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The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times
The student news site of Milwaukee Area Technical College

MATC Times

MATC President’s investiture ceremony today

September 19, 2025
Photo by Sebastian Murillo-Romo
MATC President Dr. Anthony Cruz walks across the stage at today’s investiture ceremony.

The MATC community celebrated Dr. Anthony Cruz’s investiture as the college’s 11th and first Latino president. The ceremony was held in Cooley Auditorium on Friday, September 19. An investiture is a symbolic ceremony that installs the college’s president into office. During this ceremony, Cruz received the chain of office and the presidential medallion.

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