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Category Archives: News
Wanted: Your Summer Book Picks
What could be a better time to focus on the subject of reading? It’s not only summer (with those treasured moments of vacation reading), it’s also a historic moment in book publishing. As the seventh and final installment in J.K. … Continue reading
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Classics Scholar at Holy Cross Receives Major Grant to Study Oral Poetics of Homer’s ‘Iliad’
WORCESTER, Mass. – Mary Ebbott, associate professor of classics at the College of the Holy Cross, has received an $80,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to publish a critical volume about an unconventional section of the Iliad … Continue reading
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Colleges Receive Grant to Measure Moral and Spiritual Development of Students
WORCESTER, Mass. – Three New England Catholic liberal arts colleges will partner in a pioneering assessment project funded by a grant from The Teagle Foundation of New York. Assumption College, College of the Holy Cross, and Saint Anselm College will … Continue reading
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Holy Cross Chaplain Releases Debut Album, ‘Humbled’
WORCESTER, Mass. – Paul Melley, assistant chaplain and director of liturgical music at the College of the Holy Cross, had his debut album, Humbled, released on July 19 by GIA Music. Based in Chicago, GIA is an international publisher of … Continue reading
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Participation in Annual Holy Cross Fund Tops 53 Percent
With Holy Cross graduates responding in record numbers, donor participation in the annual Holy Cross Fund not only exceeded its goal, but also bucked national trends in higher education fundraising. Participation in this year’s annual giving program was 53.2 percent … Continue reading
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Holy Cross professor led workshop on biochemistry for Worcester school teachers
For the third year in a row, a Holy Cross professor ran a science training program designed to strengthen the skills of 20 Worcester Public School teachers in presenting contemporary scientific topics. The workshops, incorporating Holy Cross’ discovery-based approach of … Continue reading
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Holy Cross Receives $20K Award from 3M Foundation to Establish ‘Blackstone Collaboratory’
WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross has received $20,000 in seed money from the 3M Foundation to establish the Blackstone Collaboratory, which will bring together natural scientists, mathematicians, historians and economists from Holy Cross and the region … Continue reading
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Students who graduated at top of their high school classes headed to Holy Cross
Stellar accomplishments mark members of the Holy Cross Class of 2011. The following is a sampling of articles published by the hometown newspapers of members of the incoming class. Bhraana Abraham, of Dorchester, graduated as the valedictorian from Commonwealth Academy … Continue reading
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Osvaldo Golijov Named Loyola Professor of Music at Holy Cross
World-renowned composer Osvaldo Golijov, a member of the faculty at the College of the Holy Cross since 1991, has been named Loyola Professor of Music. The announcement was made by Timothy Austin, vice president of academic affairs and dean of … Continue reading
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Mathematics Professor Earns Grant from National Science Foundation to Study Celestial Mechanics
WORCESTER, Mass. – Gareth Roberts, assistant professor in the mathematics and computer science department at the College of the Holy Cross, has received a $124,036 grant from the National Science Foundation to study celestial mechanics over the next three years. … Continue reading
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Holy Cross Professor Works to Improve Math Education for K-8 Teachers in Massachusetts
WORCESTER, Mass. – Catherine A. Roberts, associate professor in the department of mathematics and computer science at the College of the Holy Cross, has been selected as one of 14 master teachers for the Intel Massachusetts Department of Education/Intel Math … Continue reading
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Recent Holy Cross Graduate to Serve as Language and Culture Assistant in Spain
WORCESTER, Mass. – Crystal Quintanilla, a graduate of the Holy Cross Class of 2007, has been awarded a grant to be a North American Language and Culture Assistant in Spain. Quintanilla, who majored in Spanish with a concentration in Latin … Continue reading
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Recent grad — and fashionista — headed to Ralph Lauren as assistant merchandiser
“If you are not in fashion, you are nobody.” — Lord Chesterfield, “Letter to his son”, April 30, 1750 If Chesterfield was around today, he would be happy with Christina Sweeney ’07. In July, Sweeney will start her first full-time … Continue reading
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With help of alumnus, Daniele ’07 lands coveted job at global investment bank
Francesco Daniele ’07 was one of 89 college students selected out of a pool of 6,000 applicants worldwide to intern at Goldman Sachs’ asset management summer analyst program during the summer of 2005. The following summer, he completed another internship … Continue reading
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Holy Cross Employee Plans to Build School in Kenya for Impoverished Children
Abdi Lidonde’s dream of constructing a school for poor children in his native Kenya will soon become reality. Work on the multimillion-dollar facility, which will be located about 60 miles northwest of the capital city of Nairobi, is expected to … Continue reading
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International Word & Image Conference to Focus on Theme of Intimacy in Literature and the Visual Arts
WORCESTER, Mass. – Approximately 45 art historians, literary scholars, sculptors, and filmmakers from such countries as Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States will attend a conference to present papers and participate in conversation … Continue reading
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Two Recent Holy Cross Graduates to Serve as Language and Culture Assistants in Spain
WORCESTER, Mass. – Sarah Guidi and Erin Murphy, graduates of the Holy Cross Class of 2007, have received grants to be North American Language and Culture Assistants in Spain. Guidi, who double majored in Spanish and psychology, will work in … Continue reading
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Choir member Taylor ’08 shares her experiences following a Northeast concert tour
Four cities. Six concerts. Seven days. That sums up May 13 – 20 for the 41 members of the Holy Cross College choir, who traveled with director Pamela Getnick, on a Northeast concert tour, which made stops in Boston, New … Continue reading
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Anthony Fauci ’62 Receives National Medal of Science
WORCESTER, Mass. – Dr. Anthony Fauci ’62, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is one of eight recipients of a 2005 National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest honor for scientific achievement. The announcement was recently … Continue reading
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Redfeather Theatre Again Brings Summer Shakespeare Festival to Worcester
WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross and Redfeather Theatre will again partner to present Shakespeare’s Richard III from Aug. 1 to 19, Wednesdays through Sundays, at 7 p.m., at the Memorial Grove Amphitheatre in Green Hill Park. … Continue reading
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