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Holy Cross graduated 697 men and women during the College’s
157th Commencement on May 23.
Chris Matthews ’67, host of MSNBC’s Hardball,
delivered the principal address and received an honorary
degree at the exercises. A journalist, Washington bureau
chief, presidential speechwriter and congressional staffer,
Matthews is also the author of four best-selling books: Hardball (1988), Kennedy & Nixon (1996), Now
Let Me Tell You What I Really Think (2001) and American:
Beyond Our Grandest Notions (2002).
Honorary degrees were also given to Iris Cantor, a philanthropist
known for her work in the arts and the area of healthcare
initiatives for women, and Avery Cardinal Dulles, S.J., the
first American theologian to be named to the College of Cardinals
and the first American Jesuit to become a cardinal.
The valedictory address was delivered by Jonathan Favreau ’03,
a political science major from North Reading, Mass.
Holy Cross Magazine will carry full coverage of Commencement
in the summer.
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