2026 Commencement: Difference between revisions

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The 162nd Commencement Ceremony was held on May 24, 2026, at Commencement Hill. 623 students of the Class of 2026 graduated. The ceremony was held amidst intermittent rain.

List of speakers

Associate Dean of the College for Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices Rev. Callista Isabelle began the ceremony with a moment of reflection and delivered a Land Acknowledgement.^[1]
President Elizabeth Bradley gave a welcome address.^{[transcript 1]} During her remarks, a number of students quietly stood up and turned around, a protest of the college's refusal to divest from investing in military corporations.^[2]
Dean of the Faculty Demetrius Eudell honored the retiring faculty: Lisa Brawley, Gwen Broude, Eve D’Ambra, Rebecca Edwards, Tom Ellman, Brian Godfrey, and Stephen Rock.^{[transcript 2]}
VSA President Mariya Novosad ’26^{[transcript 3]}
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Sharon Davidson Chang ’84, P’19.^{[transcript 4]} Her speech drowned out by a number of graduating students shouting pro-Palestinian chants.^[2]
AAVC President and Trustee Monica Vachher ’77^{[transcript 5]}
Commencement speaker: Noah Baumbach ’91^[1]

External links

Programs: English, Spanish, Mandarin
Flickr photo album

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://www.vassar.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vassar_2026-English-edit-20260524.pdf
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 User:EdwardNWM, graduating student

Transcripts

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://www.vassar.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vassar_2026-English-edit-20260524.pdf

[:1-3] 2.0 ^2.1 User:EdwardNWM, graduating student

[2] ttps://www.vassar.edu/president/remarks/2026/commencement-remarks

[4] ttps://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/dean-faculty-remarks

[5] ttps://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/vassar-student-association-president-remarks

[6] ttps://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/remarks-chair-board-trustees

[7] ttps://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/aavc-president-and-trustee-remarks

[1]

[transcript 1]

[2]

[transcript 2]

[transcript 3]

[transcript 4]

[transcript 5]

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 * Programs: [https://www.vassar.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vassar_2026-English-edit-20260524.pdf English], [https://www.vassar.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vassar_2026-Spanish-edit-20260524.pdf Spanish], [https://www.vassar.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vassar_2026-Mandarin-edit-20260524.pdf Mandarin]
 * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vassarcollegemedia/55294912666/in/album-72177720333870578 Flickr photo album]
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+=== Transcripts ===
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