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Should Convicted Felons Serve on Juries?

A prosecutor and a defense attorney say, “Yes.”

by Juliet Isselbacher

The Context: Universities Pushed to Reckon with Slavery

Students and activists advocate for institutional change.

by Jacob Sweet

Melvin Miller ’56: “Not going…to stand aside”

The founder, editor, and publisher of The Bay State Banner profiled

by Juliet Isselbacher

Radcliffe Day: Gender Equity, Melinda French Gates

A panel on achieving gender equity, and a conversation with Radcliffe Medalist Melinda French Gates

by Lydialyle Gibson , Juliet Isselbacher

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s Public Health Address

The World Health Organization Director-General delivered the Commencement address to graduates of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.

Words to Live By

A sampler of wisdom shared at Harvard’s graduate and professional school Commencement ceremonies

by Jonathan Shaw

Valerie Montgomery Rice’s Medical and Dental Schools Class Day Address

The President and Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine delivered the Class Day address to graduates of the Harvard Medical and Dental Schools.

Harvard Election Results

Harvard Forward gains a fourth seat on the Board of Overseers.

Doug McMillon’s Business School address

The CEO of Walmart delivered the Class Day address to graduates of the Harvard Business School.

Harvard Undergraduate English Address Commencement 2021

An orator tells classmates, “It is our time to create a new normal.”

Harvard Graduate English Speaker Commencement 2021

The graduate speaker tells “bearers great of privilege” to become “the breakers of powerful yokes….”

Harvard Latin Salutatory Commencement 2021

The Latin salutatorian finds strengths in the intersections between the humanities and modern sciences.