Holy Cross receives $2.5M to focus on racial and social justice
New England Council member, the College of the Holy Cross, recently received a $2.5 million gift. This gift will be used to establish an endowed chair position and lecture series focused on race, gender, and social justice.
The $2.5-million gift comes from Eric Galloway, who graduated from Holy Cross in 1984, and named this lecture series, the Helen M. Whall Lecture Series, an endowed chair position to honor Helen M. Whall, who served as Galloway’s advisor. Whall also taught at the college as an English professor from 1976 to her retirement in 2017. History Professor Rosa Carrasquillo has been selected as the inaugural Helen M. Whall Chair in Race, Gender, and Social Justice. The bi-annual lecture series in Whall’s honor will host Shakespearean scholars to come on campus and speak on issues of diversity and equity.
“I am honored to acknowledge Helen Whall as an inspiring professor, mentor, and friend to me and other minorities during a sometimes challenging and, ultimately, rewarding time at Holy Cross,” said Eric Galloway, the donor of this generous gift, and Holy Cross Alumni.
The New England Council would like to congratulate the College of the Holy Cross on their gift to focus on racial and social justice.
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