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Holy Cross 2022: The Year in Review 

New buildings, high-profile visitors and major milestones were just some of the many events and announcements making news on Mount St. James in 2022. 

$110 Million Prior Performing Arts Center Opens

Members of the campus and local communities toured the new Prior Performing Arts Center during a Community Day held on Sept. 24. It provided visitors with their first look inside the new $110 million academic building and performance venue. The event featured music and dance performances and theater open rehearsals, as well as the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, “Afterimage: Visual Arts Faculty 2022.” Visitors toured all three floors of the 84,000 square-foot building, from production spaces and rehearsal rooms to the 400-seat Luth Concert Hall. The building opened to classes at the beginning of the academic year.

Holy Cross Soars In Multiple Rankings

From study abroad to prettiest campus to best liberal arts education, Holy Cross appeared at the top or in the Top 10 across a host of national rankings in 2022. 

• The Institute of International Education again ranked Holy Cross’ long-term study abroad program tops in the nation. 
• Mount St. James was deemed one of the prettiest campuses in the country by Architectural Digest.
• The College climbed to No. 33 in the country among liberal arts colleges, according to U.S. News & World Report. Among those rankings, Holy Cross’ graduation and retention rates ranked in the Top 10 nationwide.
• WalletHub ranked Holy Cross as the 12th-best college in the country, with its education outcomes, graduation and post-attendance median salary all landing in the Top 3.
• Holy Cross, once again, ranked among the highest producers of Fulbright Scholars in the nation. 

50th Anniversary of Coeducation Celebration Begins

Holy Cross began a two-year celebration of coeducation’s half century on The Hill, which will run from September 2022 through June 2024. Past and upcoming events, as well as coverage of speakers, performances and more, can be found at the coeducation site.

Science Complex Named After Anthony Fauci, M.D., ’62, Hon. ’87 

Anthony Fauci, M.D., ’62, Hon. ’87 joined his classmates at their 50th reunion in June. In addition to time with his class, Dr. Fauci addressed the campus community as Holy Cross named its science complex in his honor. He also met with current students, advising them to expect the unexpected. 

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