Author Archives: Holy Cross in the News

The College of the Holy Cross ranked No. 19 on Forbes’ list of Best Value Liberal Arts Colleges. For this ranking, Forbes looked at U.S. colleges and universities “that provide students with the most value for the dollar.” The magazine … Continue reading →

Eleven College of the Holy Cross teams achieved a perfect score of 1,000 in the recently released NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate (APR), which measures academic performance among Division I programs. All 11 teams had a perfect multi-year APR score (based … Continue reading →

“It took just 43 hours for the College of the Holy Cross to raise nearly $2 million,” a recent Washington Post article begins. The article discusses the increase in crowdsource fundraising campaigns at colleges and universities, shining a spotlight on … Continue reading →

Holy Cross’ Fools on the Hill recently won WEC’appella, an a capella competition between eight a cappella groups from local high schools and colleges; the win was recently featured in an article by the Telegram & Gazette. The competition, which … Continue reading →

On March 23, 2006, the College of the Holy Cross’ men’s ice hockey team made history with their defeat of No. 1 seed Minnesota. Only 53 seconds into overtime, Tyler McGregor ’06, now a fourth-year orthopedic surgery resident in Michigan, … Continue reading →

According to a recent piece in Worcester Magazine, Charles Baker, associate professor emeritus of French at Holy Cross, would hold a title in the “Worcester Book of Records” for his estimated 2,600 movie screenings for Holy Cross students and the … Continue reading →

According to a recent article on Time.com, if the NCAA men’s basketball tournament was determined by performance in the classroom, Holy Cross would be crowned the national champions. The ranking, compiled by Washington think tank New America, begins with each … Continue reading →

Holy Cross basketball legend Bob Cousy ’50 was featured in a recent video by CBS Sports. Cousy, who was called the “Houdini of the Hardwood” by sports writers, is considered by many to be the best playmaker ever. The video … Continue reading →

In a recent episode of “The Bill Simmons Podcast” featuring popular sports writer Bill Simmons ’92 and former director of speechwriting for President Barack Obama Jon Favreau ’03, the Holy Cross alumni talked hoops and the horrors of today’s political … Continue reading →

“Do not wing this,” Jon Favreau, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2003, warned this year’s Oscar nominees in an article for The Hollywood Reporter. Former speech writer for President Obama, Favreau offered some tips … Continue reading →

“The World Health Organization rang a global alarm over the Zika virus,” the New York Times reported on Jan. 28, saying that the disease was “spreading explosively in the Americas.” Anthony Fauci, M.D. ’62, director of the National Institute of … Continue reading →