SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Union College celebrated the inauguration of their new president Elizabeth Kiss during a ceremony at the school's Memorial Chapel on Friday. Kiss, who assumed the role on July 1, is the first ever woman to lead Union. • (Union College) • (Union College) • (Union College) • (Union College)

Kiss is the college's 20th president in the school's 230-year history. She previously served as president of Agnes Scott College near Atlanta and as CEO of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, U.K.

"We were looking for a unicorn," said Board of Trustees chair Julie Greifer Swidler. "An experienced educator with a commitment for the broad and deep education that is the hallmark of Union, while understanding the challenging times we face, and the need for change that will make

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