Category Archives: Press Release

Holy Cross Students Compete Iron Chef-style in Cooking Challenge

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

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Washington Post syndicated columnist and Best-Selling Author, E.J. Dionne, Jr., to Give Lecture

WORCESTER, Mass. – E.J. Dionne, Jr., Washington Post syndicated columnist, bestselling author, and NPR commentator, will deliver the annual Condé Nast Lecture on Media, Ethics and Values on Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library (located in Smith … Continue reading →

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Visiting International Jesuit to Talk about Transmitting Faith Through Generations at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Rev. Mario Farrugia, S.J., a visiting international Jesuit from the Gregorian University in Rome and the Malta Province, will give a lecture titled “Faith Across Generations” on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library … Continue reading →

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Local Organist to Play as Part of Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series

WORCESTER, Mass. – William Ness, an organist and minister of music and arts at the First Baptist Church of Worcester, will perform on Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. in Saint Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Theatre Department Presents the Comedic Broadway Hit, Dinner at Eight

WORCESTER, Mass. – The department of theatre at the College of the Holy Cross presents the 1932 Broadway hit, Dinner at Eight, by George S. Kaufam and Edna Ferber. Directed by Steve Vineberg, professor of theatre, this hilarious and touching … Continue reading →

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New Directions in Adult Stem Cell Research and Ethical Considerations to be Addressed at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture and the Biology Department at the College of the Holy Cross will host a program of events titled “Stem Cells: Science and Ethics” on Thursday, March 27 at the College.  … Continue reading →

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Worcester Artist Terri Priest to Install Commissioned Work at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Terri Priest, Worcester-based artist and retired Holy Cross professor, will unveil her latest work commissioned exclusively for the College of the Holy Cross titled “Paths to Divine Light Through Vermeer’s Lens” on Tuesday, April 1 at 5 … Continue reading →

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Acclaimed Boston-based Chamber Group to Play at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross Chamber Players present a concert by Winsor Music, Inc., featuring the works of Franz Josef Haydn, Bruce Adolphe, and Robert Schumann, on Thursday, April 3 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Hall at the College … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Chamber Players Present Historic Works of Famed French Composer

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Holy Cross Chamber Players present a concert featuring well-known harpsichordist Mark Kroll on Tuesday, March 18 at 8 p.m. in Brooks Concert Hall at the College of the Holy Cross. The event is free and open … Continue reading →

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Lectures on Suffering to be Presented at Holy Cross by Bioethics Pioneer and Noted Psychologist

WORCESTER, Mass. – Daniel Callahan, co-founder of the Hastings Center and a pioneer in bioethics, will give a presentation titled “Medical Progress and the Relief of Suffering: How Much Can We Afford?” on Tuesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in … Continue reading →

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Gandhian and Peace Studies Scholar to Speak at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Naresh Dadhich, Gandhian and peace studies scholar, will give a lecture titled “Gandhi is the Future, not the Past,” on Tuesday, March 11 at 4 p.m. in the Levis Browsing Room in Dinand Library at the College … Continue reading →

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An African Hero Shares his Story at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Celestin Monga, a leading African intellectual, will give a presentation about his recent book Un Bantou à Washington, (From Cameroonian Jails to the World Bank) (Presses Universitaires de France, 2007) on Thursday, March 13 at 4 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross to Hold Annual Easter Egg Hunt for Worcester Children

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will hold its annual Easter Egg Hunt, for children ages 12 and younger, on Sunday, March 16 at 10 a.m. The free event will take place in the Hogan Campus Center … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Psychology Professor to Deliver Annual Rodino Lecture on Liberal Arts

WORCESTER, Mass. – Danuta Bukatko, Joseph H. Maguire ’58 Professor in Education, professor of psychology and chair of the department of education, will give this year’s Richard Rodino Lecture on the Aims of the Liberal Arts on Tuesday, March 11 … Continue reading →

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Eleven Holy Cross Faculty Members Receive Tenure

WORCESTER, Mass. – This spring, 11 members of the College of the Holy Cross faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor, with tenure. Robert M. Bellin, of the biology department, earned and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Senior Wins Award at California Math Conference

WORCESTER, Mass. – Katherine Fitzpatrick, a member of the College of the Holy Cross class of 2008, was one of 37 students out of nearly 200 to win an award at the American Mathematical Society and Mathematical Association of America … Continue reading →

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Prominent Architect to Give Talk at Holy Cross on ‘Green’ Religious Buildings

WORCESTER, Mass. – Michael J. Crosbie, associate professor and chair of the architecture department at the University of Hartford’s College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture and the editor-in-chief of Faith and Form, will give a lecture titled “God’s Green House: … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross Receives $800,000 Mellon Foundation Grant to Create Teaching Positions

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the College of the Holy Cross a grant of $800,000 to enable the College to recruit to its campus talented young scholars who have recently completed their Ph.D. programs. The … Continue reading →

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WPI Professor to Speak on ‘Ecological Democracy’ at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Roger S. Gottlieb, professor of philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), will give a lecture titled “Hearing Nature’s Voice: The Possibilities of Ecological Democracy” on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College … Continue reading →

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Holy Cross March and April 2008 Concert Series

WORCESTER, Mass. – The music department will be performing in the following events during March and April.  All events are open to the public, free of charge, and on campus, unless otherwise stated.  For additional information, please contact the music … Continue reading →

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