Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – Ethan Nadelmann, director of The Lindesmith Center, will give a lecture entitled “Too Bad for Colombia: Living and Dying With the U.S. War on Drugs,” on Wednesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. in Room 328 of the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – “An Evening with Madame F,” a one-woman show based on a Holocaust survivor’s true story, will be performed at Holy Cross on Thursday, March 16, at 8:00 p.m. in the  Brooks Concert Hall.  The event is free … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Approximately 280 Holy Cross students will depart from Worcester on March 4 to spend their spring break participating in the Appalachian Service Program and Habitat for Humanity. Students involved in the Appalachian Service Program (a program created … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The second annual Holy Cross Ballroom Dance competition will be held on Sunday, Feb. 20 in the Ballroom of the Hogan Campus Center. The day will include competitions in several dance categories, including American Smooth and American … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Poet Jessica Care Moore will give a lecture at Holy Cross on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. in Crossroads, in the basement of the Hogan Campus Center at Holy Cross.  The event is free and open … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The second annual Black & Gold Dinner and Fashion Show will take place on Friday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Hogan Campus Center at Holy Cross. The event, held during Black History … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – There will be a number of musical events during the month of March at Holy Cross.  All concerts are free and open to the public. The schedule is as follows: Wednesday, March 1 at 8 p.m.-The Holy … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Chuck D, leader and founder of the rap group Public Enemy, will speak on Monday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Hogan Campus Center.  The lecture, entitled “Fight the Power: Chuck D on … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – David Ferry, a well-known poet and translator, will give a reading on Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. in the Browsing Room in Dinand Library at Holy Cross. Ferry, the Sophie Chantal Hart Professor of English Emeritus at … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The musical Grease will be performed Feb. 11-12 at 8 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Hogan Campus Center at Holy Cross.  Matinee performances will take place Feb. 12-13 at 2 p.m. The production, presented by the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Jean-Pierre Leguay, organist at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, will perform a concert on Friday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at Holy Cross. The program will include organ works of … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Four faculty members at Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. Mary E. Hobgood, of the religious studies department, earned a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University, a M.A.R. from Yale Divinity … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – A number of events in celebration of Black History Month are scheduled by members of the Holy Cross community.  All are free and open to the public. The schedule is as follows: Wednesday, Feb 2 at 7 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross today contributed $90,000 to the Worcester Firefighters Fund, established to assist the families of the six firefighters killed in the December 3, 1999 fire. Members of the College’s administration, faculty and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The 10th The 10th annual Bishop Bernard J. Flanagan Lecture on Religion and Public Affairs will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 519 of the Hogan Campus Center.  The lecture is free … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the Alternate College Theatre’s spring musical, will be performed Feb. 3-6 at 8 p.m. in the Fenwick Theatre at Holy Cross.  There will be a matinee performance on Feb. 5 and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross was recently selected for inclusion in The Templeton Guide: Colleges that Encourage Character Development, a publication designed to inform students, parents and educators about programs that inspire students to lead ethical and civic-minded lives.  There … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross family is struggling to find the appropriate actions and words to express its deepest sympathies to the families, friends and coworkers of the city’s six fallen firefighters. They are in our prayers and our … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Following recent meetings, Holy Cross acting president Frank Vellaccio, Mayor Raymond Mariano, other city officials and College Hill neighbors are re-establishing a committee to formally address neighborhood relations and consider future collaborative projects. The committee was previously … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – We at Holy Cross have welcomed the continuing dialogue regarding Catholic mission and identity sparked by Ex Corde Ecclesiae. With other representatives of Catholic higher education we have participated in numerous conversations with the bishops in a … Continue reading →