Sarah Lawrence College held its 80th Commencement on Friday, May 22, 2009, under a tent in front of Westlands. A crowd of approximately 2,500 gathered to celebrate the class of 2009's 327 bachelor's candidates and 129 master's candidates, while several hundred others watched a live broadcast on the College's Web site. White House Chief of Staff and Sarah Lawrence alumnus Rahm Emanuel '81 delivered the keynote address to a standing ovation.
Commencement Addresses
- Karen R. Lawrence
President - John A. Hill
Chair, Board of Trustees - Stephanie Cooper '65 MFA '76
President, Alumni Association - Neil Makhija '09 & Durga Chew-Bose '09
Co-Presidents of the Senior Class - Cat Nelson '09
Senior Gift Committee - Paul Keith Tunis MFA '09
Graduate Student Speaker - Thomas Lux
Poetry Faculty Member - Rahm Emanuel '81
Keynote Speaker