Columbia University President Speech

Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger Delivers Final Commencement Address

Bollinger's Last Commencement as President

Columbia's President Speaks to the Graduating Class

Today, the critical questions we ask include, "What are you going to do with the training you've had?"

Bollinger delivered his final Commencement address as Columbia's president on May 17, 2023. "It is my very great honor, indeed privilege," he said.

On May 18, 2022, President Bollinger delivered his first in-person Commencement address in three years. On Wednesday, May 17, 2023, Columbia University President Lee C Bollinger spoke to the graduating class for his final time as University president. "We have no intention of suppressing speech or the right to peaceful protest," said President Columbia University in the City of New York.