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

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Evangelia Stefanakos

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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Holy Cross Announces 10 Faculty Promotions from Across Disciplines

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Kelly Ethier

Ten professors at the College of the Holy Cross from across disciplines have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. Chris Arrell, of the music department, earned his B.M. at the University of Oregon, his M.M. from … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Receives STARTALK Grant for the Fourth Year in Row

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Jacqueline Smith ’15

Holy Cross has been awarded a $90,000 STARTALK grant to convene a 10-day summer residential program on literacy development in Chinese as a foreign language (CFL). This is the fourth year in a row that the College has received STARTALK … Continue reading →

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Senior Spotlight: Liberal Arts Education Connects Science and the Social Sciences for Raven Tukes

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Jessica McCaughey

NAME Raven Tukes HOMETOWN Morrow, Ga. STUDIES Chinese language major, education studies minor BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Student Programs for Urban Development (SPUD), co-chair of the Study Abroad Ambassadors, co-chair of Modern Languages and Literatures Student Advisory Committee, Aptissimi Global Conference … Continue reading →

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Tukes ’15 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Taiwan

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Kelly Ethier

Raven Tukes ’15, of Morrow, Ga., has received a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship for the 2015-16 academic year to travel to Kinmen, Taiwan in August to serve as a teaching assistant. Tukes, a Chinese language major with a minor in education … Continue reading →

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Santander Renews Support for International Study Programs at Holy Cross

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Cristal Steuer

During a recent ceremony at the College of the Holy Cross, Santander Bank, N.A. through its Santander Universities Global Division, signed its second collaborative agreement with the Holy Cross, which will enhance existing faculty-led study tours and immersion programs that … Continue reading →

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NROTC Mom: ‘I Feel Blessed, Honored and Proud’

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Suzanne Morrissey

O’Callahan Society organizers welcomed more than 300 guests to the group’s annual dinner on Sept. 27, in the Hogan Campus Ballroom. The event, which honors alumni who have served in the military and the memory of Holy Cross professor Rev. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Evangelia Stefanakos '14

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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Holy Cross Welcomes Six New Tenure-Track Faculty, Representing an Array of Academic Disciplines

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Evangelia Stefanakos '14

As the 2014-2015 academic year begins, Margaret Freije, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College, announced the hiring of six new faculty members in tenure-track positions. “We are delighted that these highly accomplished scholars and teachers are … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Receives STARTALK Grant for Third Year in a Row

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Jacqueline Smith ’15

Holy Cross has been awarded a  $90,000 STARTALK grant to convene a 10-day summer residential program on literacy development in Chinese as a foreign language (CFL).  This is the third year in a row that the College has received STARTALK … Continue reading →

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Olsen ’14 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Kyrgyzstan

Posted on May 15, 2014 by

Kyle Olsen ’14, of Los Angeles, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Kyrgyzstan where he will teach English to Kyrgyzstani high school students during the 2014-15 academic year. Under the guidance of the Public Affairs Office of … Continue reading →

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Gannon ’14 Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Russia

Posted on May 8, 2014 by

Rachel Gannon ’14, of Katy, Texas, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Russia where she will teach English to Russian university students during the 2014-15 academic year. A Russian Studies major, Gannon studied abroad in Moscow last … Continue reading →

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‘Holy Cross lecturer raising awareness of deaf culture’

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Holy Cross in the News

John Pirone, director of the Deaf Studies Program at the College of the Holy Cross, provides insight on deaf culture as a consultant for Nina Raine’s 2010 play “Tribes,” now in its area premiere by the SpeakEasy Stage Company at … Continue reading →

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$100,000 Grant to Help Improve Chinese Language Literacy

Posted on July 10, 2013 by David Cotrone ’13

For the second year in a row, Holy Cross has been awarded a $100,000 STARTALK grant to operate a Chinese teacher development program. Created by the National Security Language Initiative, STARTALK aims to expand and improve the teaching and learning … Continue reading →

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Thirteen Faculty Members Promoted at Holy Cross

Posted on April 19, 2013 by David Cotrone ’13

Thirteen faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. Andrea Borghini, of the philosophy department, earned his Ph.D. in 2007 from Columbia University, and his Laurea in 2000 … Continue reading →

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