Harvard Divinity School

Events include a multireligious service of thanksgiving for the class of 2010 on May 26 at 4 p.m.

A multireligious service of thanksgiving for the class of 2010 will be held on Wednesday, May 26, at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Church. Following the service, a class picture will be taken on the Memorial Church steps or, in case of rain, in front of the church altar. A reception will take place afterward, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the Harvard Divinity School campus green, located between Andover and Rockefeller Halls. No tickets required for either event.

On Commencement Day, Thursday, May 27, degree candidates should assemble no later than 7 a.m. at the tend on the Divinity School campus green (or, in case of rain, in the Braun Room) for the procession to Sever Quadrangle. The Morning Exercises will be simulcast in the Sperry Room in Andover Hall.

After the Morning Exercises, the Harvard Divinity School diploma ceremony will take place, beginning at noon, in the Memorial Church. Seating is open and tickets are not required.

A Commencement luncheon in a tent on the Divinity School campus green, between Andover and Rockefeller Halls, will follow the diploma ceremony. The luncheon will begin around 1 p.m. and tickets are required.

Follwing the Afternoon Exercises, Donald Swearer, director of the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) and Distinguished Visiting Professor of Buddhist studies, will host a Commencement tea in the courtyard of the CSWR, at 42 Francis Avenue, from 4 to 6 p.m. Faculty, fellows, graduates, and their families are all invited; no tickets required.

Visit the Harvard Divinity School Commencement page for more information.

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