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\"R.LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014R. Owen Williams was inaugurated as Transylvania University\u2019s 25th president on the steps of historic Old Morrison this morning. <\/p>\n

Before an audience of students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees and guests, including Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, Williams was presented with the presidential medallion and the university\u2019s mace.<\/p>\n

In his inaugural address, \u201cQuestion Everything, Accomplish Anything,\u201d Williams invoked Transylvania’s history as a \u201clamp in the forest\u201d in the early days of the American republic. Reflecting on the meaning of Transylvania’s liberal arts philosophy, Williams stated that the liberal arts could be better called \u201cthe liberating arts,\u201d because \u201cthey liberate us from the limits of our own experience, from prejudice, ideology and impetuousness, but most of all, from the inclination toward hubris instead of analysis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams challenged students to ask questions and have big ambitions. \u201cDare to change your surroundings,\u201d he said. \u201cEmbrace the world\u2019s ailments as your opportunities. Transylvania will help you find your passion, but to be successful, you must clothe that passion with perseverance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gray and Beshear expressed their optimism about Williams and the university\u2019s future. \u201cIn the nine months he\u2019s been president,\u201d Beshear said in his remarks, \u201che\u2019s made it very clear that his mind is focused in a laser-like fashion on not only what Transylvania has been, but on what it can be in the future.\u201d Gray stated that Transylvania \u201crepresents the best of [Lexington\u2019s] purpose and promise.\u201d<\/p>\n

David W. Blight, professor of American history at Yale University, and Annette Gordon-Reed, professor of law and history at Harvard University, were presented with honorary degrees.<\/p>\n

Speaking of his vision for Transylvania\u2019s future, Williams said, \u201cBuilding upon our resilience and reflection, we here today resolve to do even more for Transylvanians still to come than our predecessors have done for us, to make this one of America\u2019s very best liberal arts colleges.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the full text of President Williams\u2019s inaugural address, click here<\/a>. For more information on R. Owen Williams and his inauguration, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014R. Owen Williams was inaugurated as Transylvania University\u2019s 25th president on the steps of historic Old Morrison this morning. Before an audience of students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees and guests, including Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, Williams was presented with the presidential medallion and the university\u2019s mace. In his inaugural address, \u201cQuestion Everything, Accomplish Anything,\u201d Williams invoked Transylvania’s history as a \u201clamp in the forest\u201d in the early days of the American republic. Reflecting on the meaning of Transylvania’s liberal arts philosophy, Williams stated that the liberal arts could be better called \u201cthe liberating arts,\u201d because \u201cthey liberate us from the limits of our own experience, from prejudice, ideology and impetuousness, but most of all, from the inclination toward hubris instead of analysis.\u201d Williams challenged students to ask questions and have big ambitions. \u201cDare to change your surroundings,\u201d he said. \u201cEmbrace the world\u2019s ailments as your opportunities. Transylvania will help you find your passion, but to be successful, you must clothe that passion with perseverance.\u201d Gray and Beshear expressed their optimism about Williams and the university\u2019s future. \u201cIn the nine months he\u2019s been president,\u201d Beshear said in his remarks, \u201che\u2019s made it very clear that his mind is focused in a laser-like fashion on not only what Transylvania has been, but on what it can be in the future.\u201d Gray stated that Transylvania \u201crepresents the best of [Lexington\u2019s] purpose and promise.\u201d David W. Blight, professor<\/p>\n

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