Commencement
Coverage of Harvard’s annual graduation ceremonies, including speeches, profiles, and traditions.
Harvard’s 375th Commencement Exercises
Conan O’Brien headlines a star-studded cast
2023
News in Brief
Commencement speakers, women's hockey investigation, visual-culture curator, and more
Commencement and Alumni Events 2023
Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations
Eating Around Cambridge
A selection of celebratory spots
Commencement Celebrity: Tom Hanks to Address Graduates
The actor and filmmaker will be Harvard’s guest speaker on May 25.
Global Health Pioneer Ophelia Dahl to Receive 2023 Radcliffe Medal
The human rights advocate co-founded Partners In Health in 1987.
Adam Falk and Natalie Diaz at Phi Beta Kappa
Guest speakers for Commencement 2023 Literary Exercises
2022
Learners, Grizzled and Downy
An affecting reunion, and Houghton Library accessible to all
by Primus VI
Commencement Confetti
Tidbits from a memorable, celebratory Harvard week
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
Moveable Feast
Commencement venues through the ages
by Primus IV
