President Eisgruber s 2021 Commencement Address Together, Six Feet Apart
by the Office of Communications
May 16, 2021 12:31 p.m.
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Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications
President Christopher L. Eisgruber s address Together, Six Feet Apart, as prepared for delivery at Princeton University s Commencement ceremony on May 16, 2021.
Tradition allows the Princeton president to share a few thoughts each year with our graduating students at Commencement. I regard that as a great privilege in any year, but especially so in this one, when all of you have persevered valiantly and brilliantly to overcome unprecedented challenges.
By completing your studies amidst this awful pandemic, you have distinguished yourselves even by the standards of this University’s long and illustrious history. And in so doing, you have earned the right to participate in this unique and memorable Commencement ceremony, a ceremony that, I submit to you, provides a surprisingly a
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Golden Crown Contractors, a certified women-owned business, has worked on campus since 2000. They most recently completed a renovation of the historic classroom McCosh 50 (left photo) and are currently renovating faculty lab spaces in the Engineering Quadrangle (right photo). Princeton s new Supplier Diversity Action Plan commits to supporting more vendors and suppliers owned and operated by people of color, women, veterans or members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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As part of ongoing efforts to address systemic racism at Princeton and beyond, the University has adopted a Supplier Diversity Action Plan to broaden the pool of suppliers who work with the University and to support more businesses led by people of color, women, veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ community.