 Of those contenders, the Board of Trustees unanimously selected Hill as the tenth President of Vassar College.Hill succeeded Fergusson on July 1, 2006, and was officially inaugurated in a five-day celebration from October 25–29 that included events for students such as "Cappy and the Chocolate Factory", a party in the Students' Building featuring live entertainment and desserts such as "Cappy candy bars", a cotton candy wall and a chocolate fondue fountain.Hill highlighted her primary goal as improving affordability and access, and also, as she said at one of her first gatherings with students, to "articulate and build a consensus around a vision of an institution."