Commencement


Alumni Cheer on Harvard

At Alumni Day, ringing endorsements of Harvard’s fight

by Max J. Krupnick

2025

The “Obligation to Heal”

Amid distrust of science, Paula Johnson tells medical and dental graduates to be “citizen-physicians.”

by Vivian W. Rong

Harvard 2025 Commencement Photo Album

A gallery of photographs from the Commencement celebration for the class of 2025

Losing the Will to Argue—Civilly—is a National Risk, Professor Says

Education School’s Snow reminds graduates that public life depends on how we teach others to disagree.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Commencement Day 2025

The 374th Commencement exercises 

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Confers Six Honorary Degrees

Abdul-Jabbar, Moreno join scholars in climate, poverty, immigration

by Jonathan Shaw , Nina Pasquini

Christiane Amanpour Points HKS Graduates to Opportunities Abroad

“America needs ambassadors like you,” CNN anchor says.

by Vivian W. Rong

Harvard Cancelled Affinity Celebrations. Students Held Them Anyway.

In hotels, parks, and churches, graduates decried the end of DEI programs.

by Nina Pasquini

Abdul-Jabbar Praises Harvard’s Stand Against the Trump Administration

NBA legend urges graduating seniors to stand up for justice.

by Nina Pasquini

School of Public Health Graduates Hear Blunt Critiques of Trump

Infectious disease expert Céline Gounder describes “a war on science.”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard ROTC Graduates Told of Churchill, Constitution

Lt. General McGee says armed forces need “your skills and your leadership”

by Nell Porter-Brown