September 2, 2020
The Convocation Choir: “Afternoon on a Hill”
Christine Howlett, Associate Professor of Music and Chair, Director of Choral Activities
Land Acknowledgement
Sam Speers, Associate Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices
Welcome
Carlos Alamo-Pastrana, Dean of the College
Transcript of Welcoming Remarks
Remarks
Elizabeth H. Bradley, President, Vassar College
Transcript of Remarks by President Bradley
Remarks
Prashit Parikh ’21, President, Vassar Student Association
Transcript of Remarks by the President of the Vassar Student Association
Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) Award Presentation
Stephen Hankins ’85, P’13,’17, President, AAVC
Transcript of Award Presentation
Faculty Endowed Chairs
Bill Hoynes, Dean of the Faculty
Transcript of the Faculty Endowed Chairs Presentation
Convocation Address: “Crime, Inequality, and Social Justice”
Eileen Leonard, Professor of Sociology
Transcript of the Convocation Address
Closing Remarks
Sam Speers, Associate Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices