College of the Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has received its largest-ever estate gift: $23.5 million from a former member of the Worcester school's board of trustees, who along with her late husband — a famed lawyer and sports team owner — were generous contributors to the school.

Every December, the WBJ Editorial Staff makes 10 predictions of news events and trends coming in the next year for the Central Massachusetts economy. Here's what they expect to happen in 2021.

Mark Daigneault, a Leominster native and former men's basketball assistant coach at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, has been named the head coach of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder.

College of the Holy Cross is planning to hold its spring semester in-person on the Worcester campus, despite rising coronavirus case numbers this fall, saying it has learned from operations this fall on campus and from peer colleges.

Colleges in Worcester are committed to ensuring the health and safety of students and those living off campus, two top city officials are assuring the City Council.

The effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the world of higher education are becoming clearer, as national enrollment is dropping among graduates and undergraduates, according to a new report from The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, looking at national fall semester data, through Sept. 24.

More than four months have passed since Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd, prompting renewed attention to the Black Lives Matter racial justice movement and impelling companies and communities of all kinds to release statements of solidarity.

After an eight-month search for a replacement to retired President Charles Monahan, MCPHS announced on Wednesday it has promoted Richard Lessard to the position permanently, after he has served as interim president since Monahan left in January.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who graduated from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester in 1962, spoke with a group of students on Wednesday, urging them to keep hope during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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