Commencement | May 27, 2014

Harvard Commencement week 2014: events for Tuesday, May 27

Phi Beta Kappa exercises; Baccalaureate address

Events for Tuesday, May 27, include the Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises, with poet Donald Revell and orator Andrea Barrett, and the Baccalaureate Service for the College class of 2014. For those not able to attend, both ceremonies will be broadcast live on WHRB.

The Phi Beta Kappa ceremony begins at 11 a.m. in Sanders Theatre. The Baccalaureate Service begins at 2 p.m. at Memorial Church; afterward, seniors will gather for their class picture on the Widener steps. The service will be broadcast live in Tercentenary Theatre; admission to the church is limited strictly to degree candidates.

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