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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.
Harvard Graduation Morning Exercises Commencement 2021
The Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
Harvard Guest Speaker Commencement 2021
Harvard graduation guest speaker says “it is never too late to do justice.”
Harvard Honorary Degree Recipients Commencement 2021
A Nobel-winning chemist, a documentary dramatist and a photojournalist, a preeminent news editor, and more
Centennial Medalists 2021
Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
Jeremy Lin and Elizabeth Warren Highlight Class Days
A former NBA star and a U.S. Senator speak to new graduates.
The Baccalaureate—and Proliferating Graduations 2021
President Bacow on reconnecting with other people, and new First-Gen and LGBTQ+ graduation celebrations join the roster
Harvard Returns to Normal This Fall
University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
President Bacow's Harvard Baccalaureate Remarks
“This has not been a typical year”—but a tradition resumes, virtually.
Assessing gender and racial equality today
A discussion on progress and retreat with Danielle Allen, Margaret Marshall, and Jane Mendillo