Category Archives: In The News

Religious Studies Professor Offers Insight Into A Mosque’s Refusal to Bury Muslim Terrorist

Following the suicide bombing outside of the Manchester Arena in England, which killed 22 concert attendees and the bomber, Salman Abedi, the Manchester Central Mosque has declined to be involved in Abedi’s funeral — a decision that The Atlantic reports … Continue reading →

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Economics Professor Explores Impact of Superfund Budget Cuts on Public Health and Property Value

President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal calls for a 30 percent cut to Superfund — the federal program responsible for funding the cleanup of sites contaminated with hazardous waste in the United States. In an article published by The Conversation, Katherine … Continue reading →

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Working For Worcester Featured on WBZ-TV in Boston

Working for Worcester, which started in a Holy Cross dorm room as an idea to help Worcester kids in 2012, has become a more than $1 million investment in the City’s recreational spaces and schools just five years later. The … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alumnus and Coach CEO Helps Popular Brand Think ‘Outside the Bag’

About three years ago, the popular handbag brand Coach saw its sales plummeting. Now, according to an article by Fortune, the company is making a remarkable recovery under CEO and College of the Holy Cross alumnus Victor Luis ’88. “Since … Continue reading →

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‘Sociologist to Share Research About Schooling Practices’ in St. Maarten

Melissa Weiner, associate professor of sociology at the College of the Holy Cross, was recently featured in The Daily Herald, the leading newspaper for St. Maarten and the northeast Caribbean, and the Saint Martin News Network for her upcoming visit to … Continue reading →

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Professor and Political Science Expert Talks Trump, Comey, and Impeachment

The College of the Holy Cross’ Donald Brand, professor of political science, recently penned two op-eds for Fortune, exploring President Trump’s firing of FBI director James Comey and the ins-and-outs of presidential impeachment. The day it was posted, Brand’s impeachment … Continue reading →

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‘More Than a Game: Holy Cross Uses Yankee Stadium Football Battle as an Opportunity to Reach New Audience’

The May issue of Connections, an online publication of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), featured the 31st annual Ram-Crusader Cup. The article focuses on how the Holy Cross versus Fordham football match up at Yankee Stadium this … Continue reading →

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‘The best U.S. colleges for a major in English’

USA Today College reports that the College of the Holy Cross ranks No. 9 among the top ten places to get an English degree in the U.S, beating out Harvard University ranked at No. 10. The list, generated from College … Continue reading →

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Religious Studies Professor Weighs in on Upcoming Pope/Trump Meeting

With a meeting between Pope Francis and President Trump confirmed for May 24, speculations have begun around the impending interaction between the “slum pope” and “billionaire.” Mathew Schmalz, associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, … Continue reading →

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‘College Business Programs Look to the Liberal Arts Model’

Business may be the most popular major in the country, but employers complain that recent college graduates do not possess critical thinking and communication skills — skills that a recent NPR article notes can be developed through liberal arts courses. … Continue reading →

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Religious Studies Professor and Catholic Scholar Asks ‘Is the death penalty un-Christian?’

With four death row prisoners executed in Arkansas in the last week, debates around the death penalty have seen a renewed vigor across the country. Holy Cross’s Mathew Schmalz, associate professor of religious studies and a Catholic scholar, joined the … Continue reading →

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Professor and Political Expert Discusses Recent White House Log Privatization

In his latest op-ed for Fortune, Donald Brand, professor of political science at the College of the Holy Cross, argues that president Trump’s recent decision to make the White House logs private is a “serious political miscalculation.” Brand considers the … Continue reading →

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History Professor Offers Expert ‘Look Inside Russia’s Alternate Media Reality’

In the wake of the Syrian missile strike, Cynthia Hooper, associate professor of history and director of Russian and Eastern European Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, examines Russia’s media strategy at home and abroad in a piece … Continue reading →

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PayScale Ranks Holy Cross No. 12 Best Value Liberal Arts College

According to PayScale’s 2017 College Return on Investment Report, the College of the Holy Cross ranks No. 12 among the best value liberal arts colleges in the country. Holy Cross was included in the online salary information company’s eighth annual … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Takes on Sirens and Cyclopes with Marathon Reading of the ‘Odyssey’

Twenty readers. Twelve hours. One epic. This was the challenge accepted by the students and faculty who participated in a marathon reading of the ancient Greek classic the “Odyssey.” Reading in 30 minute intervals, each individual chipped away roughly 600 … Continue reading →

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USA Today Ranks Holy Cross No. 5 Among the 10 Best Colleges in Massachusetts

According to USA Today College, the College of the Holy Cross ranks No. 5 on “The 10 best colleges in Massachusetts” list. The national news outlet partnered with College Factual on the rankings, which looked at 64 schools in Massachusetts. … Continue reading →

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English Professor Writes on ‘Contemplating our founding documents, and what they mean’

In the wake of President Trump’s executive orders on immigration, Leila Philip, associate professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross, felt compelled to visit the National Archives in Washington D.C. in search of seeing “those precious words … Continue reading →

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Tackling 26.2 Together

The alarm starts wailing at 4:45 a.m. The world outside Megan Fox-Kelly’s Shrewsbury Cape is quiet, still cloaked in darkness, and a biting 32 degrees. Her body is in shock after being pulled from a cozy bed. Yet she laces … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross History Professor Provides Insight on Purchase of Alaska

Gwenn Miller, associate professor of history, was called upon by The New York Times for her expertise on early American history — specifically of Alaska — in an article exploring Russia’s sale of Alaska to the United States 150 years … Continue reading →

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Concerto Written for Yo-Yo Ma by Holy Cross’ Osvaldo Golijov Has Its Album Debut

Osvaldo Golijov, the Loyola Professor of Music in the music department at the College of the Holy Cross, who NPR calls “one of today’s most popular composers,” wrote the cello concerto “Azul” for world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 2006. … Continue reading →

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