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In this issue:
What is Belonging — And Why Does it Matter in Today’s Divided, Lonely World?
It’s not a buzzword, a checkbox or a synonym for diversity and inclusion. Psychologists and experts explain what belonging is, how it matters to you and why it’s more important than ever.
Feature by Maura Sullivan Hill
A Walk Long-Delayed
For members of the class of 2024, perseverance paid off, as they experienced their first traditional graduation following a nontraditional end of high school and beginning of college.
Reflection by Diana Chavez Cruz ’24
‘This Masterpiece’
Inside St. Joseph Memorial Chapel at 100.
Feature by Melissa Shaw
Photography by Michael Ivins
The Day I Met The Pope
Philip Metres never had a desire to meet the Holy Father, nor thought he would. Yet when they met at the Vatican, it prompted a response he never expected.
Reflection by Philip J. Metres III ’92
A Letter to Our Daughters
What it was like for the first women on campus and why it matters to women students today.
Reflection by Joan Sinopoli ’76
André Isaacs ’05: The Bonding Agent
With nearly 1 million followers on social media and high-profile coverage from the “Today” show, BBC News and more, the chemist and professor lives a life out loud. But who is the man behind the media, who naturally, seamlessly connects with everyone from students to strangers, and what inspired his unlikely journey into the spotlight?
Feature by Michael Bonner
Dungeons, Dragons & Diversity: A Course on a Quest
New Montserrat class uses the classic fantasy role-playing game as a way to reflect on ethnicity and race.
Syllabus by Meredith Fidrocki
Also:
- Around The Hill
- My Bag: Ed Soares, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Surfer
- Where in The Hill is This?
- Artifact: This doll loves Holy Cross, but his origins are unknown.
- In Memoriam
- Can We Ask You Some Questions, Jon Favreau?
Publication Date
6-2-2024
Publisher
College of the Holy Cross
City
Worcester, MA
Keywords
Alumni, campus news, belonging, St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, Ed Soares, Philip J. Metres III, Pope Francis, André Isaacs, chemistry, Dungeons & Dragons, Jorge Santos, Jon Favreau, speechwriting, Barack Obama
Volume
58
Number
2
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Recommended Citation
College of the Holy Cross, "Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 58, No. 2, Spring/Summer 2024" (2024). Holy Cross Magazine. 2.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/hcm/2