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* 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]].<ref name=":0">https://www.vassar.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vassar_2026-English-edit-20260524.pdf</ref> | * 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 subsequently delivered a [[Land Acknowledgement]].<ref name=":0">https://www.vassar.edu/sites/default/files/2026-05/Vassar_2026-English-edit-20260524.pdf</ref> | ||
* President Elizabeth Bradley gave a welcome address.<ref group="transcript">https://www.vassar.edu/president/remarks/2026/commencement-remarks</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">[[User:EdwardNWM]], graduating student</ref> | * President Elizabeth Bradley gave a welcome address.<ref group="transcript">https://www.vassar.edu/president/remarks/2026/commencement-remarks</ref> 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.<ref name=":1">[[User:EdwardNWM]], graduating student</ref> | ||
* 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.<ref group="transcript">https://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/dean-faculty-remarks</ref> | * 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.<ref group="transcript">https://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/dean-faculty-remarks</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 28 May 2026
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 subsequently 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
- ↑ https://www.vassar.edu/president/remarks/2026/commencement-remarks
- ↑ https://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/dean-faculty-remarks
- ↑ https://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/vassar-student-association-president-remarks
- ↑ https://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/remarks-chair-board-trustees
- ↑ https://www.vassar.edu/commencement/ceremony/2026/aavc-president-and-trustee-remarks