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Harvard Commencement speakers Berwick, Bok, Marshall, Zakaria, et al.
An oratorical omnium gatherum, from Donald Berwick and Derek Bok to Margaret Marshall and Fareed Zakaria
Harvard 2012 honorary degrees
The University confers honorary degrees on six men and two women.
Harvard 2012 Commencement
Moments for reflection and projection during the 361st Commencement, in Harvard's 375th anniversary year
Naval architect William Francis Gibbs, designer of the SS United States
Brief life of America’s greatest naval architect: 1886-1967
Harvard's Alexandar Keyssar analyzes voter suppression measures
Voting rights and partisan practices in a highly contested election year
Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson urge compromise in U.S. politics
Continuous campaigning and gridlocked governing in American politics
Lawrence Lessig explains how money corrupts Congress
Lawrence Lessig thinks American democracy requires a constitutional overhaul to counter the “economy of influence.”
Radcliffe fellow Trethewey named poet laureate
Natasha Trethewey was a 2001 Radcliffe Institute Fellow.
Hiram Hunn Awards for 2012 presented by Harvard College Admissions Office
The College’s Office of Admissions and Financial Aid honors seven alumni.
Kathryn Edin explains the increase in births out of wedlock
Kathryn Edin of Harvard Kennedy School explains why more and more American children are born out of wedlock.