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  Michael Smith, Jane Kim, and David Hempton
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  President-elect Claudine Gay Announces Interim Deans
  
  Appointments for engineering and public health schools, extension of divinity school dean’s tenure
  
  5.31.23
  
  Novelist John Green joins Radcliffe medalist Ophelia Dahl on stage to discuss Partners In Health
  Photograph by Tony Rinaldo
  
  Public Health with Empathy
  
  Ophelia Dahl, awarded the 2023 Radcliffe Medal, discusses Partners In Health.
  
  5.26.23
  
  Moderator Jacqueline Bhabha (left) with panelists Agnes Binagwaho, Abby Maxman, Natalia Kanem, and Reema Nanavaty
  Photograph by Tony Rinaldo
  
  More “Cooperative” Than “Corporate”
  
  A Radcliffe Day panel discusses women’s leadership in global healthcare.
  
  5.26.23
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  Alia Crum presents about mindfulness in allergy oral immunotherapy. Thich Nhat Hanh, the center's namesake, is featured on the top left of the slide.
  Photograph by Max J. Krupnick/Harvard Magazine
  
  Mindfulness and Public Health
  
  Monks and researchers gathered at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to launch a new center for mindfulness.
  
  4.27.23
  
  Hvalsey Church
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  What Happened to the Vikings in Greenland?
  
  Sea-level rise that inundated coastal farmland may have led to their demise
  
  4.17.23
  
  The nine graduate student presenters at the 2023 Harvard Horizons symposium
  Photomontage courtesy of the Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  
  Harvard Horizons Spotlights Nine Scholars
  
  Emerging doctoral research on COVID-19, military model villages, children at risk, and more
  
  4.12.23
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  Top left: Bob Burres and Dawn Oates, Ed.M. ’23. Top right: Aileen Louie, Suevon Lee, Jenn Louie, M.Div. ’23, Alex Louie, Lily Louie, and Arthur Louie. Bottom left: speakers at Harvard’s affinity celebration for Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Desi American graduates. Bottom right: David Lewis, M.P.P. ’23, Taylor Jones, M.P.P. ’23, Raie Gessesse, M.P.P. ’23, Selma Ismail, M.P.P. ’23, Lindsey Batteast, M.P.P. ’23.
  Photographs by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
  
  Standing Out, United
  
  Harvard affinity celebrations honor graduates’ diverse journeys.
  
  5.24.23
  
  ROTC graduates are sworn in during the commissioning ceremony on May 24th in Tercentenary Theatre.
  Photograph by Nell Porter Brown/Harvard Magazine
  
  “Today You Join Something That Is Larger than Yourself”
  
  Sixteen graduates were commissioned into the armed services at the ROTC ceremony.
  
  5.24.23
  
  President Bacow delivering his final Baccalaureate address, to the class of 2023.
  Photograph by Jim Harrison
  
  “The Wise Person Learns from All People”
  
  In his valedictory baccalaureate address, President Bacow emphasizes the value of humility.
  
  5.23.23
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  New Members of Harvard Board of Overseers and Elected Directors of HAA
  
  The new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers and Elected Directors of the HAA are announced.
  
  5.25.23
  
  Saluting the 2023 Centennial Medalists
  
  Six alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
  
  5.19.23
  
  Sarah Kariko ’90 operates a letterpress at the Bow & Arrow Press.
  Photograph by Craig Lambert
  
  The Eviction of the Bow & Arrow Press
  
  The Adams House space that gave the letterpress studio its name will become a student common room.
  
  4.21.23
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  Portrait of Petronila Méndez (1763), by Diego Antonio de Landaeta
  Image courtesy of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation/ photographs by Jamie Stukenberg
  
  Reframing American Art
  
  Contextualized Spanish colonial works at the Harvard Art Museums
  
  May-June 2023
  
  Delivering the gorgeous goods
  Photograph courtesy of Fivefork Farms
  
  Trading Finance for Flowers
  
  Cultivating local blooms in Upton, Massachusetts
  
  May-June 2023
  
  Fall River Heritage State Park’s boardwalk
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  Fall River: Phoenix Rising?
  
  “A good place to be pleasantly surprised”
  
  May-June 2023
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  Catherine Yeo performing at the Smith Center last October during the Weatherhead Center's International Comedy Night
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  Time To Stand Up
  
  For an Asian American woman, performing comedy is about much more than jokes.
  
  5.17.23
  
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  Readers’ views about healthy diets, teachers off the tenure track, mitzvot, and more
  
  May-June 2023
  
  President Lawrence S. Bacow
  
  Farewell
  
  Taking his leave, President Bacow concludes that truly, “At Harvard, wonders never cease.”
  
  May-June 2023
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  Hua Hsu's memoir Stay True and Carl Phillips's Then the War were among this year's Pulitzer winners.
  Pulitzer prize medal in public domain; montage by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine
  
  The 2023 Pulitzer Prizes
  
  Carl Phillips and Hua Hsu honored in poetry and memoir
  
  5.8.23
  
  Sarah Kariko ’90 operates a letterpress at the Bow & Arrow Press.
  Photograph by Craig Lambert
  
  The Eviction of the Bow & Arrow Press
  
  The Adams House space that gave the letterpress studio its name will become a student common room.
  
  4.21.23
  
  Jimmy Tingle
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  Comedy with a Conscience
  
  Jimmy Tingle’s political humor in a polarized era
  
  May-June 2023
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  Point guard Harmoni Turner '25 had 23 points and seven assists in Sunday's game against Columbia.
  Photograph by Dylan Goodman; courtesy of Harvard Athletics
  
  Postseason’s End
  
  Harvard women’s basketball’s deep WNIT run—and what it portends
  
  3.28.23
  
  Harmoni Turner '25 had 21 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds, making her just the sixth player in Ivy League history to earn a triple-double.
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  A Decisive Postseason Victory—and Now a Third (Updated)
  
  Women’s basketball demolishes Towson in the first round of the WNIT.
  
  3.24.23
  
  Chris Ledlum makes a breakaway dunk after stealing the ball during a game last November against Loyola Chicago.
  Photograph by Gil Talbot/Harvard Athletics
  
  A Wide Receiver on the Basketball Court
  
  Chris Ledlum ’23 makes his mark on the hardcourt.
  
  2.22.23
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  Memorial Church, where the service will be held
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  Henry Rosovsky Memorial Service May 31
  
  President Bacow invites the community to remember a Harvard giant.
  
  5.15.23
  
  Sarah Kariko ’90 operates a letterpress at the Bow & Arrow Press.
  Photograph by Craig Lambert
  
  The Eviction of the Bow & Arrow Press
  
  The Adams House space that gave the letterpress studio its name will become a student common room.
  
  4.21.23
  
  Illustration by Mark Steele
  
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  May-June 2023
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Commencement

Photographs from Commencement Week 2023

5.25.23

Photograph by Jim Harrison

Photograph by Jim Harrison

On assignment for Harvard Magazine, Jim Harrison has captured the emotions, traditions, and historic moments at Harvard Commencements for decades. During this 372nd Commencement—a return to near-normalcy, after the pandemic years—the large cohort of 2023 graduates (augmented by those who deferred admission or took leaves during the prior period of social isolation and online instruction) celebrated with family and friends, even as the University prepared for a transition from President Larry Bacow to his successor-elect, Claudine Gay. We’re delighted once again to present some of Jim’s favorite images from the week. Access our complete and continuing coverage here.

~The Editors

Phi Beta Kappa | Baccalaureate | ROTC | Class Day | Commencement 2022

Phi Beta Kappa, Tuesday May 23, 2023

Baccalaureate, Tuesday May 23, 2023

ROTC Commissioning Ceremony Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Class Day, Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Commencement Day, Thursday, May 25, 2023

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