College of the Holy Cross

Benedict Joseph Fenwick , SJ, founder of the Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross is a Jesuit college in Worcester , Massachusetts , USA.

history

The Liberal arts college was founded in 1843 by Benedict Joseph Fenwick , Bishop of Boston . It is the oldest Roman Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States.

The president is Rev. Philip L. Boroughs, SJ, the former Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University . He succeeded Michael C. McFarland.

İbrahim Kalın , the chief foreign policy advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , as well as the Islamic scholar Caner Dagli , from 2006 to 2007 advisor on interreligious matters to the royal court of Jordan , are among his teachers.

The college was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1980 under number 80000491 .

Sports

The college's sports teams are the Crusaders . The university is a member of the Patriot League .

Well-known graduates

• James Bishop (born 1938), diplomat
• Bob Casey (born 1960), Pennsylvania Senator of the Democratic Party
• Stu Clancy (1906-1965), American football player
• Bob Cousy (born 1928), basketball player; Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player
• Tom Heinsohn (* 1934), basketball player and coach; Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player and coach
• Clarence Thomas (born 1948), United States Supreme Court Justice

See also

• Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
• Georgetown University ( Washington, DC )
• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in eastern Worcester

Web links

Commons : College of the Holy Cross  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website
• History and Traditions

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Upasana Kaku: Fri boroughs to Be President of Holy Cross . In: The Hoya , May 7, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved on August 3, 2013. 
2. ↑ aalalbayt.org
3. ↑ Two of the 138 signatories of the open letter a common word between us and you ( english A Common Word Between Us and You ), the personalities of Islam to "leaders of Christian churches everywhere" (Engl. "Leaders of Christian Churches, everywhere ...") sent (October 13, 2007). ( acommonword.com: A common word between us and you (summarized short form; PDF; 186 kB))
4. ↑ Entry in the National Register

Coordinates: 42 ° 14 ′ 17.4 ″  N , 71 ° 48 ′ 25 ″  W.