The Reverend Michael C. McFarland | |
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| 31st President of the College of the Holy Cross | |
| In office July 1, 2000 – January 9, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Vellaccio (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Rev. Phillip L. Boroughs, S.J. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Cornell University (BS) Carnegie Mellon University (MS, PhD) Boston College (MDiv, ThM) |
Michael C. McFarland SJ (born 1948) is an American engineer and Jesuit who was the 31st president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He succeeded Acting President Frank Vellaccio on July 1, 2000, and was succeeded by Philip Boroughs.
McFarland is currently president of the Gregorian University Foundation, an organization that supports three Jesuit pontifical institutions: Pontifical Gregorian University, Pontifical Oriental Institute and Pontifical Biblical Institute. All three institutions are based in Rome, Italy, and the Biblical Institute has a presence in Jerusalem.