President Bill Kelly
Dear Friends,
I've received a message from the Officers of the Doctoral Students' Council regarding security practices at the Graduate Center. I was pleased to have their thoughtful inquiry. The... Read more
My dear Friends,
Welcome back! I hope your summers have been pleasurable and productive. We’ve had a busy few months at the Graduate Center. The highlight has been the opening of our new... Read more
Friends,
I write to you at the beginning of our fiftieth-anniversary year. The Graduate Center has made remarkable advances in five decades, and we have much to celebrate.
The signature... Read more
President Bill Kelly at Commencement
President William P. Kelly's closing remarks at the Graduate Center commencement ceremony, 2011. Read more
My dear friends,
Across the last two months I’ve been reporting on our budgetary circumstances in a variety of public meetings and informal gatherings. I write now to share that information... Read more
President Kelly’s speech at student orientation,
August 17, 2010
It’s a great pleasure to welcome you. This is a day of joy for all of us at the Graduate Center—faculty, staff,... Read more
The final words are mine and they will be brief.
Education, my friends, is about transit – from its Latin root e –ducare – a leading out, a progress from ... Read more
Dear Friends,
The Graduate Center is being evaluated for reaccreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The evaluation consists of two parts, a self-study and a review... Read more
Dear Friends:
I write to inform you that I have convened a Strategic Planning Council that will oversee the process of developing the next ten-year Strategic Plan for the Graduate Center. ... Read more
Testimony of Before NYC New York City Council Committee on Higher Education 2-24-10
Good morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Council. It’s a pleasure to be with you, and a pleasure... Read more