Vincent Price has been officially installed as Duke University鈥檚 tenth president.
During a ceremony Thursday evening, Price spoke about his vision for the university, and its place in the community.
鈥淲e commonly think of an inauguration as a beginning, and for me and Annette, this does mark the beginning of a new life here as North Carolinians, as part of this vibrant university and wonderful city of Durham,鈥� he said, before adding: 鈥�... and the complete conversion of our wardrobe to that luminous shade of blue that marks us forever as Dukies.鈥�
Price on July 1. He has already made several high-profile decisions, including the from the Duke Chapel and setting a $15-an-hour minimum wage for employees on campus.
During his inaugural address, Price spoke about the history of the university and its future in a changing world.
鈥淟et us think of today not so much as a beginning but as another renewal, both a renewed commitment to the values that guided the choices of our predecessors at Duke, and a renewed charge to make bold choices of our own," he said. "Choices that will permit this noble university in the forest to thrive and shape the course of a still-new century.鈥�
