Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean will play this year’s Spring Weekend Concert at Holy Cross on Monday, April 29. The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Hart Center; doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 for … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will honor five outstanding alumni/ae at the fifth annual Sanctae Crucis Awards ceremony on Friday, May 3, at a dinner at the College. The awards are the highest non-degree recognition bestowed … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Billy Collins, the United States Poet Laureate, will deliver the principal address and receive an honorary degree at the 156th commencement ceremony at the College of the Holy Cross on Friday, May 24. Holy Cross will graduate … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – William Porter will perform an organ concert on Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m. in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. As part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – In a patent published on March 26, (U.S. Patent No. 6,362,375), researchers from the chemistry department at the College of the Holy Cross describe a clean alternative for many applications of the Friedel-Crafts Reaction, used to manufacture … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – On Saturday, April 13, Holy Cross ALANA (African-American, Latino, Asian-American, and Native-American) students will participate in Crossing Boundaries 2002 at Assumption College. The event will provide students with an opportunity to meet and share ideas with other … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – There will be a lecture by Dr. Jose Cibelli, vice president for research at Advanced Cell Technologies, on Thursday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Suite A of the Hogan Campus Center. His lecture, titled “Ethical and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – There will be a lecture by Joseph E. Murray, M.D., on Wednesday, April 24, at 4 p.m. in the Rehm Library of Smith Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. It is the first … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross presents a new exhibition titled, “13: Senior Concentration Seminar Exhibition.” It will feature works by students in the Class of 2002 from … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Hans J. Massaquoi will give a lecture titled, “Growing up Black in Nazi Germany,” on Tuesday, April 16, at 4 p.m. in the Rehm Library of Smith Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Jonathan E. Favreau, a Holy Cross junior from North Reading, Mass., has been named a Harry S. Truman Scholar in a national competition. The prestigious scholarship, which provides $30,000 for the senior year of college and two … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Two Holy Cross seniors have been awarded prestigious traveling fellowships from the Thomas J. Watson Foundation to spend a year after graduation traveling outside the United States. William (Billy) J. Currano, a classics major from Clarksville, Md., … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The ninth annual Leonard C. Sulski Memorial Lecture in Mathematics will take place on Thursday, April 18, at 8 p.m. in Room 519 of the Hogan Campus Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – William Shakespeare’s The Tempest will be performed April 11 – 13 and 18 – 20, at 8 p.m. in the Fenwick Theatre at Holy Cross. There will be a 2 p.m. matinee performance on April 20. Tickets … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – On Sept. 11 the world was harshly re-awakened to the reality of evil. We have since found ourselves asking such provoking questions as: Where does evil come from? What is the source of the impulses that lead … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Dr. Amy Gorin will deliver the annual Katherine A. Henry ’86 Memorial Lecture on Monday, April 8, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 519 of the Hogan Campus Center. Gorin’s lecture is free and open to the public. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Kei Koito will perform an organ concert on Sunday, April 7, at 3 p.m. in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. As part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – There will be a lecture by Dr. David J. Ekerdt on Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in Room 519 of the Hogan Campus Center. The lecture, titled “Why is Retirement in Your Face?,” is free and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas will deliver the annual Hanify-Howland Memorial lecture at Holy Cross on Monday, April 8, 2002 at 8:00 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Hogan Campus Center. Justice Thomas’ talk, titled “Judging … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Daniel Zaretsky will perform an organ concert on Monday, March 18, at 8 p.m. in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. As part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, the … Continue reading →