College of the Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester has purchased a single-family home at 97 College St. and a three-family structure at 99 College St. for a combined $1.25 million.

Doug Howgate, a policy analyst who has helped shape state budgets for nearly two decades as a top Senate staffer and a trusted voice of business interests, has been chosen to take over as president of the influential Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, the organization announced Thursday morning.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will send another $2.2 million to the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester for the cost of testing students, faculty, and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse the City of Worcester for operating the 250-bed DCU Center field hospital in the initial phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester will expand its financial aid support of low-income students and students with undocumented status by $40 million.

U.S. News & World Report on Monday released its annual ranking, and several Central Massachusetts colleges and universities placed on both the main lists and its various sublists.

The Prior Performing Arts Center at Worcester’s The College of the Holy Cross is now in active use with the start of a new semester and will be open to the public during a community day on Sept. 24th, the College announced on Thursday.

On Aug. 1, Holy Cross eliminated the $60 application fee for students from Worcester Public Schools, the college announced Wednesday.

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester raised more than $58 million over the 2022 fiscal year.

A new report shows Greater Worcester is significantly behind the stagnated state in having women as leaders.