Category Archives: Classics

Holy Cross Alumnus Named Inaugural Fellow at Information Trust Institute

Gabriel Weaver ’04 was recently named the first-ever Herman M. Dieckamp Post-Doctoral Fellow by the Information Trust Institute (ITI) at the University of Illinois, an institution that provides national leadership combining research and education with industrial outreach in secure information … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Produces Seven Fulbright Scholars

Six members of the Class of 2016 and one member of the Class of 2014 have been awarded Fulbright grants to teach and conduct research around the world during the 2016-17 academic year. Since 2005, Holy Cross has received a … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Academic Conference to Showcase Student Work

As the academic year comes to an end, the College of the Holy Cross will celebrate the great and varied work accomplished by its students at the annual Academic Conference taking place across campus from April 27 through April 30. The four-day conference gives students from all class years the opportunity to present the results of their independent research and course work done in a variety of environments—from campus classrooms and libraries to within the Worcester community; from research labs and study abroad locations to art studios and field sites. Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Host 44th Annual Classics Day for High School Students

The College of the Holy Cross will hold its 44th annual Classics Day on Thursday, April 7. The day features a series of events relating to both the study and experience of ancient Roman culture and is designed to familiarize … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students to Present at International Digital Humanities Conference in Poland

Four students and two alumni at the College of the Holy Cross will present at the Digital Humanities 2016 conference in Krakow, Poland this July. This annual international conference is the world’s largest and most important conference on current work … Continue reading →

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‘Martin Luther King Jr. in dialogue with the ancient Greeks’

In a piece for The Conversation, Timothy Joseph, associate professor and chair of the classics department at the College of the Holy Cross, writes about how civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. founded the Greek concept of agape and … Continue reading →

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Steven Stack ’94, President of the American Medical Association Discusses the Health Care Industry

In a recent interview with the Chicago Tribune, Dr. Steven J. Stack ’94, president of the American Medical Association (AMA), is “pushing an urgent message.” According to the Tribune, “He believes doctors are overwhelmed by the demands of government regulators … Continue reading →

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Students to Showcase Work at Annual Summer Research Symposium and Internship Expo

Before the semester is well underway, students will be showcasing the broad gamut of work they took part in throughout the summer at the 22nd annual Summer Research Symposium and the eighth annual Internship Expo. The accomplishments of students from … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery: Students Conduct Cutting-Edge Summer Research on Campus

After the academic year ended, over 100 students returned to spend their summers on campus where they participated in leading research spanning a range of  disciplines: 67 students engaged in research in the sciences; 31 in the humanities, social sciences, … Continue reading →

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‘Neel Smith, Holy Cross – Digital Research’

Neel Smith, associate professor of classics at the College of the Holy Cross, is featured on The Academic Minute (broadcast on WAMC Northeast Public Radio), for his work with students researching ancient manuscripts. In the digital age, access to high-resolution, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alum, Robert Dudley ’08, Receives Second Fulbright

College of the Holy Cross alumnus Robert Dudley ’08, recently earned his second Fulbright award to study in Germany. Dudley, a classics major, received his first Fulbright as an English teaching assistant in Germany after his graduation from Holy Cross. … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alumnus Steven Stack Inaugurated as President of the American Medical Association

Steven J. Stack, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 1994, and an emergency physician residing in Lexington, Ky., became the 170th president of the American Medical Association (AMA) in June 2015. Board-certified in emergency medicine, … Continue reading →

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Churik ’15 Awarded Fulbright Study Research Grant to the Netherlands

Nikolas Churik ’15, of Hempstead, N.Y. has been awarded a Fulbright Study Research Grant to the Netherlands. Churik, a classics major, will be studying Greek literature and paleography, with a focus on the eleventh century Byzantine author Michael Psellos. “Being … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Host 43rd Annual Classics Day for High School Students

The College of the Holy Cross will hold its 43rd annual Classics Day on Thursday, April 16. The day features a series of events relating to both the study and experience of ancient Roman culture and is designed to familiarize … Continue reading →

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President-elect of American Medical Association and Holy Cross Alumnus to Reflect on Liberal Arts Education

Steven J. Stack, President-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA) and a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 1994, will return to the College to give a talk  about the value of a liberal arts education.  … Continue reading →

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‘Brian Williams, Herodotus, and eyewitness reporting’

In a recent opinion piece for The Conversation, Timothy A. Joseph, associate professor of classics at the College of the Holy Cross, compares the reporting tactics and misrepresented experiences of “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams’ to those of ancient … Continue reading →

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Student Profile: Shea Maunsell ’15

NAME Shea Maunsell ’15 HOMETOWN Chicago ACADEMICS Classics and self-designed international relations double major A LOCAL COMMITMENT Shea has a successful track record of making herself at home in new places. Originally from Chicago, she has created a place for … Continue reading →

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28 Holy Cross Students Inducted into Jesuit Honor Society

Twenty-eight students from the class of 2015 at the College of the Holy Cross were inducted into Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society, on October 26. Alpha Sigma Nu seeks out students at Jesuit institutions of higher learning who … Continue reading →

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Blog: Larkin ’18 Eager to Find Her Literary Voice at Holy Cross

NAME Alexandra (Ali) Larkin ’18 HOMETOWN Greenwich, Conn. STUDIES English and Religious Studies double major WHY SHE CHOSE HOLY CROSS “My father went to Holy Cross and encouraged me to look here, and once I visited I fell in love! The … Continue reading →

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Students Showcase Work at Summer Research Symposium and Summer Internship Program Expo

The Hogan Campus Center at the College of the Holy Cross will be buzzing with action as the tremendous scope of work students participated in over the summer is showcased at the 21st annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium in the … Continue reading →

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