Category Archives: Press Release

Rev. Paul F. Harman, S.J., has been named to the new position of Vice President for Mission at the College of the Holy Cross, effective immediately.  Fr. Harman has served since January 2009 as a special assistant to Holy Cross … Continue reading →

Ten recent graduates from the College of the Holy Cross have been awarded Fulbright grants to work and teach abroad.  This marks a record high number of Fulbrights awarded in a single year for the College.  Since 2002, Holy Cross … Continue reading →

Dorothy A. Hauver, a certified public accountant with nearly 20 years audit and taxation experience, has been named director of finance and assistant treasurer, a new position, at the College of the Holy Cross.  The announcement was made by Michael … Continue reading →

College of the Holy Cross students Katharine Chamberlin ’12 and Kelly Gilmore ’12 have been named this year’s recipients of Clare Boothe Luce Scholarships, which are awarded to two women majoring in the physical sciences who are entering their fourth … Continue reading →

During a press conference at Sullivan Middle School on June 8, College of the Holy Cross President Michael C. McFarland, S.J., Worcester City Manager Michael V. O’Brien and Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Melinda Boone together announced three new summer partnerships … Continue reading →

Kathryn Colelli, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2013, has been awarded a Beckman Scholarship, to conduct high-level research on mechanistic enzymology, with Kenneth Mills, associate professor of chemistry. A biology major with concentrations in … Continue reading →

Two faculty member at the College of the Holy Cross—Robert Bellin, associate professor of biology, and Stephanie Yuhl, associate professor of history—are the recipients of the College’s  Mary Louise Marfuggi Faculty Awards. The annual awards are made possible by a … Continue reading →

Kathryn Simison ’11, of West Suffield, Conn., has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Spain. A Spanish major with a concentration in Peace and Conflict Studies, she will teach English in the northern region of Cantabria, Spain. She … Continue reading →

The College of the Holy Cross has been named to the 2010 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its strong institutional commitment to service and partnerships that produce measurable results for the community.  Holy Cross is one of … Continue reading →

Five faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of full professor. These promotions will be in effect for the 2011-12 academic year.  Miles B. Cahill, of the economics department, earned his B.S. … Continue reading →

Recognizing that students stay up late to study during finals period, administrators at the College of the Holy Cross—including President Michael C. McFarland, S.J.—volunteer each semester to serve the scholars breakfast late into the night. Fr. McFarland will be serving … Continue reading →

The College of the Holy Cross has announced the hiring of Matthew T. Kennis as the assistant director of the office of government and community relations, a new position. Kennis will work under the direction of Edward M. Augustus, Jr., … Continue reading →

Eco-Action, a student-run environmental group at the College of the Holy Cross, will sponsor “Trash or Treasure,” May 12-27.  The “Trash or Treasure” movement encourages students to leave unwanted items, such as lamps, office supplies, clothing, and books, in designated … Continue reading →

Marybeth Kearns-Barrett ’84 is the new director of the Office of the College Chaplains at the College of the Holy Cross.  Her appointment was announced by Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., president of the College. A member of the campus … Continue reading →

Four graduates of the College of the Holy Cross will travel from across the country and around the world to receive a Sanctae Crucis Award, the highest non-degree recognition bestowed by the College on an alumnus or alumna. The 14th … Continue reading →

The College of the Holy Cross is the recipient of a 2011 Paul E. Tsongas Award from Preservation Massachusetts for Campus Commitment. Named for the late senator, the Tsongas Award is Preservation Massachusetts’ highest honor. The College will be honored … Continue reading →

Iris Sanxhaku, a junior at the College of the Holy Cross, was named a Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact.  She is one of just 135 students from across the country chosen for the award, which recognizes inspiring college student … Continue reading →

Alexa Child, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2012, has been selected by the College’s Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies as the 2010 fall semester’s Maurizio Vannicelli Washington Semester Away program award. She will … Continue reading →