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Newly elected Overseers and HAA directors
Announcing the winners
Commencement Confetti
Tidbits from a memorable, celebratory Harvard week
Moveable Feast
Commencement venues through the ages
by Primus IV
The Speeches 2022
President Bacow on humility, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on democracy and social media, and Attorney General Merrick Garland on civic engagement and threats to U.S. democracy
Seafaring America
Visiting Mystic, Connecticut
Harvard Alumni Day Debuts
New event draws alumni back to campus, in-person and virtually.
by Jacob Sweet , Nancy Walecki
“We Salute You, and We Thank You”
Harvard’s emotional celebration provides closure for the classes of 2020 and 2021—and honors those who served during the pandemic.
by John S. Rosenberg , Nancy Walecki , Lydialyle Gibson , Jacob Sweet
A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens
A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.