Vincent D. Rougeau was installed as College of the Holy Cross’ 33rd president – the first lay and first Black president to lead the 178-year-old institution – in a ceremony punctuated by inspirational words and feelings of excitement and hopefulness.

These are not good times for democracy, human rights expert, legal scholar and former Dean of Harvard Law School Martha Minow told a Holy Cross audience Thursday, but she said education can help strengthen “the guardrails of democracy.” “Even more …

  Name: Maggie Hannick ’23 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Areas of Studies: Health Studies and Mandarin Chinese on the prelaw track Why She Chose Holy Cross: My mom participated in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps after she graduated from college and has always said that …

  Name: Isabella Ruel ’25 Hometown: Littleton, MA Studies She’s Considering: Neuroscience major, education minor, dance minor Why She Chose Holy Cross: I fell in love with Holy Cross because of the friendly and kind energy everyone on campus has and because …

    Name:Alexandra Berardelli ’25 Hometown: Brooklyn, New York Studies She’s Considering: Classics Why She Chose Holy Cross: I chose Holy Cross because of its community and high academic quality, supporting my interests. Activities: TBD! What She’s Most Looking Forward …

    Name: Alexandra Economou ’25 Hometown: Worcester, MA Studies She’s Considering: History, Education, and Deaf Studies Why She Chose Holy Cross: I love the way that everyone looks out for each other, both within the campus and in the Worcester community. …

Name: Eva Janigian ’25 Hometown: Fairlawn, Ohio Studies She’s Considering: Classics, Anthropology, Computer Science Why She Chose Holy Cross: I knew that I wanted to find a Jesuit, liberal arts college when I began my college search. My love of New England …

Name: Joseph Lucas ’25 Hometown: Pflugerville, Texas Studies She’s Considering: Political Science or Psychology Why He Chose Holy Cross:  I chose Holy Cross because I wanted to explore the northeast and of all the schools I looked at Holy Cross …

Name: Simonai Santiago ’23 Hometown: Lawrence, MA Area of Studies: (Major) Health Studies, (Minor Concentration)  Africana Studies and Pre-Health Track Why She Chose Holy Cross: In many ways, Holy Cross chose me. For reasons people mostly choose Holy Cross, I appreciated the …

Name: Jany M. Gonzalez ’22 Hometown: Johnston, Rhode Island Areas of study: International Studies and Health Studies double major Studying abroad at: University College Cork in Cork, Ireland Duration: Fall semester Why Ireland? I ultimately chose to study in Cork as …

Name: Julia Maher ’23 Hometown: Tacoma, Washington Areas of Study: English major with a concentration in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies Why She Chose Holy Cross: I was searching for a small Jesuit college, and once I visited campus I just knew that …

Name: Mary Whitney ’23 Hometown: Santa Cruz, California Areas of study: Art History and Classics double major Studying abroad at: Temple University Rome in Rome, Italy Duration: Full academic year Why Rome? “When I took Latin in high school, I developed a …

Name: Brendan Ryan ’23 Hometown: Milton, Massachusetts Areas of study: Theatre and English double major with a Creative Writing concentration Studying abroad at: Trinity College Dublin Duration: Full academic year Why Dublin? “In addition to both my sisters having past studied at Trinity …

Name: Patrick Nolan ’23 Hometown: Gillette, New Jersey Areas of study: Psychology Studying abroad at: Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain Duration: Full academic year Why Spain? Because it’s unfamiliar. I love Holy Cross, but it’s time I jumped into something completely …

    Name: Nathan Howard ’25 Hometown: Rehoboth, MA Studies He’s Considering: Political Science, History, Pre-Law Program Why He Chose Holy Cross: I decided to attend Holy Cross for its strong, enriching liberal arts education as well as its vibrant, welcoming community dedicated …

    Name: Mia Burgio ’25 Hometown: Buffalo, New York Studies She’s Considering: I plan on majoring in Neuroscience on the pre-med track, but I am also hoping to study economics and finance. Why She Chose Holy Cross: I chose Holy Cross because …

Throughout his career in law and higher education, Vincent D. “Vince” Rougeau has worked across the United States and abroad, yet regardless of where he is or what his title may be, the theme has been the same: working to …

Pope Francis recently launched a two-year global consultation process leading to the 2023 “Synod on Synodality,” thereby expanding the “Synod of Bishops” institution to encourage much wider consultation with members and organizations of the church at all levels as part …

Faith leaders representing the world’s major religions were hosted by the Vatican this week to call for strong action to protect the environment ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.  In an article for The Conversation, Joanne Pierce, professor …

On Wednesday, Oct. 6, College of the Holy Cross hosted its annual Community Partner Appreciation Reception at Polar Park, an event to celebrate the many partnerships the College shares with local organizations in the City of Worcester. The reception was …