Category Archives: Alumni

Center for Career Development Focuses on the Lifelong Value of a Holy Cross Education

As graduation season approaches for colleges across the country, students are focusing on the next step after commencement — but at the College of the Holy Cross, the “what next” and, more importantly, the “why” have been questions in progress … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Classics, Featured, Health Professions Advising, News, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology | Comments Off on Center for Career Development Focuses on the Lifelong Value of a Holy Cross Education

Holy Cross Alumni Form Grassroots Anti-Racism Alliance

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder last year and ensuing protests against police brutality across the United States, Maria Amendolia ’92 reached out to her classmate Fred Givens. Her intention was clear: She didn’t want Givens, a Black man, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Spring 2021 | Comments Off on Holy Cross Alumni Form Grassroots Anti-Racism Alliance

Alicia Molt-West ’09 Traces Her Path from Mount St. James to the White House

Whenever Alicia Molt-West ’09 returned home for the holidays after graduating from Holy Cross, she’d make a breakfast or lunch date with her former history professor and friend, Stephanie Yuhl.

Posted in Alumni, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, History, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Political Science, Spring 2021 | Comments Off on Alicia Molt-West ’09 Traces Her Path from Mount St. James to the White House

Is Going Test-Optional a Game Changer for College Admissions? Holy Cross Admissions Director Talks About the College’s Bold Decision To Make the Switch In 2005

Central Massachusetts colleges and universities are increasingly following a national trend of suspending the use of standardized test scores in evaluating applicants, in an effort to diversify their student bodies. What does that mean for applicants? Ann McDermott ’79, director … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, In The News, News | Comments Off on Is Going Test-Optional a Game Changer for College Admissions? Holy Cross Admissions Director Talks About the College’s Bold Decision To Make the Switch In 2005

Holy Cross Celebrates the Opening of the Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness Center

The College of the Holy Cross on Monday opened its new state-of-the-art recreation and wellness center, the Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness Center (“The Jo”). The Jo will be home to all club and intramural sports, as well as recreation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Featured, In The News, News, Photo Galleries | Comments Off on Holy Cross Celebrates the Opening of the Joanne Chouinard-Luth Recreation and Wellness Center

Holy Cross’ Center for Career Development Positions Students for Success After Graduation

“The pandemic has shined a light on how important it is for employees to be agile, flexible and able to problem-solve — which are core skills that students flex all the time at Holy Cross,” says Amy Murphy, director of … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Featured, News | Comments Off on Holy Cross’ Center for Career Development Positions Students for Success After Graduation

McFarland Center’s ‘Dismantling Structural Racism’ Series Featured on NBC Boston

Alumnus Ron Lawson ’75, chief operating officer of Care for the Homeless, is one of several prominent Black alumni taking part in a virtual discussion series with the Holy Cross community organized by the McFarland Center for Religion, Ethics and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, In The News, News, Political Science | Comments Off on McFarland Center’s ‘Dismantling Structural Racism’ Series Featured on NBC Boston

Holy Cross Alumnus Aids Theatres in Their Darkest Hour

In spring 1975, theater legend Arthur Laurents received a Tony Award nomination for directing the revival of “Gypsy,” the 1959 classic often referred to as the quintessential Broadway musical. In that same time—and some 200 miles away—David Saint was graduating … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Theatre and Dance, Winter 2021 | Comments Off on Holy Cross Alumnus Aids Theatres in Their Darkest Hour

Vanecko Shows the World What It Means to “Fight Like A Girl”

Mary Kate Vanecko ’17 first discovered boxing as a way to cross-train while playing varsity lacrosse at Holy Cross. She liked it so much, she joined the boxing club at Trinity College in Dublin while studying abroad junior year. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Political Science, Winter 2021 | Comments Off on Vanecko Shows the World What It Means to “Fight Like A Girl”

Holy Cross Alum Saves Classic Songs From Oblivion

As a child, Dick Sheridan ’56 would thumb through the catalogs of the day — Sears and Montgomery Ward — idolizing pictures of guitars. He’d savor the sound of chords he’d hear that accompanied the folk songs he loved and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Education, Holy Cross Magazine, Naval Science (NROTC), News, Winter 2021 | Comments Off on Holy Cross Alum Saves Classic Songs From Oblivion

J.D. Power III ’53, P93 Remembered For Business Success, Support of Learning Beyond the Classroom

James David “Dave” Power III died Sunday, January 23, 2021, at the age of 89. He was a great champion and benefactor of Holy Cross, and his generosity enabled the creation of the College’s J.D. Power Center for Liberal Arts … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, J.D. Power Center for Liberal Arts in the World, News | Comments Off on J.D. Power III ’53, P93 Remembered For Business Success, Support of Learning Beyond the Classroom

Anthony Fauci, M.D., ’62: COVID Crusader

1958. A chemistry lab at Holy Cross. Freshman Anthony Fauci is conducting an experiment that requires what feels like hours of measuring, weighing and heating a solution over a Bunsen burner. The final step: Clamp the test tube and deliver … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Classics, Featured, Health Professions Advising, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Winter 2021 | Comments Off on Anthony Fauci, M.D., ’62: COVID Crusader

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Holy Cross Among Nation’s Top 10 Schools in Alumni Giving

The College of the Holy Cross has once again been recognized as one of the top 10 colleges in the nation for its alumni participation in giving during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 academic years, according to a recent ranking from … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Featured, In The News, News | Comments Off on U.S. News & World Report Ranks Holy Cross Among Nation’s Top 10 Schools in Alumni Giving

From the Courtroom to the Classroom, Alumnus Fights to Empower the Marginalized

Jerry Dickinson ’09 was in the final push of the Democratic primary race to represent Pittsburgh and surrounding areas in the U.S. House of Representatives when the country erupted this May over the death of George Floyd. A constitutional law … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Fall 2020, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Political Science, Sociology and Anthropology | Comments Off on From the Courtroom to the Classroom, Alumnus Fights to Empower the Marginalized

Alumna Creates Volunteer Network to Aid Vulnerable Neighbors During the Pandemic

In mid-March, a few days before the shelter-in-place order was announced in San Francisco, Megan Demit ’16 was at home scrolling through Twitter when she came across an anecdote that caught her attention.

Posted in Alumni, Fall 2020, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Sociology and Anthropology | Comments Off on Alumna Creates Volunteer Network to Aid Vulnerable Neighbors During the Pandemic

Joanna Geraghty ’94 Leads JetBlue With a Holy Cross Mindset

  Joanna Geraghty ’94 has 30 minutes for this interview, her fourth of the day, which started early on the ABC network’s national morning show, “GMA.” Demands on your time outstrip hours in the day when you’re president of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Fall 2020, Holy Cross Magazine, In The News, News, Sociology and Anthropology | Comments Off on Joanna Geraghty ’94 Leads JetBlue With a Holy Cross Mindset

Holy Cross Alumna Dishes on Baking With Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart has a bowl of lemons behind the glass doors of the refrigerator in her farmhouse kitchen, freshly picked from the trees in her own greenhouse. There’s a bowl of eggs on the counter, supplied from the chickens in … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Fall 2020, French and Francophone Studies, Holy Cross Magazine, News | Comments Off on Holy Cross Alumna Dishes on Baking With Martha Stewart

Holy Cross Course Examines Health Care as Common Good

Many students first learn about HeLa cells in a science course. These human cells were the first to grow indefinitely in a laboratory setting, which is why they’re commonly referred to as “immortal.” The cell line has been used for … Continue reading →

Posted in Alumni, Fall 2020, Holy Cross Magazine, Mathematics and Computer Science, News, Psychology, Religious Studies | Comments Off on Holy Cross Course Examines Health Care as Common Good

Four Holy Cross Faculty Members Promoted to Professor

Four Holy Cross faculty members across three departments have been promoted to the rank of professor this fall, in recognition of their scholarship, teaching, mentorship and service to the College.

Posted in Alumni, Fall 2020, Holy Cross Magazine, News, Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, Visual Arts | Comments Off on Four Holy Cross Faculty Members Promoted to Professor

Holy Cross Continues Community-Wide Effort Against Racism

People and institutions from every corner of the country — and beyond — are embracing the call to become an anti-racist society and Holy Cross is no exception.

Posted in Alumni, Fall 2020, Holy Cross Magazine, News | Comments Off on Holy Cross Continues Community-Wide Effort Against Racism