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Soccer fans are buzzing with excitement over the announcement made Wednesday during the 68th FIFA Congress that the U.S. will be co-hosting the 2026 World Cup, alongside Mexico and Canada. The event will be returning to the North American continent …
In the wake of the highly publicized suicides of fashion designer Kate Spade and chef and writer Anthony Bourdain last week, there’s been increased discussion of some of the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding suicide. Writing for The Conversation, Mathew …
For over a month, Nicaraguan police and pro-government forces have attacked Nicaraguan citizens engaging in non-violent protests against the government of Daniel Ortega. These unjust attacks have resulted in multiple deaths and injuries, including the death of a fifteen-year-old student …
After another successful academic year, two faculty members are being celebrated for their excellence in scholarship and academic advising. Before the faculty of the College of the Holy Cross who were gathered for her spring address, Margaret Freije, provost and …
There’s no better way to celebrate being a Crusader than by returning to Mount St. James for Reunion Weekend, where generations of Holy Cross alumni come together for fellowship and friendship at a place that will always feel like home. …
“I think the most compelling lesson from Bobby’s [Kennedy] final years is that, through loss and personal suffering, he found the courage to follow his moral compass to articulate for the country a sense of the common good,” said Stephanie …
Mark Nevins ’86 has loved comic books and graphic novels since he was a child, much to the chagrin of his father, Albert “Al” Nevins ’59. “My dad, who went on to Boston College law school after he graduated from …
“Next May I shall lay the foundation of a splendid College in Worcester…It is calculated to contain 100 boys and I shall take them for $125 per an. & supply them with everything but clothes. Will not this be a …
The former executive director of the Pine Street Inn homeless shelter in Boston and legendary activist for the homeless Richard Ring ’68 was profiled in the Boston Globe this week after announcing his retirement. Globe columnist Adrian Walker wrote that …
WHAT A four-week immersive study program titled “Spanish Theater and the Cultural Horizon,” part of the College’s summer Study Abroad program. The numerous cultural institutions of the city — museums, galleries and exhibits — will serve as educational resources that enrich …
“The degrees you receive today are tremendously important, but they also represent something that carries even more currency,” Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and longtime NPR host Michele Norris said to the newly graduated Class of 2018 at College of …
Several national news outlets, including Bloomberg, reported last week that Joanna Geraghty ’94, a sociology major at Holy Cross, has been named president and chief operating officer of JetBlue Airways Corp. In this role, Geraghty will run the day-to-day operations …
If there’s one word to describe the Class of 2018 at College of the Holy Cross, it’s ready — ready to take the world by storm after four years on Mount St. James. The graduating seniors took a moment out …
Jennie Germann Molz, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at the College of the Holy Cross, shares her thoughts on volunteer tourism or “voluntourism,” one of the fastest growing trends in travel today. In an article for The Times of India, …
In a Q&A interview with Boston Globe Magazine, former head speechwriter for President Barack Obama and Holy Cross alumnus Jon Favreau ’03 talks about his overnight success in the world of podcasts and political commentary. Along with two other former …
Abby Corrigan ’19, a physics and economics major, and Sarah McGuire ’19, a mathematics major with a minor in computer science, have been named recipients of the competitive Clare Boothe Luce Scholarship for the 2018-19 academic year. The scholarship, which …
Taylor K. Pels ’18 has been selected to deliver the Class of 2018 valedictory address at the Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 25. Pels is a chemistry major in the Health Professions Advising Program, is a member of both Phi …
As Amazon courts cities across the U.S. to determine the location of their next headquarters, a new proposed tax in Seattle has halted planned expansion of existing facilities. The tax would charge every large company $500 per employee to fund …
Once dubbed “America’s Fastest Growing Sport,” NASCAR has been struggling with diminishing attendance at its adrenaline-filled events over the past few years, leading the owning France family to consider a sale of a majority stake in the sanctioning body. Called …
In February, professor of history and social movements expert Stephanie Yuhl participated in a WGBH BostonTalks event titled “The Sixties,” focusing on movements of the 1960s, including rock ‘n’ roll music and women’s activism. Yuhl presented on the portrayal …
