Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – Blaise Nagy, professor of classics, and a member of the College of the Holy Cross faculty since 1976 received the 2009 Distinguished Teaching Award at the College’s annual Fall Faculty Convocation and Awards Ceremony. The Holy Cross … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Two members of the College of the Holy Cross faculty have been honored with the Arthur J. O’Leary Faculty Recognition Award. These $10,000 honoraria are given each year by the senior vice president to senior faculty members … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – New York Times columnist David Brooks will deliver the annual Condé Nast Lecture on Media, Ethics and Values on Oct. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of the Holy Cross. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – “From new construction, to energy conservation to even eliminating dining trays, Holy Cross has made a comprehensive campus-wide effort to reduce its global footprint over the past few years,” according to the Worcester Business Journal. For these … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross presents Cities of Peace: A Suite of Monumental Gold-Illuminated Paintings from the Ellen Frank Illumination Foundation. The exhibition, which honors the history … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Russ Immarigeon, editor of Women, Girls & Criminal Justice, will give a lecture titled “Women in Prison in New England: What can be done to reduce reliance on incarceration?” on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Regional Environmental Council, Inc. (REC), in partnership with the College of the Holy Cross, will hold their third annual Slow Food Gala fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 2, from 6 – 10 p.m. in the Hogan Campus … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Dame Gillian Weir, legendary concert organist from London, England will perform Sunday, Oct. 4 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross.  This concert is the first of the Holy … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Two lectures at the College of the Holy Cross this fall, will address the state of Catholicism in Asia. First, Smita Lahiri, associate professor of anthropology at Harvard University, will talk on “Mystical Transfers, Local and Global: … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Susan Rankin, renowned chant specialist, fellow at the British Academy and professor of medieval music at the University of Cambridge, will give a talk about the rededication of the Pantheon in Rome in 609 A.D. on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross will present “After the Fall: Capitalism and a just way forward,”  a guest lecture series and online forum exploring the U.S. economic system. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J., president of the College of the Holy Cross, today announced Holy Cross’ Climate Action Plan, which documents the College’s commitment to reducing campus greenhouse gas emissions and outlines initiatives designed to achieve … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Award-winning author Kate Walbert will kick off the Visiting Writers Series at the College of the Holy Cross with a reading on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Levis Reading Room at Dinand Library. The … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The music department at the College of the Holy Cross will present the following musical performances on campus during October 2009. All events are free and open to the public. For additional information, please contact the music … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Noted Catholic poet and literary biographer Paul Mariani will speak about the life of Jesuit priest and poet Gerard Manley Hopkins in a lecture titled, “What Hopkins Can Teach Us,” Monday, Sept. 21, at 4:30 p.m. in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – B.J. Cassin, venture capitalist and chairman and president of the Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation, will give the Thomas More Lecture at the College of the Holy Cross on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehm … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews and NBC’s The Chris Matthews Show, will give a talk at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23 in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. Friedhelm Mennekes, S.J., a visiting international Jesuit scholar at the College of the Holy Cross, will give an illustrated lecture titled “On the Sacredness of Emptiness: Contemporary Art and Religion at St. Peter’s Jesuit-Church in Cologne,” … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will kick off its 114th season of intercollegiate football against Georgetown at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Fitton Field, on the Holy Cross campus.  The season opener marks the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Students, faculty, and staff from the College of the Holy Cross will join thousands of people from Central Massachusetts on Sun., Sept. 13 for the 11th annual Walk to Cure Cancer. The College is a flagship sponsor … Continue reading →