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Find out what life is really like at Holy Cross through personal online journals. You’ll find members of our community — students, faculty and staff — who have volunteered to offer a glimpse of life on Mount St. James.

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Share your Holy Cross experiences online — for the semester, for the year, or when you first leave The Hill as an alum. All faculty, staff, students and alumni are welcome.

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Student Bloggers

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Marisa Monahan ’26

Areas of Study:
Psychology Major with a Neuroscience and Art History Minor
Hometown: Stratham, New Hampshire

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Mia Burgio ’25

Areas of Study:
Chemistry Major on the Pre-med Track
Hometown: Buffalo, New York

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Ben Lepper ’25

Areas of Study:
Areas of Study: English Major
Hometown: Wellesley, Massachusetts

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Julianna Stratton ’26

Studies She's Considering:
Neuroscience and Music
Hometown: Dearborn, Michigan

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Marie Meisner ’26

Studies She's Considering:
English, Creative Writing, Education
Hometown: Holliston, Massachusetts

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Ahana Nagarkatti ’25

Areas of Study:
Spanish Major on the Pre-med Track
Hometown: West Hartford, Connecticut

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Matt Nickerson ’24

Areas of Study:
English Major with a Creative Writing Concentration
Hometown: Reading, Massachusetts

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Allison Lambert ’27

Areas of Study:
English Major
Hometown: Westwood, Massachusetts

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Emma Grayeb ’24

Areas of Study:
Asian Studies and History Major, Creative Writing Minor
Hometown: Darien, Connecticut

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Study Abroad

MOST RECENT

Bamberg, Germany
Nathaniel in Bamberg

Nathaniel Jablonski '25

Areas of Study:
International Studies and German Studies
Hometown: Kearny, New Jersey
Duration: Full academic year

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Cork, Ireland
Erin in Ireland

Erin O'Donovan '25

Areas of Study:
Political Science Major, Minors in Environmental Studies and Geoscience
Hometown: Somerset, Massachusetts
Duration: Fall Semester

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Florence, Italy
Vinnie in Italy

Vinnie Wilson '25

Areas of Study:
International Relations and Italian
Hometown: Orange, California
Duration: Full Academic Year

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Cork, Ireland
Afton in Ireland

Afton Fay '25

Areas of Study:
Psychology and Creative Writing
Hometown: Chatham, Massachusetts
Duration: Fall Semester

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St. Andrews, Scotland
Karen in Scotland

Karen Phan '25

Areas of Study:
Art History and International Studies
Hometown: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Duration: Full Academic Year

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Dublin, Ireland
Emilee in Ireland

Emilee Rorick '25

Areas of Study:
Psychology major, Statistics minor, Pre-Business track
Hometown: Nesconset, New York
Duration: Full Academic Year

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Dublin, Ireland
Emma in Irlenad

Emma Graziano '25

Areas of Study:
English major, anthropology minor
Hometown: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Duration: Fall Semester

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Rome, Italy
Daniella in Italy

Daniella Santamarina '24

Areas of Study:
Psychology and Visual Art History majors, Pre-health track
Hometown: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Duration: Fall Semester

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Madrid, Spain
Maymester 2023 group photo

Maymester Study Abroad Program '23

An enriching 4-week cultural experience studying abroad in some of the most beautiful places in the world.
Destination: Madrid, Spain
Duration: May 27 - June 26

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Athens, Greece
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Alexandra Berardelli ’25

Areas of Study:
Classics Major
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Duration: Fall Semester

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Departments

MOST RECENTs

Admissions

Admission: Not Impossible

Admissions officers blog about application process

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Career Planning Center

Center for Career Development

Offers information for mapping your future


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Center for liberal Arts in the world

J.D. Power Center for Liberal Arts in the World

Learn about hands-on learning opportunities at Holy Cross, and how you can get involved


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CBL

Community-Based Learning

Holy Cross students address some of the community's pressing issues


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Ciocca Program

Ciocca Center for Business, Ethics, and Society

Offers information to students preparing for career in business


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CLP

Classics Department

Information about the Department of Classics


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Sustainability

Sustainability

Safeguarding the environment for future generations reflects our Jesuit mission.


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Artonthehill

Treasures on the Mount

Art on the Holy Cross Campus.


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Faculty

MOST RECENT


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Various professors

Holy Cross faculty members offer analysis for the Conversation, an independent news and commentary website.

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Edward O'Donnell

Title: Associate professor of history

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L Phillip

Leila Philip

Title: Professor of English

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Matthew Schmalz

Mathew Schmalz

Title: Associate professor of religious studies

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S Vinberg

Steve Vineberg

Title: Professor of theatre

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Attention Bloggers-to-be

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