Category Archives: Press Release

Holy Cross Dining Receives Awards for Catering

College of the Holy Cross Dining has received both a bronze award and honorable mention for catering in the NACUFS (National Association of College University Food Services) Loyal E. Horton Awards for the President’s Council dinner and the Slow Food Gala. … Continue reading →

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Lecture to Address Racial Bias in Context of Catholic Social Teaching

WORCESTER, Mass. — Rev. Bryan Massingale, author of “Racial Justice and the Catholic Church” (Orbis, 2010), will give a lecture titled “Unconscious Racial Bias and the Challenge of Solidarity: Catholic Social Teaching Post Trayvon Martin (and Michael Brown and…)” at … Continue reading →

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Renowned Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to Give Annual Hanify-Howland Lecture at Holy Cross

The 49th annual Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture will be given by American astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium Neil deGrasse Tyson on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. in the ***Hart Recreation Center*** at the College of the Holy Cross. … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Host First Annual New England Collegiate Marching Band Festival

On Sunday, Oct. 5 neighboring collegiate marching bands will join together for the first annual New England Collegiate Marching Band Festival. The festival is a new performance opportunity for collegiate marching bands to come together and perform their fall field … Continue reading →

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Noted Catholic Author to Discuss Capitalism and the Church

Joseph Pearce, writer in residence at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tenn., and director of the Aquinas Center for Faith and Culture, will give a talk titled “Catholicism and Capitalism: Friends or Enemies?” on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. in Rehm Library. … Continue reading →

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Working For Worcester, WSGA, and Holy Cross Running Club Announces Fall 5K

The Working for Worcester project, the Worcester Student Government Association (WSGA), and the Holy Cross Running Club present the first annual School Year Kick-Off 5K Run on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 9 a.m., starting in Hogan Campus Center Courtyard. The … Continue reading →

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Former NBA Player and Fall River Native to Speak at Holy Cross

Former NBA player and author of “Basketball Junkie” Chris Herren will share his story of recovery on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hart Center at the College of the Holy Cross.  The event is free and open … Continue reading →

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Lecture to Share Findings of Largest Survey on Faith Across Generations

Vern Bengtson, faculty research associate with the Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging at the University of Southern California, will give a lecture titled “Millennials, Parents and Grandparents: Are families still passing on the faith?” at the College of the … Continue reading →

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Internationally Known Religious Leader and Worcester Native To Discuss American Judaism

Renowned religious leader, Rabbi Eric Yoffie will return to his native Worcester to present a lecture on American Judaism at the College of the Holy Cross on Monday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library. His lecture, titled … Continue reading →

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Eminent Scholar of Genocide Studies to Speak at Holy Cross

James Waller, Cohen Endowed Chair of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, will give a talk on genocide awareness on Monday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Seelos Theater at the College of the Holy Cross. He … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Honors Five Alumni for Professional Achievement and Commitment to Service, Faith and Justice

The College of the Holy Cross has honored five alumni with Sanctae Crucis Awards. The highest non-degree recognition bestowed by the College on a graduate, the annual awards are presented to alumni who are leaders in business, professional or civic … Continue reading →

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Artist-in-Residence Cristina Pato and Renowned Composer Osvaldo Golijov to Lead Concert and Panel Discussion

College of the Holy Cross artist-in-residence Cristina Pato and Loyola Professor of Music Osvaldo Golijov will lead a concert and panel discussion on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall.  Pato, a Galician bagpiper, pianist, and composer, … Continue reading →

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Work of Artist and Trappist Monk on View in the Cantor Resource Gallery

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross will present the work of Fr. James Palmigiano in the Cantor Resource Gallery now through Dec.17, 2014. An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Law Expert to Give Constitution Day Lecture at Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross will celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17 with a talk by Leslie F. Goldstein, Judge Hugh M. Morris professor emerita of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware. The talk, titled … Continue reading →

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Harvard Divinity Scholar Karen King To Lecture on ‘Hallowed Pain’

Karen King, the first woman to be appointed as the Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School, will present a lecture at the College of the Holy Cross titled “Hallowed Pain: Representing the Slave Blandina and Jesus’ Brother James … Continue reading →

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CANCELED: Holy Cross Lecture to Survey Jewish Architecture since World War II

NOTE: This event has been canceled. Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, author of “Building After Auschwitz: Jewish Architecture and the Memory of the Holocaust” (Yale University Press, 2011), will give a lecture at the College of the Holy Cross on Monday, Sept. … Continue reading →

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The Holy Cross Music Department Announces the Fall 2014 Concert Series

The music department at the College of the Holy Cross will kick off its fall concert schedule on Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. with a concert by the newly appointed Artists-in Residence Adam Golka, piano, Saul Bitran, violin, and Jan … Continue reading →

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The Cantor Art Gallery Presents ‘The Italian Presepe: Cultural Landscapes of the Soul’

The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross will host the exhibition “The Italian Presepe: Cultural Landscapes of the Soul.” The exhibit showcases a collaborative project by Margot Balboni, an independent curator and … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Presents the Seelos Film Series for Fall 2014

The following films will be shown at the Seelos Theater at the College of the Holy Cross.  All films are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. For additional information, please call the Seelos Theater Box … Continue reading →

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J. D. “Dave” Power III ’53 Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame

J. D. “Dave” Power III ’53, founder of J.D. Power and Associates, has been inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame, joining the ranks of elite company names like Ford, Chrysler, Dodge, Porsche and Royce. The only organization of its … Continue reading →

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