Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross junior Kristen Shaw has been selected by the College’s Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies as the 2008-09 fall semester Maurizio Vannicelli Washington Semester Away program award. She will present her thesis, “What it Means … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Thomas M. Landy has been named director of the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross. Landy served as associate director of the Center since its inception in 2000 and was … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will host a panel to discuss issues of exile, war, and displacement on Thursday, April 16 at 3:30 p.m. in the Mary Chapel. The event is free and open to the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D., chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics, will give a lecture titled “What Does Ethics Have to Do with Medicine?” on Wednesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Irish journalist and novelist Colm Tóibín will be doing at reading on Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The talk is co-sponsored by the Edward Callahan … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will hold the 37th Classics Day on Thursday, April 2. The day-long series of events relating to the study of Roman culture is designed to familiarize students with the Holy Cross … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Seven employees of the College of the Holy Cross have received the 2009 Claire B. Burns Awards. The awards program, now in its twelfth year, was established and endowed in 1997 by Donal J. Burns ’49 in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The newly founded Armenian Students’ Association (ASA) at the College of the Holy Cross will host a memorial and charitable concert, titled “Pour Toi, Arménie (For You, Armenia),” on Sunday, April 19 at 4 p.m. in Seelos … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – More than 300 students, faculty, and staff at the College of the Holy Cross have volunteered for the 12th annual Holy Cross Cares Day. The event will take place Saturday, March 28 starting at 9 a.m. Volunteers … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Isabel Alvarez-Borland, professor of Spanish at the College of the Holy Cross, has co-edited a new anthology titled Cuban-American Art and Literature: Negotiating Identities. Alvarez-Borland wrote an introduction to the volume as well as an essay titled, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Sexual Assault Awareness Week will take place March 30-April 3 at the College of the Holy Cross. The week includes various events intended to raise awareness about sexual assault and activism toward eliminating sexual assault on campus. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Carl A. Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, will visit the College of the Holy Cross on Monday, March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Seelos Theater. He will talk about his latest book, A … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Jonathan Jansen, a South African scholar and political activist whose life has been dedicated to advocating on issues of social justice and political change,  will give a lecture, titled “Talking Across Race,” on Tuesday, March 31 at … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Maria Judge ’77, author, educator, and cancer survivor, will give a lecture titled, “Healing, Hope and Humor: Surviving Cancer with Optimism,” on Thursday, April 2 at 4 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Student Government Association (SGA) and dining services at the College of the Holy Cross will host the College’s second annual Kimball Kreations event, a cooking competition modeled after Food Network’s hit Iron Chef, on Tuesday, March … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The department of theatre at the College of the Holy Cross presents the final masterpiece of Anton Chekhov, The Cherry Orchard. Directed by Steve Vineberg, Monsignor Murray Professor in Arts and Humanities, the play will be performed … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – John T. Broderick Jr. ’69, chief justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, will give the Thomas More Lecture on Monday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross will sponsor a Catholic/Atheist discussion, “Contemporary Physics and Christian Faith: Conflict or Consonance?” on Monday, March 23 at 2 p.m. in Rehm Library. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Outside The Classroom announced yesterday the recipients of the 2008-2009 Prevention Excellence Awards. Held annually, the Prevention Excellence Awards honors individuals, institutions, and Greek organizations that have achieved excellence in their alcohol prevention efforts, thus significantly improving … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Musician Josh Kelley will play the third annual IGNITE benefit concert at the College of the Holy Cross on Sunday, March 22. The doors will open at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom, and student … Continue reading →