University of Holy Cross (UHC) is a
private Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
liberal arts college in
. It was founded by the
Marianites of Holy Cross
The Marianites of Holy Cross (MSC) is a Catholic congregation of nuns, founded in Le Mans, France, in 1841, by Fr Basil Moreau. It was founded as a third distinct society within the Congregation of Holy Cross. The Marianites of Holy Cross is now an ...
.
History
University of Holy Cross was founded in 1916 as a two-year women's
normal school
A normal school or normal college is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. In the 19th century in the United States, instruction in normal schools was at the high school level, turni ...
by the
Marianites of Holy Cross
The Marianites of Holy Cross (MSC) is a Catholic congregation of nuns, founded in Le Mans, France, in 1841, by Fr Basil Moreau. It was founded as a third distinct society within the Congregation of Holy Cross. The Marianites of Holy Cross is now an ...
. Its original location was in the
Bywater area of New Orleans. It became a 4-year institution in 1938. In 1947, a parcel of land in
Algiers was donated to the Marianites. The college completed a move across the river to this new site in 1960. Its area was later reduced by a sale. Men were first admitted in 1967.
In August 2011, the Marianites dismissed the college's president and all 19 of its trustees without warning. The move prompted an investigation by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges, the college's
regional accreditor. Following the investigation, SACS placed the college on probation for six months.
In January 2016, the institution, formerly Our Lady of Holy Cross College, was renamed University of Holy Cross.
Campus
University of Holy Cross is situated on a campus in a middle-class residential neighborhood of the
Algiers area of New Orleans on the west bank of the
Mississippi River
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. It is built primarily in the Southern
Colonial style
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.
Academics
There are more than 50 undergraduate and graduate programs.
Notable people
*
Troy Carter, Congressman serving the 2nd U.S. Congressional District of Louisiana
* Kyle France, Chairman of the Board – Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District
* Stanton F. McNeely III,
University of Holy Cross President
*
Norman Robinson, television news reporter
Gallery
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References
External links
Official website
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Holy Cross universities and colleges
Catholic universities and colleges in Louisiana
Universities and colleges in New Orleans
Educational institutions established in 1916
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Former women's universities and colleges in the United States
1916 establishments in Louisiana