Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation has made an unprecedented $1 million commitment to the art gallery at the College of the Holy Cross. The College will raise an additional $600,000 in matching funds in connection … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Organist James David Christie will perform the third of eight concerts commemorating the 300th anniversary of the death of the great 17th-century North German organist-composer Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707). As part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Visiting Fulbright Scholar Carmen Wickramagamage, who teaches English at the University of Peradeniya and was, until recently, the Joint Coordinator of the Program in Translation Studies at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka, is teaching and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Two members of the faculty at the College of the Holy Cross have been awarded Fulbright Scholar grants during the 2006-2007 academic year. Mark E. Lincicome, associate professor of history, will pursue his new research project, “Peripheral … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross senior Justinas Sileikis has been selected by the College’s Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies as one of two recipients of the 2006 fall semester’s Maurizio Vannicelli Washington Semester Away program award. He will present … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at the College of the Holy Cross is sponsoring a number of lectures by noted experts in the next month. Unless otherwise stated, the talks, which are free and open … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Robert Corti, chairman of the board of directors at Avon Foundation, will give a talk titled “Lessons I Have Learned” at the Prebusiness Entrepreneurial Seminar Dinner on Nov. 1 in the Hogan Campus Center, Room 320. The … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Tune in to “Worcester: Academically Speaking” Oct. 29, at 7:30 a.m. on WTAG 580AM to hear host Jim Hannon and guests talk about The University House project of Greater Worcester Habitat for Humanity (GWHFH). Guests include Pam … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Baba Brinkman will perform “The Rap Canterbury Tales” on Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Levis Browsing Room in Dinand Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The event is free and open to the … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Wangari M. Maathai, world-renowned environmentalist and winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, will give a talk titled “The Greenbelt Movement in Africa: Mobilizing Ordinary People to Improve the Environment and Their Day-to-Day Lives” on Oct. 25 … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Timothy Meagher, associate professor of history at Catholic University of America, will give a talk titled “Rethinking Assimilation: Irish Americans and Catholics in America” on Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. in Rehm Library at the College of … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Jessica Stern, lecturer in public policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, will give a talk titled “Terror in the Name of God: Why Religious Militants Kill” on Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. in … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – In the wake of the altercation between members of the Holy Cross and Dartmouth football teams following the conclusion of the Oct. 14 game, we have investigated the incident and addressed our concerns to our coaches and … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will present “Hogwarts at Holy Cross IX: The Joy of Chemistry” science series on Oct. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. The event will feature … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The French section of the department of modern languages and literatures at the College of the Holy Cross is sponsoring La Dernière bande (Krapp’s Last Tape), a play by Samuel Beckett (1906-1989). Novelist and playwright, Beckett left … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Stephanie E. Yuhl, associate professor of history at the College of the Holy Cross, has received another award for her acclaimed book, A Golden Haze of Memory: The Making of Historic Charleston (University of North Carolina Press, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Five academics and one sports professional will reflect on the physics of sports in a regional conference on Oct. 13 and 14 at the College of the Holy Cross. Conference presenters will discuss the physics of sports … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Children, superheroes, princesses and goblins (age 12 and under) from the College Hill community, as well as children of faculty and staff at Holy Cross, are invited to participate in the annual College Halloween Party beginning at … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Social justice activist Grace Ross will give a talk titled “Families and the Future of the Commonwealth” on Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Levis Browsing Room in Dinand Library at the College of the Holy … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Kathleen Kelly, professor of English and director of the Writing Programs at Northeastern University, will give an illustrated talk titled “Virginity: A Brief History” on Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. in Rehm Library. The talk is free … Continue reading →