Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross will present a Zen meditation and forum on social justice activism with Rev. Robert Kennedy, S.J., chair of the theology department at Saint … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Ellen L. Idler, professor in the Department of Sociology and the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University, will give a lecture titled “Religion and Aging in Communities of Memory” on Monday, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Organist Mark Steinbach will give a performance on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. at the College of the Holy Cross. The concert, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Saint … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Dick and Rick Hoyt, the father-son team who have overcome disabilities to compete in triathlons, Ironmans, marathons and road races throughout the world, will give a presentation “Together – You Can Do Anything!” on Thursday, Feb.5 at … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Black Student Union (BSU) at the College of the Holy Cross is holding its 11th annual Black and Gold Fashion Show and Dinner. The semi-formal event will be held on Friday, Feb. 6 at Mechanics Hall … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Paul Baumann, editor of Commonweal magazine, will give a lecture titled “Catholicism and Liberalism: Why they need each other” on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross, Assumption College and Saint Anselm College have received a three-year $300,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation in New York. This grant follows a planning grant from the Foundation that the three … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will host an event titled, “Mad in America: Finding Sanity in a Crazy World” on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. in the Levis Browsing Room in Dinand Library. Guest speakers … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross has been selected for inclusion in the 2008 Community Engagement Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, an independent policy and research center. The College is one of … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. Paul Harman, S.J. has been named special assistant to the president at the College of the Holy Cross.  He succeeds Rev. William O’Halloran, S.J., who passed away last February. Fr. Harman, who will report directly to … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross invites public participation in “Moral Responsibility for the Legacies of War: Vietnam to Iraq,” a four-part symposium and online forum to be held … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – WHAT: A dedication and blessing of the newly constructed Park B. and Linda Smith Laboratories and named spaces inside the laboratories, including the George I. Alden Trust Organic Chemistry Laboratory and the McLaughlin Family Lecture Hall.  The … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross presents a series of film screenings and a lecture by Rev. Lloyd Baugh, S.J., International Visiting Jesuit Scholar, on “The Faces of Jesus … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross junior Brodie Sheahan (Lethbridge, Alberta), and sophomores Jordan Cyr (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and Everett Sheen (Lethbridge, Alberta) are on the Hobey Baker Fan Ballot on www.hobeybaker.com. Fans can help determine the winner of the Hobey Baker … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Suzanne Morrissey has been named the new editor of Holy Cross Magazine, the quarterly alumni magazine at the College of the Holy Cross. She succeeds Jack O’Connell ’81, the magazine’s founding editor, who served in that capacity … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Faculty experts in a wide range of disciplines from the College of the Holy Cross are available to offer distinctive perspectives on topics related to the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009 and the first 100 days … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Critically-acclaimed Caribbean author, Maryse Condé, will give a talk on her life and writing on Friday, Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the Seelos Theatre at the College of the Holy Cross. The event, sponsored by Montserrat—a … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, will give a free public lecture at the College of the Holy Cross on Monday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Daniel Bitran, associate professor of psychology at the College of the Holy Cross, will give a lecture titled “Lessons from the Shoah: Why we teach the Holocaust at Holy Cross” on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 4:30 p.m. … Continue reading →

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