Past Presidents Inauguration 2003

The inauguration ceremony.

Panel—“The Liberal Arts: Privilege and Responsibility”: (left to right) Sheldon Hackney, Catharine Stimpson, Diana Chapman Walsh, Anthony W. Marx, William Julius Wilson and Harris Wofford

Anthony W. Marx was inaugurated as the 18th president of Amherst College on Sunday, October 26, 2003.

Inauguration Ceremony

• Video of inauguration, including address by Anthony W. Marx
• Transcript of address by Anthony W. Marx
• Transcript of remarks by Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. '58
• Poems by Richard Wilbur '42

Panel—“The Liberal Arts: Privilege and Responsibility”

• Audio excerpts
• Text of panelists' remarks
  • Sheldon Hackney
  • Catharine Stimpson
  • Diana Chapman Walsh
  • William Julius Wilson
  • Sen. Harris Wofford

News Releases

• Inauguration
• Panel on "The Liberal Arts: Privilege and Responsibility"