May 24, 2009
Calling the members of the Class of 2009 “the real return on our endowment,” Amherst College President Anthony W. Marx urged the school’s graduates to “step into the forest ahead, toward rewards you had not even known you would seek” because “what we do is invest in you, in your possibilities.” “Our most significant endowment lies in you, as it lies in the generations of alumni you now join,” he told the assembled students in his traditional address during the college’s 188th Commencement. Read more...
Speeches & Photos
- Address by President Anthony W. Marx Video, Audio and Transcript
- Senior Class Speech by Marshall Nannes ’09 Audio and Transcript
- Conversations with Honored Guests Audio and Photos
- Honorand Citations
- Commencement Ceremony Selected Photos and Photos at flickr
- Baccalaureate Service Photos and Audio
- Commencement Rehearsal Photos
- Senior Assembly Audio and Photos
News Releases & Announcements
- “You Are the Real Return on Endowment,” Amherst President Marx Tells Class of ’09
- Musician Leon Fleisher, PayPal Founder Elon Musk, Artist Frank Stella Among Eight to Be Honored at Amherst College Commencement
- Frank Stevenson II ’77 To Receive Medal for Eminent Service
- Amherst College to Honor Three Former Teachers of Graduating Seniors with Swift Moore Teaching Awards