Category Archives: News

“25 Private Colleges With the Best Graduation Rates”

The College of the Holy Cross is ranked 21st for highest graduation rate among private colleges according to Moneywatch.com, a joint effort of CBS and BNET.  In a series examining college graduation rates, Moneywatch found that only 27% of full-time freshmen … Continue reading →

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Blog Offers Information to Students Preparing for Career in Business

PROGRAM Prebusiness WHAT THE PROGRAM IS Open to students of all class years and from all majors, the program features a faculty advisor who works with students to increase their awareness of and preparation for business careers after Holy Cross. … Continue reading →

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Three Holy Cross Students Recognized in Colleges of Worcester Consortium Art Exhibition

Holy Cross students received the second and third place prizes and an honorable mention in the seventh annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium Art Exhibition at ARTSWorcester. All three students are visual (studio) art majors, and coincidentally created the works for … Continue reading →

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American Prospect Editor to Lecture on Ethical Arguments of Health Care Reform at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Bancroft Prize-winning historian Paul Starr will give a lecture titled “Moralities in Conflict: How Health Care Became So Hard a Problem for America” on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. in the Rehm … Continue reading →

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International Aid Critic Dambisa Moyo to Speak at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – International economist and best-selling author Dambisa Moyo will speak on Monday, Feb.14 at 4 p.m. in the Seelos Theater at the College of the Holy Cross.  Her lecture will be based on her controversial book, Dead Aid: … Continue reading →

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Video: Seniors Reflect on Their Final Semester at Holy Cross

(total time: 01:58) What do you want to make of your last semester at Holy Cross? That was the question posed to the senior-year class gathered in St. Joseph Chapel for Senior Convocation. With Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., president, … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross English Professor to Deliver Annual Rodino Lecture on Liberal Arts

WORCESTER, Mass. – Patricia L. Bizzell, Rev. John E. Brooks, S.J., Chair in the Humanities and professor of English, will present this year’s Richard Rodino Lecture on the Aims of the Liberal Arts on Tuesday, Feb.15 at 4 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Celebrated Author John Edgar Wideman to Speak at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Contemporary writer John Edgar Wideman will give a reading on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross.  A distinguished author of over 20 works of fiction and … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Alumnus to Recount Path from NFL Prospect to University President

WORCESTER, Mass. – One-time NFL draftee and now Fontbonne University President Dennis C. Golden, a 1963 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, will give the annual Thomas More Lecture at the College on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Students Consider Haiti’s Reconstruction at Public Policy Symposium

What is the appropriate role of the international community in responding to Haiti’s ongoing plight? On Jan. 29, Holy Cross presidential scholars met to tackle that complex question as part of the fifth annual Presidential Scholars Public Policy Symposium. Under … Continue reading →

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“Holy Cross hockey team hits the ice for breast cancer research”

Matt Celin ’11 and J.P. Martignetti ‘11, both members of the men’s ice hockey team, donned pink T-shirts and laces to promote the second annual “Pink the Rink” fundraiser event on Worcester News Tonight. In its second year, “Pink the … Continue reading →

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“North Texas businesses look to weekend to recoup sales”

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently sought the advice of Victor Matheson, associate professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross, for a story on whether ice storms and unseasonably cold temperatures in Texas would negatively affect the expected … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Announces Plans for Presidential Transition

WORCESTER, Mass.—Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., announced on Thursday he will be stepping down as president of the College of the Holy Cross. He made the announcement to the College Community at a campus-wide meeting and in a subsequent e-mail … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Launches Online Resource for Neighbors

The College of the Holy Cross has launched a new online resource expressly designed for Worcester residents who live near the Holy Cross campus. “For Our Neighbors” is a one-stop web destination for news, information, and public events at Holy … Continue reading →

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“Time for the U.S. to put its money where its mouth is”

In an article for Foreign Policy magazine, Vickie Langohr, associate professor of political science at the College of the Holy Cross, calls for the U.S. to support free and fair elections amid the current turmoil in Egypt.  She criticizes prior efforts … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross’ Alternate College Theatre Presents The Drowsy Chaperone

The Alternate College Theatre (ACT) at the College of the Holy Cross will present the Tony Award-winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone, Feb. 10 – 12 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 12 – 13 at 2 p.m. in Fenwick Theatre (second … Continue reading →

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Live Video: College Historian to Discuss ‘Jesuits and the Development of Holy Cross’

On Feb. 8 at 7 p.m., Rev. Anthony Kuzniewski, S.J., professor of history, will give a live online talk titled “Jesuits and the Development of Holy Cross” for Holy Cross alumni, friends and prospective students. Fr. Kuzniewski, a renowned Holy … Continue reading →

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“The Return of Catholic Exorcism”

In a story for The Atlantic examining the Catholic rite of exorcism, Mathew Schmalz, associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross, argues that the religious practice is gaining attention in the United States.  Schmalz explains … Continue reading →

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Editor of Catholic Journal to Lecture on Religion and Politics at Holy Cross

Paul Baumann, editor of Commonweal Magazine, will give a lecture titled “Religious Identity in a Pluralistic Age: Liberal, Conservative, or Just Catholic?” on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The … Continue reading →

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“Art of Africa Unmasked at the Cantor Art Gallery”

The latest exhibition at the College’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery has ties to the City and it’s capturing the attention of local media, including the Telegram & Gazette and Worcester Magazine. On view now through March 31 … Continue reading →

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