College of the Holy Cross

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.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse Dean College in Franklin more than $1.1 million for COVID-19 testing and disinfection between April and September 2021. 

The College of the Holy Cross has acquired an historic home, Hughes House, from Worcester Polytechnic Institute to use as the president’s residence for Vincent Rougeau and the college’s future presidents.

The Nativity School of Worcester received a $200,000 gift from a California foundation run by the family of Worcester native J.D. Power III to establish a scholarship in his name, the school announced Monday.

The Power 50 may not necessarily hold the most power in the region, but they are the people who most effectively wielded their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and the community within the last year.

Thanks to a $2.5 million gift, the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester is establishing an endowed chair position and lecture series focused on race, gender, and social justice.

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester received $3.4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a reimbursement for COVID-19 testing.