Commencement week includes addresses by President Alan M. Garber and author and Stanford University’s Meier and Lane provostial professor of medicine Abraham Verghese. For details and updates on event speakers, visit harvardmagazine.com/commencement.
Tuesday, May 27
Phi Beta Kappa Exercises, at 11, with orator Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana and guest poet Arthur Sze, whose many books include The Glass Constellation: New and Collected Poems, Sanders Theatre
Baccalaureate Service for the College Class of 2025, at 1:15, followed by class photo, Harvard Yard, Old Yard
College Class of 2025 Family Social, at 4, Old Yard, Harvard Yard
Harvard University Band and Choruses Concert, at 8, Tercentenary Theatre
Wednesday, May 28
ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, 11-12:30, with President Alan M. Garber and guest speaker U.S. Army Lieutenant General Joseph “JP” McGee, director of strategy, plans, and policy, on the Joint Staff, Memorial Hall
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Convocation, at 11, with guest speaker epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist Dr. Céline Gounder, senior fellow at KFF and associate professor of medicine and infectious diseases at NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine, Agganis Arena, Boston
Harvard Medical School Master’s Convocation Ceremony, at 12:30, with keynote speaker Linda Villarosa, journalist, educator, and author of Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on Health in America, HMS Quad
College Class Day Exercises, at 2, with guest speaker renowned basketball player, writer, and activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, along with Harvard and Ivy Orations and remarks by incoming Harvard Alumni Association president Will Makris, Ed.M. ’00, Tercentenary Theatre
Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address, at 3, with guest speaker Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor and host of the global affairs program “Amanpour,” JFK Memorial Park
Law School Class Day Ceremony, 2:30-4, with an address by guest speaker Bob Myers, former Golden State Warriors basketball executive, Holmes Field
Business School Class Day Ceremony, 2:30, with speaker John Rice, M.B.A. ’92, CEO and founder of Management Leadership for Tomorrow, Baker Lawn
Graduate School of Education Convocation, 3:30, with speaker Catherine Snow, Hobbs professor of cognition and education, Radcliffe Yard
Graduate School of Design Class Day, 3:30, with Malkit Shoshan, GSD design critic in urban planning and design, Gund Hall backyard tent
Divinity School Multireligious Commencement Service for the Class of 2025, 3:30, HDS campus green
Dudley Community Reception, at 4, 53 Dunster Street
Faculty Deans’ Receptions, starting at 4:30 (times vary by location), undergraduate Houses
Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner, at 5, Bright-Landry Hockey Center
Thursday, May 29
Commencement Day, Harvard Yard gates open at 6:45
Academic Processions, begin at 7:45 (all guests should be seated by 8:55), Harvard Yard, various locations
The 374th Commencement Exercises, 9:30-12:15, with guest speaker Abraham Verghese, Tercentenary Theatre
Luncheons and diploma-awarding ceremonies, at 12:15, undergraduate Houses, and the graduate and professional schools (various locations)
Harvard Extension School Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony and Reception, at 2, Harvard Museum of Natural History courtyard
Harvard Medical and Dental Schools Class Day Ceremony, luncheon at noon, followed by ceremony and keynote address by Wellesley College president Paula A. Johnson ’80, M.D. ’84, M.P.H. ’85. HMS Quad
