Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – Thomas Gaffney, a member of the College of the Holy Cross Class of 2008, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to conduct research and live in Macau, China. “I applied for this in September and just got … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Justin Brooks, a member of the College of the Holy Cross Class of 2008, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to research and live in Melbourne, Australia. A history major, who hails from Enfield, Conn., Brooks will … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Catherine Turner, a member of the College of the Holy Cross Class of 2008, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to work as a teaching assistant in Taiwan. Turner, an anthropology major with an Asian studies concentration … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Richard Herrick, professor of chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross, was recently named the 2007-08 recipient of the Mary Louise Marfuggi Faculty Award for Outstanding Scholarship. Made possible by a generous gift from Richard A. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – James Corbett, a member of the College of the Holy Cross Class of 2008, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to work and live in Germany. Corbett, a sociology major and German minor, will be a teaching … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Crusader Council No. 2706 of the Knights of Columbus at the College of the Holy Cross held a dinner on April 19 at the Hogan Campus Center to honor Worcester native and Jesuit priest Rev. Fred Enman, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Anne Schroeder, a member of the College of the Holy Cross Class of 2008, has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to work and live in Korea. Schroeder, an anthropology major from Spokane, Wash., will teach at a … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Kaityln Mearn, a senior at the College of the Holy Cross, has received a grant to be a North American Language and Culture Assistant in Spain. Mearn, a mathematics major from Milton, will work as an English … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Two mathematics research students, Julianne Kulevich ’08, of Maynard, and Christopher J. Smith ’08, of West Haven, Conn., recently attended a prestigious poster session on Capitol Hill that is designed to showcase the work of talented undergraduate … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Fifteen Holy Cross varsity athletic teams have received Division I Academic Progress Rate public recognition awards from the NCAA. These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Recognizing that students stay up late studying 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 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Elizabeth Morse, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2009, has received a Goldwater Scholarship; she is one of approximately 300 nationally to receive the award from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – A chapter of the Student Anti-Genocide Coalition (STAND) at the College of the Holy Cross, will inform the community about the action taken by students across the state to fund civilian protection for Darfuris and to continue … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will host “Bondage and Belonging in Black Worcester,” a celebration of Worcester slave narratives, local African American authors, and Worcester’s black history, on Saturday, April 26 from 8:45 a.m. – 5 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross Chapel Choir is holding the fourth annual concert titled “Songs of Hope” to benefit Abby’s House on Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Chapel at the College. A suggested donation of … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., a driving force in humanitarian assistance and relief efforts across the globe for more than 45 years and a leading specialist in tropical medicine, will receive an honorary degree from the College of … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will hold its seventh annual Relay for Disaster Relief on Tuesday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m. starting at Healy Residence Hall. Contributions from the event will be donated to the Beverly … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – John L. Esposito, University Professor and founding director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University will give a lecture titled “Muslim-Christian Encounters in the 21st Century” on Thursday, April 24 at … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Michael Pollan, best-selling author, will give a presentation titled “In Defense of Food: The Omnivore’s Solution” on Tuesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at the College of the Holy Cross. The … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross departments of theatre and music will present a concert of their famed Balinese gamelan orchestra, Gamelan Gita Sari, under the directorship of visiting fellow in Balinese performing arts, I Made Bandem, … Continue reading →