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Jason Furman to Lead Center for Business and Government

The new director of Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center bridges economic research and policy.

by Jonathan Shaw

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

by Craig Lambert

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.

by Meena Venkataramanan