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Edward O'Donnell, associate professor of history

Holy Cross History Professor Talks to NBC News About the Gilded Age and Today’s Populism

Feb 12, 2019

The debate over increasing taxes on the wealthy has dominated the early days of the 2020 presidential race, with some Democrats proposing tax hikes as high as 77 percent. This populist movement, thought to be in response to the rise …

Alvaro Jarrin, assistant professor of anthropology. Photo by Austin Bosworth

Holy Cross Professor’s Cultural Anthropology Research Highlighted in Australian Science Magazine

Feb 8, 2019

Recent studies analyzing the role played by race in influencing response to cosmetic surgery have yielded controversial results, notably that the race, of both patients and observers, appears to impact the perceived attractiveness of rhinoplasty patients. Alvaro Jarrin, assistant professor …

Mathew Schmalz, associate professor of religious studies. Photo by John Buckingham

Holy Cross Professor Examines the Controversy Surrounding the ‘Great Commission’

Feb 8, 2019

A recent survey has shown that the majority of churchgoing Christians in the U.S. are not familiar with the term the “Great Commission,” though the concept underpins Christian missionary work across the world. In an article for The Conversation, Mathew …