Commencement | 5.23.2024

Photographs from Commencement Week 2024

A gallery of photographs from the Commencement celebration for the class of 2024

Graduates wearing black caps and gowns processing through Harvard Yard while holding the Class of 2024 banner — Baccalaureate services | PHotograph by Jim Harrison

Jim Harrison, who has covered Commencement for decades, and Harvard Magazine staff members have captured images throughout this 373rd Commencement week. We share some of our favorite images here. Scroll down for images from the beginning of the celebrations, the Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises and Baccalaureate service, on May 21 and the ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, on May 22

—The Editors

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Commencement Day

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Senior and professor pose for photo — Commencement Day | PHotograph by jennifer Beaumont/harvard Magazine

decorated mortar board — Commencement Day | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Seniors in black caps and gowns pose for a photograph with University Hall in the background — Leverett House seniors | Photograph by Niko yaitanes /Harvard Magazine

Two students with white wings on their backs — The Divinity School | PHotograph by Jim Harrison

People in colorful regalia — Commencement Day | Photograph by Jim Harrison

graduates wearing black gowns hold large plastic red clapping hands and cheer — Commencement Day | PHotograph by Jim Harrison

Adele and Lawrence Bacow pose for a photograph — Adele and Larry Bacow | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Student in black gown waves red flag and wears novelty Harvard sunglasses — Graduate Isha Vaish from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | Photograph by JIm Harrison

three students in black robes pose for a photograph — Commencement Orators, from left: Blake Lopez, Shruthi Kumar, and Robert Clinton | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

three people wearing red academic robes standing — Honorands Sylvester James Gates, Jr., Joy Harjo-Sapulpa, and Lawrence S. Bacow | photograph by jim harrison

three graduates in black robes — Julia Duvall, Lansing Sugita, and Veeraya Tanawattanacharoen | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Graduate with teddy bear on his mortar board — Faisal Reza | PHotograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Seniors in black gowns pose for group photograph — Commencement Day | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Woman with decorated mortar board — Commencement Day | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Faculty dressed in their school's regalia — Commencement Day | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Commencement Day | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Cynthia Luo | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

law school graduates in black gowns — Harvard Law School | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

four people wearing red doctoral robes and black caps — Gino Domel, Chanthia Ma, Sonya Gupta, Jonathan Boretsky | Photography by Jennifer beaumont / Harvard Magazine

Alana Hinkston | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

students in black gowns pose for photograph — Commencement Day | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Harvard Kennedy School graduates holding globe beach balls — Harvard Kennedy School of Government | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Commencement Day | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Commencement Day | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Commencement Day | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Commencement Day | Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Class Day

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students on stage — CAPTION TEXT HERE| Photograph by Jim Harrison

People on stage pose for a group photograph — From left: Shikoh Misu Hirabayashi, Incoming HAA president Moirtri Chowdhury Savard, Chibuikem C. Uche ’24, and Dean Rakesh Khurana | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Man speaks at podium on stage — Ben Elwy ’24 | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Two men speaking at podium — Fez S. Zafar ’24, left, and Chibuikem C. “Chuby” Uche ’24 Class of 2024 First and Second Marshals PHotograph by Jim Harrison

man speaking at the podium — Dean Rakesh Khurana | Photograph by Jim Harrison

two women speak at podium — Shruthi S. Kumar ’24 and Tarina Ahuja ’24 | Photograph by Jim harrison

man speaking at podium — Jeremy Ornstein ’24 | Photograph by Jim harrison

Man and woman pose for a photograph — Ames Award recipients | Photography by jim harrison

man wearing straw hat speaks at podium — Matthew Winston Cole ’24 | Photgraph by Jim Harrison

man speaking at podium — Dean William Fitzsimmons | Photograph by jim harrison

Man with "I love Currier" hat and a sign that reads "Hi Everyone" speaks at podium — Bill Oliverio | photograph by jim harrison

man with guitar and woman singing perform for audience — Brian Cheng ’24 and Isabella E. Pena ’24| CREDIT TEXT HERE

ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

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Vice Admiral Philip Cullom addresses audience at Sanders Theater — Vice Admiral Philip Cullom | Photograph by Jim harrison

ROTC stage in Sanders Theater — photograph by Jim harrison

ROTC in Sanders Theater — Photograph by Bob Fitta/Harvard Magazine

United States Army and Navy cadets — Photograph by Jim Harrison

United States Air Force cadets — Photograph by Jim Harrison

U.S. Army cadet receiving commission — Vice Admiral Philip Cullom and Second Lieutenant Soren Choi | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Second Lieutenant Jack Cogbill and family | photograph by jim harrison

Second Lieutenant Owen O'Connor and family | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Second Lieutenant Nicholas Marcenelle and family | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Ensign Aaron Eduaimon | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Ensign Anne Foley and family | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Ensign Christian McIver and family | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Vice Admiral Philip Cullom and Second Lieutenant Jasmine Adams | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Second Lieutenant Milo Clark and family | Photograph by Jim harrison

Second Lieutenant Kaylee Kim and family | Photograph by jim harrison

Vice Admiral Philip Cullom and Second Lieutenant Kayra Yaman | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Cadets lined up on stage — Photograph by jim harrison

Baccalaureate

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graduates in black cap and gown processing holding the class of 2024 banner — Photograph by Jim Harrison

graduates wearing black caps and gowns fill the audience — Photograph by Jim Harrison

graduates in audience having fun — Photograph by Jim Harrison

graduates wearing black robes fan themselves with their caps to keep cool in the heat — Photograph by Jim Harrison

student chorus sings while on the stage — Photograph by Jim Harrison

Reverend Matthew Potts delivers sermon — Matthew Ichihashi Potts | Photograph by Jim Harrison

graduates at the podium wearing black caps and robes and red sashes — Photograph by Jim Harrison

graduate wearing black robe and red scarf over her head — Photograph by Jim Harrison

graduates in black cap and gown address the audience — Photograph by Jim Harrison

Interim President Garber, wearing a black robe, addresses the audience — Interim President Alan Garber | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Imam Dr. Khalil Abdur-Rashid wearing white cap and robe delivers sermon to the audience — Imam Dr. Khalil Abdur-Rashid | Photograph by Jim harrison

delivering sermon — Dr. Calvon T. Jones | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Greg Epstein delivers sermon — Greg Epstein | Photograph by Jim Harrison

Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises

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graduates in black caps and gowns cheer as Drew Gilpin Faust and Rakesh Khaurana walk between the student — Photograph by Jim Harrison

graduates in black caps and gowns processing to Sanders Theater — Photograph by Jim Harrison

Graduate Isa Pena, wearing black cap and gown, shows off her Phi Beta Kappa diploma — Isa Pena | Photograph by Jim harrison

Drew Gilpin Faust, wearing a red robe, addresses audience at Sanders Theater — Drew Gilpin Faust | photograph by jim harrison

woman singing with chorus behind her at Sanders Theater — Soloist Sophia E. Lerebours '26 | Photograph by jim harrison

Tracy K. Smith, wearing a red suit, addresses the audience at Sanders Theater — Tracy K. Smith | Photogrpah by jim harrison

Rabbi Noah Marlowe addresses audience at Sanders Theater — Rabbi Noah Marlowe | Photograph by Jim Harrison

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