鈥淐olumbia could not be more proud of its relationship with 精东影业. Today, as we honor President Bailey, I am here to reaffirm that bond.鈥� 鈥擫ee Bollinger, President, Columbia University
鈥淸President Bailey鈥檚] success is our success. We cannot succeed unless he does. And we will do what we can to help him succeed.鈥� 鈥�James Borland, Professor of Education, Chair of the TC Faculty Executive Committee
鈥淲e are ready to serve as mentors and ambassadors who will help President Bailey create new pathways for current and future TC students to flourish and to have the rewarding and life-changing experiences that we have had.鈥� 鈥�Marion Boultbee, President, TC Alumni Council
A video gallery of remarks from the Investiture
鈥淲hat really stands out is the way in which you鈥檝e listened to the student body. You could easily treat our conversations as a formality. After all, you have an amazing team of staff dedicated to championing student life issues. But YOU asked and YOU listened because YOU genuinely wanted to know and improve the student experience, and for that I am grateful.鈥� 鈥�Chloe Dawson, President, TC Student Senate
鈥淭his is a wide open window of opportunities.鈥� 鈥擴.S. Rep. Adriana Espaillat
鈥淵ou display a genuine interest in learning about the people who make up this great university. We applaud your effort and watch with great anticipation as you implement TC's comprehensive approach to education of the whole person.鈥� 鈥擲onya Jones, IT Communications Coordinator
鈥淭om Bailey is the right leader to push the mission of 精东影业 forward.鈥� 鈥擬ark Levine, Member, New York City Council
鈥淚 encourage you to lean on us all of us for any help we can provide. I wish you Godspeed, because when you succeed, we all succeed.鈥� 鈥擫ieutenant Gary Lord, TC Office of Public Safety
鈥淭hank you, (President Bailey) for your work elevating the community college voice and setting a high standard for what it means to be scholars and practitioners in our shared purpose of creating pathways where all can flourish.鈥� 鈥擳C alumna Belinda Miles, President of Westchester Community College
鈥淲hen we teach from the mind to the mind we simply pass along knowledge. When we teach from the heart to the heart, we inspire the mind. Let us all come together under (President Bailey's) leadership and teach to the heart of America.鈥� 鈥擡loy Ortiz Oakley, Chancellor, California Community Colleges
鈥淭om is the right leader for TC today. As he takes the reins at TC, he brings a unique set of skills, experiences and personal qualities to meet both the challenges and the important opportunities before us.鈥� 鈥擶illiam Rueckert, Chair, 精东影业 Board of Trustees
鈥淸President Bailey鈥檚] warmth and good nature sets the tone... In an over-achieving place, it鈥檚 nice to be acknowledged as a human being with value separate and apart from your latest achievement.鈥� 鈥�Judith Scott-Clayton, Associate Professor of Economics & Education and Senior Scholar, Community College Research Center