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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.

by Jonathan Shaw

Michelle Yeoh’s Three Tips for Success

Oscar-winning actress offers advice in Harvard Law School Class Day address.

by Nancy Walecki

Standing Out, United

Harvard affinity celebrations honor graduates’ diverse journeys. 

by Ryan Doan-Nguyen

“Today You Join Something That Is Larger than Yourself”

Sixteen graduates were commissioned into the armed services at the ROTC ceremony.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Ruth Simmons’s Convocation Speech at the Graduate School of Education

The renewed importance of education in a world of misinformation

“The Wise Person Learns from All People”

In his valedictory baccalaureate address, President Bacow emphasizes the value of humility.

by Jonathan Shaw

In Defense of Academic Freedom

Natalie Diaz and Adam Falk at the Phi Beta Kappa Exercises

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Student Commencement Speakers

A classicist-become venture capitalist, an enzyme scientist, and a Native American who survived a shocking trauma

by Max J. Krupnick

Saluting the 2023 Centennial Medalists

Six alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.

by Jonathan Shaw

Larry Wilmore Named College Class Day Speaker

Writer, television producer, comedian, and actor challenges the racial and political status quo.

by Nancy Walecki

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.

by Max J. Krupnick