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Holy Cross to Host Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from Sri Lanka

The College of the Holy Cross has been selected to host Gamini Keerawella, senior professor of history at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka, as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence for the 2013-2014 academic year.  Keerawella, an expert in south Asian …

Faculty Promotions Announced at Holy Cross

Six faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of professor. Victor Matheson, of the department of economics, earned his Ph. D. and M.A. in economics from the University of Minnesota and his …

Students to Showcase Their Accomplishments at 20th Annual Summer Research Symposium

Event features research in natural sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities

08/30/13 by

A total of 107 Holy Cross students who conducted research during the summer will present their work in poster form at the 20th annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium on Sept. 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Hogan Campus …

Blog: Filipino-American Fontelo ’13 Studies Classical Music in Philippines Under Fulbright

07/26/13 by

NAME Paul Fontelo ’13 HOMETOWN Potomac, Md. UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES Music and history double major WHAT HE’S STUDYING Under a Fulbright grant, Fontelo is studying classical music composition from leading Filipino composers and musicians at the University of the Philippines College …

Holy Cross Students and Faculty Make Headlines for Performance in Bali Arts Festival

In the summer of 2009, Lynn Kremer, professor of theatre at the College of the Holy Cross, took a group of students and alumni to perform her original musical drama “Mimpi” at the prestigious Bali Arts Festival; they were the …

Holy Cross Produces Record Number of Fulbright Scholars

14 alumni to teach and conduct research in Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, Sri Lanka, more

07/25/13 by

Fourteen recent graduates from the College of the Holy Cross have been awarded Fulbright grants to work and teach abroad during the 2013-14 academic year. This marks a record high number of Fulbrights awarded in a single year for the …

Alumni Go Above and Beyond to Ensure Summer Internship for Student

07/03/13 by

Holy Cross’ Summer Internship Program (SIP) is highly competitive and provides exceptional Holy Cross sophomores and juniors with real-world work experience. The internships are developed through a dedicated network of Holy Cross alumni, parents, and friends, whose resourcefulness was recently …

Princeton Review: History, Math and Political Science at Holy Cross Among Great Programs

06/13/13 by

Three departments at the College of the Holy Cross—history, mathematics, and political science—are ranked among the best in the Princeton Review’s “Great Schools for 20 of the Most Popular Undergraduate Majors,” which ran in conjunction with the Princeton Review’s annual …

Blog: Schirripa ’14 Excited to Get First-Hand Look at Law Practice

05/30/13 by

NAME Bridget Schirripa ’14 HOMETOWN Lexington, Mass. AREAS OF STUDY History and political science double major in the prelaw program WHERE SHE’S INTERNING American Transit Insurance Company in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she will be a legal intern for the private …

Neal ’13 Awarded Fulbright Grant to Study Role of Education in Post-War Sri Lanka

History major with Asian studies concentration awarded prize for paper on Sri Lankan studies

05/29/13 by

Malik Neal ’13, of Philadelphia, has been awarded a Fulbright research grant for the 2013-14 academic year to study the role of education in post-war Sri Lanka. A history major with an Asian studies concentration, Neal will explore how secondary …

Fontelo ’13 Awarded Fulbright Grant to Conduct Research in Philippines

Filipino-American to study classical music composition under leading Filipino composers

05/22/13 by

Paul Fontelo ’13, of Potomac, Md., has received a Fulbright grant to study classical music composition from leading Filipino composers and musicians at the University of the Philippines College of Music during the 2013-14 academic year. A Filipino-American, Fontelo is …

Senior Spotlight: As Mission-Based Institution, Holy Cross Stands Out in Crowded Marketplace, Says Malik Neal

05/09/13 by

NAME Malik Neal HOMETOWN Philadelphia STUDIES History major with Asian studies concentration in the College Honors Program BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Founder and cochair, Holy Cross Political Union; chancellor, Knights of Columbus; copy editor, The Fenwick Review; member of Student Advisory …

Thirteen Faculty Members Promoted at Holy Cross

Thirteen faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure. Andrea Borghini, of the philosophy department, earned his Ph.D. in 2007 from Columbia University, and his Laurea in 2000 …

‘Holy Cross students participate in prestigious international leadership conference’

The New York Times in Leadership

The New York Times profiled the inaugural Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference on its The New York Times in Leadership website. Holy Cross students Andrea Davis ’13 and Malik Neal ’13 were two of just 84 …

Holy Cross Students Participate in Prestigious International Leadership Conference

04/04/13 by

“Transformative.” “Inspirational.” “Life-changing.” These are just some of the ways Andrea Davis ’13 and Malik Neal ’13 describe their experience at the prestigious Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference (MCLC). Two of just 84 undergraduates chosen from …

Video: Students Delve Into Culture Through Nicaragua Immersion Program

03/20/13 by

Video by Kate Benjamin ’15 During winter break, 16 Holy Cross students participated in an immersion program to Nicaragua to gain greater knowledge of the culture, social and political reality of the developing country. Kate Benjamin ’15, a history major …

Four Holy Cross Professors Recognized for Teaching, Scholarship and Service

Four members of the College of the Holy Cross faculty have been honored with the Arthur J. O’Leary Faculty Recognition Award. These $12,000 honoraria are given each year by the Office of the Senior Vice President to senior faculty members …

Holy Cross History Professor Receives Distinguished Teaching Award

Three faculty members honored for 25 years of service to the College

Theresa M. McBride, professor of history, and a member of the College of the Holy Cross faculty since 1973, received the 2012 Distinguished Teaching Award at the College’s annual President’s Convocation and Awards Ceremony. The Holy Cross Distinguished Teaching Award …

Holy Cross Alumnus and Author Mark Shriver ’86 to Deliver Talk About His Father, Sargent Shriver

Open to the public, talk will be followed by book signing

10/16/12 by

Holy Cross alumnus Mark Shriver ’86, senior vice president for U.S. programs for Save the Children, will give a talk about his father, the subject of his recent memoir “A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver” (Henry Holt & …