Category Archives: Press Release

WORCESTER, Mass. – Singer/songwriter Howie Day will open for hip-hop group the Roots at this year’s Spring Weekend Concert at Holy Cross on Tuesday, May 4. The concert will take place in the Hart Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – WHO: Students from Holy Cross, South High School and Doherty Memorial High School WHAT: Legislative Simulation: Students will participate in mock sessions of the “House of Representatives,” where they will question witnesses and debate proposed bills. Massachusetts … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Nearly 250 Holy Cross students, alumni, faculty and staff will take part in the seventh annual ‘Holy Cross Cares Day’ on Saturday, April 3. Showing their appreciation for the Worcester community, participants will spend the day performing … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – WHO: Men, women and children of all ages in Worcester – specifically students and members of the elder population. WHAT: Intergenerational Dance, featuring live big band music provided by the Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble, dance exhibitions by … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will deliver the principal address and receive an honorary degree at the 158th Commencement ceremony at the College of the Holy Cross on Friday, May 28. Holy … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Heidi Zimmer, a deaf, female mountaineer and adventurer will give a lecture at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 15 in Suites B & C of the Hogan Campus Center at Holy Cross. Her lecture, which is free … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – WHO: Carol Moseley Braun, former candidate for the democratic presidential nomination, first female senator from Illinois and only the second African-American ever voted to the U.S. Senate, only African-American woman to serve as a U.S. senator. WHAT: … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Judith K. Ockene, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Preventative and Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Medicine at UMASS Medical School, will deliver the annual Katherine A. Henry ’86 Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The piano concert featuring Sarah Grunstein scheduled for Thursday, April 1 at 8 p.m. has been canceled.

WORCESTER, Mass. – On Thursday, March 25, Holy Cross students will take part in free alcohol screenings. Screenings will take place from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center 1st Floor Lobby. In conjunction with a lecture … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – WHO: Augusten Burroughs, bestselling author of the novel Sellvision and the memoirs Running With Scissors and Dry: A Memoir. WHAT: Lecture — “Dry: Living Life Without Booze” Book signing — Burroughs will be available to sign copies … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Voter apathy and disenchantment with American political institutions have become significant problems in our political system. In fact, the American Congress, arguably the most important legislative body in the world, continues to receive low marks in public … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Jackson Katz, a leading American anti-sexist male activist, will give a lecture at Holy Cross on Tuesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. His lecture, titled “More Than A Few Good Men: … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Jean Ferrard will perform an organ concert on Sunday, April 4, at 3 p.m. in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at the College of the Holy Cross. Part of the Holy Cross Chapel Artists Series, the concert is … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Carol Moseley Braun, former candidate for the democratic presidential nomination, will give a lecture at Holy Cross on Thursday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. Her lecture is free and open to … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Office of the Dean and the Holy Cross Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa are pleased to welcome Leon Botstein, president of Bard College in New York, as a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar. He will give … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross will hold a panel discussion, titled “Aftermath: The Abuse Crisis and the Ministry of Priests,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31 in the Rehm Library. The discussion is free and open to the public. … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Bestselling author Augusten Burroughs will give a talk, titled “Dry: Living Life Without Booze,” on Wednesday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom at Holy Cross. Burroughs will be available to sign copies … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – Artist Deborah Muirhead will give a lecture and slide presentation, titled “Claiming a Story: Abstraction and the Power of a Narrative,” at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 18, in Stein Hall 129 at Holy Cross. The presentation, … Continue reading →

WORCESTER, Mass. – The College of the Holy Cross will continue its “Hogwarts at Holy Cross” science series on Friday, March 19, beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m., in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom. The program is intended for children (through … Continue reading →