On Thursday, Oct. 19, in a service in All Saints' Chapel, Robert W. Pearigen was formally installed as the University of the 草莓视频's 18th vice-chancellor. If you missed the livestream, you can watch it here and read more about the service.
The installation of the 18th vice-chancellor was as colorful as it was meaningful. Enjoy the sights from the procession into All Saints' Chapel, the installation service, and other events from a historic week on the Mountain.
Before Rob Pearigen, C'76, was formally installed as Sewanee鈥檚 18th vice-chancellor on Oct. 19, he took part in 鈥淭hinking Anew: A Conversation on the Interplay of the Liberal Arts, the Church, and Civil Society鈥� with Pulitzer Prize鈥搘inning author and political commentator Jon Meacham, C'91, and the Rt. Rev. Phoebe Roaf, bishop of West Tennessee. Watch the recording here.
In honor of the installation of the 18th vice-chancellor, poet Richard Tillinghast, C鈥�62, reflects on the sights, the sounds, the people, and the 鈥渟acrament of learning鈥� that define Sewanee.
Rob Pearigen, C鈥�76, shares his thoughts on returning to the Mountain, Sewanee鈥檚 future, defining characteristics of the Sewanee experience, and higher education鈥檚 enduring role in society.
