Holy Cross will honor four individuals with honorary degrees this May.
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States Representative to the United Nations, and Dr. Michael Collins ’77, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, will receive honorary degrees at the College’s 175th Commencement on May 21. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield will deliver the commencement address and Dr. Collins will offer a reflection for our graduates.
Separately, Reverend David Beckmann, one of the foremost U.S. advocates for people struggling with hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world, and Sister Donna Markham, president of Catholic Charities USA, will receive honorary degrees and speak during a special virtual Convocation event for our graduating Class of 2020 on May 22. Valedictorian Kerry Shortell will also be a featured speaker.
The Tablet March 17, 2021
Isaac Hawkins Hall is seen on the campus of Georgetown University April 4, 2017. The hall, previously known as Mulledy Hall and later Freedom Hall, was renamed in 2017 for one of the 272 enslaved men, women and children sold by Georgetown’s Jesuit community to plantation owners in Louisiana in 1838. Hawkins was the first enslaved person listed in the sale documents. (Photo: CNS/Tyler Orsburn)
By Carol Zimmerman
WASHINGTON (CNS) The Jesuit order is pledging to raise $100 million for descendants of enslaved people once owned and sold by their order as a way to make reparations and also help the nation move toward racial healing.
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