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery: Holy Cross Students Get Professional Experience Through Summer Internships Across the Country

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

From accounting majors interning at Oprah Magazine to mathematics majors interning at General Electric, students of the College of the Holy Cross gained valuable career insights and directly applied their liberal arts education to the professional world this summer through … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students Study ‘Social Justice in Context’ in Bangalore Through Summer Study Abroad Program

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

Who benefits from economic development, growth, and technology? Who bears the burdens? This summer, 12 students from the College of the Holy Cross spent a month exploring these social justice concerns in Bangalore, India’s third largest and most developed city, … Continue reading →

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Data: New Report Shows Success of Class of 2016 Graduates

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

What can I do with a liberal arts degree from Holy Cross? According to a report compiled by the Center for Career Development at Holy Cross on the Class of 2016, the answer is: whatever you want. After polling the … Continue reading →

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JUHAN Conference at Holy Cross Dives Into Complexities of Refugee Crises

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

“You must do something. Doing nothing is not a choice,” humanitarian scholar Michael Barnett from George Washington University said at the fifth biennial Jesuit Universities Humanitarian Action Network (JUHAN) Conference. The conference, titled “Principles in Crisis: Refugees and Responsibility,” was … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery: Class of 2021 Gets Taste of College at Summer Gateways

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

The Holy Cross campus was abuzz this June as members of the Class of 2021 and their parents attended Summer Gateways, the College’s summer orientation program, where they became better acquainted with all things Holy Cross. As students learned about … Continue reading →

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Digital Transgender Archive Receives Notable Award for Description From Society of American Archivists

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

The Digital Transgender Archive (DTA), directed by K.J. Rawson, assistant professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named the recipient of the 2017 C.F.W. Coker Award from the Society of American Archivists (SAA). The award, … Continue reading →

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Professor Explores 300 Years of Russian Artistic Imagination in New Book

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

What does commedia dell’arte, a form of theatre born in Italy in the mid-16th century, have to do with Russian cultural history? In “Vagabonding Masks: The Italian Commedia dell’Arte in the Russian Artistic Imagination” (Academic Studies Press, 2017), Olga Partan, … Continue reading →

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Worcester Bravehearts Set to Start 2017 Season at Home Friday, June 2

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

The Worcester Bravehearts will return to Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field on Friday, June 2 at 7:05 p.m. to kick off the 2017 season with a home opener against the Bristol Blues. Friday’s match-up will be the first of … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Awards 667 Bachelor of Arts Degrees During Commencement Exercises

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

“I wish you uncomfortable but exciting lives, full of balance, promise, failure, compassion, fun, love, and utter devotion to the core principles that are seared into the hearts and souls of each of you at Holy Cross,” Dr. James J. … Continue reading →

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Members of Class of 2017 Honored For Their Excellence in Academics, Leadership in Service

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

Students and faculty filled the Dinand Library Reading Room on Thursday, May 25 to honor the achievements of outstanding members of the Class of 2017, who were presented with awards for academic excellence and leadership in service. The full list … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Professors Recognized for Outstanding Scholarship and Student Advising

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

At her annual spring address to faculty, Margaret Freije, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College of the Holy Cross, announced this year’s recipients of the Mary Louise Marfuggi Faculty Awards: Charles Anderton, professor of economics, and … Continue reading →

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Recent Alumnus Among Top CPA Exam Scorers in the Nation

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

After earning one of the highest CPA Exam scores in the country, recent College of the Holy Cross graduate Alexander Khan ’16 received the 2016 Elijah Watt Sells Award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Khan is … Continue reading →

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Two Juniors Awarded Full-Tuition Scholarship for Women in the Sciences

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

Phallika Mon ’18, a chemistry major, and Michelle Yu ’18, a mathematics major and environmental studies minor, have been named recipients of Clare Boothe Luce Scholarships for the 2017-18 academic year. The scholarship is awarded to two women entering their … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery: Academic Conference a Showcase of Student Research, Creativity

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

Over the course of four jam-packed days, the College of the Holy Cross saw yet another successful Academic Conference come and go. From Seelos Theatre and the Hogan Campus Center, to the Cantor Art Gallery and the Stein Atrium, more … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Academic Conference 2017 to Showcase Student Work

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

As the academic year nears its end, more than 350 students will present the results of their independent work in the performing and visual arts, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences at the 2017 Academic Conference, taking place across campus … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Takes on Sirens and Cyclopes with Marathon Reading of the ‘Odyssey’

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

Twenty readers. Twelve hours. One epic. This was the challenge accepted by the students and faculty who participated in a marathon reading of the ancient Greek classic the “Odyssey.” Reading in 30 minute intervals, each individual chipped away roughly 600 … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Junior Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

Erik Ouellette ’18, a chemistry major and physics minor at the College of the Holy Cross, has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year. The Goldwater Scholarship is considered the nation’s premier scholarship for undergraduates studying mathematics, natural … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery: Togas and Ancient Texts Take Over Holy Cross

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Evangelia Stefanakos

“Salvete, omnes! Ad Collegium Sanctae Crucis vos excipimus!” said Timothy Joseph, associate professor of classics and chair of the department, greeting 400 eager high school students that filled the Hogan Ballroom at the 45th annual Classics Day at Holy Cross … Continue reading →

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