The local, Rhode Island and global Brown community gathered on October 27, 2012 to inaugurate Christina H. Paxson as 19th president. The ceremony included an academic procession; greetings from campus representatives; engagement of the office and presentation of presidential symbols; remarks by Mayor Angel Taveras, Gov. Lincoln Chafee '75, Sen. Jack Reed, Princeton University President Shirley M. Tilghman and others; and an Inaugural Address by President Christina H. Paxson. For full coverage: brown.edu/campus-life/events/paxson-inauguration/