Category Archives: Academics

Five Recent Holy Cross Graduates Receive Fulbright Grants

Posted on May 28, 2010 by College of the Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Five recent graduates from the College of the Holy Cross have been awarded Fulbright grants to work and teach abroad. “Having five winners continues a decade of success. Since 2002, Holy Cross has won 34 Fulbrights,” explains Anthony Cashman, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Receives Grant to Work with Worcester Area Schools

Posted on May 14, 2010 by College of the Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The department of mathematics and computer science and the education department received a three-year $240,000, Improving Teacher Quality grant from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.  The grant will allow the College to conduct workshops that will … Continue reading →

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Recent Holy Cross Graduate Awarded Fulbright to Research and Study in Ukraine

Posted on May 11, 2010 by College of the Holy Cross

Kaitlyn Mearn ’07, of Milton, has been awarded a Fulbright grant to research and study in an intensive Ukrainian language program at the Ivan Franko National University of L’viv in Ukraine. Mearn will explore the sociolinguistic and political effects that … Continue reading →

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Two Holy Cross Seniors to Take Zero-Gravity Flight to Study Physics of Baseball

Posted on June 18, 2009 by College of the Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – For 30 years, Red Sox fans have cursed Bucky Dent, the former Yankees shortstop that won the game for N.Y. with a three-run homer in 1978.  They’ve replayed the scene wondering what (if anything) could have made … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alumna Awarded Fulbright to Teach in Italy

Posted on May 19, 2009 by College of the Holy Cross

Kathryn Zingarelli, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2007, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to work as a teaching assistant in Italy.  She is one of five Fulbright recipients traveling to Italy—picked out of … Continue reading →

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Faculty Promotions Announced at Holy Cross

Posted on May 4, 2009 by College of the Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Four faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of full professor. Daniel Bitran, of the psychology department, earned his Ph.D. at the State University of New York and his … Continue reading →

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Colorful ‘Wallpaper’ Designs Adorn Science Library Windows

Posted on February 6, 2009 by College of the Holy Cross

Try entering the O’Callahan Science Library and you may be surprised to find a wall partition and hazard tape where the entrance to the Swords Atrium used to be. But the Sci Li — as it is affectionately known to … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Gets Out the Vote

Posted on October 7, 2008 by College of the Holy Cross

Voter registration deadlines across the country are quickly approaching, and Holy Cross is pushing hard to encourage students to exercise their right to vote. A voter registration table staffed with trained student volunteers set up in the high-traffic area of … Continue reading →

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Distinguished Teaching Award Presented at Holy Cross’ Annual Fall Convocation

Posted on October 2, 2008 by College of the Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Noel D. Cary, associate professor of history and member of the Holy Cross community since 1989, received the College’s 2008 Distinguished Teaching Award at the annual Fall Faculty Convocation and Awards Ceremony. The Holy Cross Distinguished Teaching … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Professor Receives Largest Research Grant in College’s History

Posted on August 3, 2005 by College of the Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has awarded Amy R. Wolfson, associate professor of psychology at the College of the Holy Cross, a four-year grant of $1.07 million for a sleep research study. It … Continue reading →

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