1. Name: Kelsey Littlefield ’17 2. Major(s): Classics; Health Professions Advisory Program 3. Position(s): Chief News Editor (2015-2016, Fall 2016); News Editor (2014-2015) 4. Favorite Newspaper: The Boston Globe 5. Life in a Headline: “Girl Found Comatose after Seeing Sloths; Blames Excitement and Caffeine Addiction”
By Kelsey Littlefield On Nov. 30, College of the Holy Cross alumnus Mark K. Shriver ’86, president of Save the Children Action Network and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, spoke in the Hogan Ballroom about his new book, “Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis” (Random […]
By Kelsey Littlefield The Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at the College of the Holy Cross selected Alexander Kochenburger ’17, an international studies major, as the Washington Semester Away Program, Maurizio Vannicelli Award recipient. Kochenburger presented a lecture titled “Resettling Syrian Refugees in America: Regional Stability & Saving Lives” […]
By Kelsey Littlefield On Friday Sept. 30, five College of the Holy Cross alumni were honored with the Sanctae Crucis Award in a special ceremony held in the Hogan Ballroom. The award is the highest non-degree recognition bestowed by the College upon graduates who continue to live out […]
By Kelsey Littlefield This semester, the College of the Holy Cross is offering a series of interconnected events related to past and current cultural, religious and political conflicts. The centerpiece behind these events is the coffeehouse opera “Othello in the Seraglio” directed by Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, who is […]
By Megan Izzo & Kelsey Littlefield On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Nancy Lublin, founder and CEO of Crisis Text line, presented the 51st Annual Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture, titled “The Giving Solution: How Philanthropy is Changing the World” in the Hogan Ballroom. Lublin’s previous social entrepreneurship includes the founding of […]
By Kelsey Littlefield On Saturday, Sept. 24, 130 College of the Holy Cross students partook in a sit-in during the homecoming football game as a sign of solidarity in light of recent racial tragedies and the continuing racial dialogue permeating the campus. All Holy Cross affiliates—students of color, […]
By Kelsey Littlefield On Friday, Sept. 23, Patrick Dougherty, Holy Cross’ current artist-in residence, revealed the design of his “stickwork” sculpture to the Holy Cross and greater Worcester community in a public outdoor lawn reception on Linden Lane. The reveal was co-sponsored by Arts Transcending Borders (ATB), the […]
By Kelsey Littlefield Frank Vellaccio, Ph.D., senior vice president, and Jacqueline Peterson, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, will each step down from their roles at the College of the Holy Cross, effective July 1, 2017. Vellaccio has held his position since July 2000 after […]
