![Four men in academic regalia.](/system/files/media/Photo_01_2022_1028_Presidential_Inauguration_MS_0015_1200px.jpg)
Standing behind President Michael A. Elliott '92, from left to right: Andrew J. Nussbaum ’85, current chair of the Board of Trustees; past chair Cullen Murphy '74; and past chair Jide Zeitlan '85
![A procession of faculty in academic regalia.](/system/files/media/Photo_02_2022_1028_Presidential_Inauguration_JG_038_1200px.jpg)
Allen Hart '82, the Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences (psychology), greets the crowd during the procession.
![President Michael Elliott giving his inaugural address.](/system/files/media/Photo_03_2022_1028_Presidential_Inauguration_JG_224_1200px.jpg)
Lisa Brooks, the Henry S. Poler '59 Presidential Teaching Professor of English and American Studies, speaks at the ceremony, acknowledging that Amherst College sits on Nonotuck land.
![The Amherst Glee club performing during the inauguration of President Elliott.](/system/files/media/Photo_04_2022_1028_Presidential_Inauguration_MS_0395_1200px.jpg)
The Amherst College Glee Club performs
![Ariane Abela directs the glee club during the inauguration of President Elliott.](/system/files/media/Photo_05_2022_1028_Presidential_Inauguration_JG_397_1200px.jpg)
Arianne Abela, director of the choral music program and lecturer in music, led the Glee Club through performances of “Walk Out on the Water,” “Now We Can Begin” and “O Amherst.”