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Holy Cross Honors Legacy of First African American Catholic Bishop

WORCESTER, Mass. – On August 5, the College of the Holy Cross will commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the death of Bishop James Augustine Healy, a graduate of the class of 1849. He was the first African American to become …

Area Alumnus Gives Holy Cross over $1 Million

WORCESTER, Mass. – George J. White, a 1939 graduate, is donating $400,000 to the College of the Holy Cross, which when added to his $625,000 gift in 1994, brings his total lifetime giving to more than $1 million.  His generosity …

Holy Cross Professor Makes Significant Finds in Music and Film

WORCESTER, Mass. – On June 29, Professor Bruce I. Miller of the music department at Holy Cross will be co-presenting a paper at the 11th International Conference on 19th-Century Music at Royal Holloway, University of London.  He and his colleague, …

International J.S. Bach Organ Academy Members to Perform at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Participants of the International J. S. Bach Organ Academy will perform a concert on the famed Taylor and Boody Organ on Thursday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at Holy Cross. The …

Holy Cross Announces Appointment of Associate Dean

WORCESTER, Mass. – On August 1, Professor Mary E. Morton of the biology department will assume the role of associate dean at Holy Cross.  She brings a number of talents and a wealth of experience to the associate dean position.  …

Holy Cross Receives $10 Million Gift-Largest in its History

WORCESTER, Mass. – Park B. Smith, a 1954 graduate of Holy Cross, together with his wife, Carol, are donating $10 million to the College for the construction of a major, new building.  The gift, the largest in the history of …

Holy Cross Honors Students Present Research in Public Forum

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross students (in the Class of 2000) who are members of the Honors Program will present their theses in a conference at the College on Wednesday, May 4 and Thursday, May 5.  The programs begin at …

Holy Cross Libraries Offer “Food for Fines” Campaign

WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross students with overdue library books and other materials can “pay up” and, at the same time, help needy individuals in Worcester. The Holy Cross libraries are sponsoring an innovative “Food for Fines” campaign through April …

Holy Cross Students Donate Surveys of Worcester Area Churches to Preservation Worcester

WORCESTER, Mass. – Preservation Worcester is beneficiary of the substantial volunteer time and energy of 12 Holy Cross students.  The students catalogued all of Preservation Worcester’s print library and entered the catalogue onto a computer data base.  They also made …

“Better than Ezra” to Perform at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The rock band, Better than Ezra, will headline this year’s Spring Weekend Concert at Holy Cross on Monday, May 1, 2000. The concert, which begins at 8 p.m. in the Hart Center, will feature a guest performance …

French Catholics and the Holocaust Lecture Topic at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Thomas Kselman, a professor in the history department at the University of Notre Dame, will give a lecture entitled “Vichy France and the Jews: French Catholics and the Holocaust,” on Monday, April 17 at 4 p.m. in …

400 Students, Alumni and Staff to Participate in “Holy Cross Cares Day”

WORCESTER, Mass. – Nearly 400 Holy Cross students, alumni and staff will take part in the second annual “Holy Cross Cares Day” on Saturday, April 8.  Showing their appreciation for the Worcester community, participants will spend the day performing service-oriented …

Holy Cross Students to Fast in Call for Closing of U.S. Army’s School of the Americas

WORCESTER, Mass. – Beginning this week, 15 Holy Cross students will give up eating all solid food and drink only natural fruit juices as a means of drawing attention to the allegations of atrocities committed by the graduates of the …

“Role of Higher Education in the Crisis in American Democracy” Topic of Lecture at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Harry C. Boyte, co-director of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the University of Minnesota, will discuss “The Crisis in American Democracy: The Role of Higher Education,” in a lecture at Holy Cross on Monday, April …

Holy Cross Sponsors Easter Egg Hunt for Worcester Children

WORCESTER, Mass. – Children in Worcester are invited to participate in an Easter egg hunt at Holy Cross on Saturday, April 8 at 9 a.m.   The free event will take place on the lawn in front of the Hart Center. …

World Premiere of New Opera/Dance by two Holy Cross Professors

WORCESTER, Mass. – Chitra, a new opera/dance by Holy Cross professors Shirish Korde (chair, music department) and Lynn Kremer (chair, theatre department), will premiere at Holy Cross on April 15th in the Fenwick Theatre.  It also will be performed on …

Jewish Promise and Loss Subject of “Religion and Modernity” Lecture at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Lawrence Langer, professor emeritus at Simmons College and winner of a National Book Critics Circle Award, will speak at Holy Cross on Wednesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Hogan Campus Center.  Langer’s …

Holy Cross Student Earns Prestigious Watson Fellowship

WORCESTER, Mass. – Iris Chin Ponte, a member of the Holy Cross Class of 2000 from Belmont, Mass., has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to pursue an independent research project while traveling outside the United States. The selection …

ABC News Medical Editor to Address Holy Cross Graduates

WORCESTER, Mass. – Timothy Johnson, M.D., medical editor for ABC News will deliver the principal address and receive an honorary degree at the 154th commencement exercises at the College of the Holy Cross on Friday, May 26. Holy Cross will …

Media Critic To Discuss Advertising And Addiction In Talk At Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – Jean Kilbourne, an internationally known media critic, lecturer and writer, will discuss alcohol and tobacco advertising and addiction in a talk entitled “Deadly Persuasion.”  The lecture is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the …