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===Notable alumni===
===Notable alumni===
*[[Clarence Thomas]], United States Supreme Court Justice;
*[[Clarence Thomas]], United States Supreme Court Justice;
*Karen Baldwin, Partner and Senior Executive Vice President of Creative Affairs, Baldwin Entertainment Group; Producer of the films ''Mystery, Alaska''; ''[[Ray]]''; ''Sahara''; ''A Sound of Thunder''; ''The Game of Their Lives'';
*Mary G. Berner, President and CEO, Fairchild Publications;
*[[Tim Bishop]], US [[Congressman]];
*[[Tim Bishop]], US [[Congressman]];
*Leigh Anne Brodsky, Executive vice president, Nickelodeon Consumer Products;
*[[Robert P. Casey|Bob Casey, Sr.]], [[Pennsylvania]] governor;
*[[Robert P. Casey|Bob Casey, Sr.]], [[Pennsylvania]] governor;
*[[Bob Casey, Jr.]], his son, Pennsylvania treasurer and [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] candidate;
*[[Bob Casey, Jr.]], his son, Pennsylvania treasurer and [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] candidate;
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*[[Anthony Fauci]], head of the [[National Institutes of Health]];
*[[Anthony Fauci]], head of the [[National Institutes of Health]];
*[[Dennis Golden]], president of Fontbonne University
*[[Dennis Golden]], president of Fontbonne University
*Julie A. Halpin, CEO, The Geppetto Group, advertising company specializing in products for children
*[[Tom Heinsohn]], [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] member and former [[Boston Celtics]] player;
*[[Tom Heinsohn]], [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] member and former [[Boston Celtics]] player;
*[[Joseph P. Kerwin]], astronaut;
*[[Joseph P. Kerwin]], astronaut;
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*[[Joseph E. Murray]], Nobel Prize in Medicine;
*[[Joseph E. Murray]], Nobel Prize in Medicine;
*[[Joseph T. O'Callahan]], first chaplain Medal of Honor winner
*[[Joseph T. O'Callahan]], first chaplain Medal of Honor winner
*[[James David Power III]], US House Representative United States;
*Joyce A. O’Shaughnessy, M.D., Leading breast cancer researcher and practitioner at Texas Oncology, P.A.; associate director for clinical research and co-director, Breast Cancer Research, at U.S. Oncology; director, Chemoprevention Research;
*[[James David Power III]], Founder, J.D. Power & Associates, consumer ratings of the automobile industry;
*Mary Pat Ryan, Executive vice president of marketing, [[Sirius Satellite Radio]];
*[[Edward Bennett Williams]], famed trial attorney
*[[Edward Bennett Williams]], famed trial attorney
*[[Robert C. Wright]], NBC Chief Executive Officer.
*[[Robert C. Wright]], NBC Chief Executive Officer.
*[[Joseph A. Califano, Jr.]], former United States government official
*[[Joseph A. Califano, Jr.]], former United States government official
*[[Edward P. Jones]], author; 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner in fiction for writing ''[[The Known World]]''
*[[Edward P. Jones]], 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner in fiction for writing ''[[The Known World]]''
*[[Patrick Francis Healy]], former President of [[Georgetown University]];
*[[Patrick Francis Healy]], former President of [[Georgetown University]];
*[[James Augustine Healy]], first African American Bishop in the United States
*[[James Augustine Healy]], first African American Bishop in the United States
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*Alexander Waid, Founder [http://www.cga.edu/ U.S. Coast Guard Academy] Spanish program.
*Alexander Waid, Founder [http://www.cga.edu/ U.S. Coast Guard Academy] Spanish program.
*[[Bill Simmons]], national sports columnist
*[[Bill Simmons]], national sports columnist
(LSD pioneer [[Timothy Leary]] also attended, albeit briefly.)
*[[Vito Acconci]], artist[http://www.acconci.com]
*[[Rory Riley]], attorney




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The Clock Tower of O'Kane Hall

Not to be confused with Holy Cross College (Indiana)


The College of the Holy Cross is an exclusively undergraduate Jesuit college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. It was founded by Benedict Joseph Fenwick, SJ, second Bishop of Boston, after his efforts to found Boston College were thwarted by the city's Protestant civic leaders. Opened as a school for boys under the auspices of the Society of Jesus, it was the first Catholic college in New England. The land was purchased in 1836 by the Rev. James Fitton, and the cornerstone was laid in 1843, thereby making it the oldest Catholic college in New England. The first class graduated in 1849, led by their valedictorian James Augustine Healy. Fenwick Hall, the school's major building, was completely destroyed by fire in 1852 and rebuilt in 1853.

At first, the college could not obtain a charter from the anti-Catholic Massachusetts state legislature, and the diplomas were signed by the President of Georgetown University, until a charter was finally granted on March 24, 1865. Today, the school is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The college has approximately 2,700 students and is one of the more racially and socioeconomically homogenous of Worcester's universities. The college is extremely selective in respect to admissions and has a very rigorous academic curriculum. It is consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the country.


Notable alumni

(LSD pioneer Timothy Leary also attended, albeit briefly.)


The college is part of a consortium with other Worcester colleges, including Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Clark University.

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