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“Above All Else, Do Not Lie”

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses the class of 2018.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

“Our Virtues Are Written on Our Hearts”

At the Kennedy School, Ohio governor John Kasich encouraged graduates to live selfless, faith-driven lives.

by Oset Babür

Harvard’s Governing Boards Refreshed

The University appoints new Corporation members and Overseers

Children's book writer and editor Janet Pascal ’84, on revising "Fair Harvard"

Janet Pascal ’84 crafts the new final line for “Fair Harvard,” debuting this Commencement.

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors its Centennial Medalists

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four alumni whose contributions to society emerged from their study at Harvard.

by Jonathan Shaw

The “Ring of Truth”

R. J. Tarrant’s last Commencement coaching the student speakers

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard ROTC 2018 commissioning ceremony

President Drew Faust and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter honor Harvard ROTC’s newly commissioned officers.

by Jean Martin

Neil Shubin and Kevin Young speak at Harvard's 2018 Phi Beta Kappa exercises

Fish paleontologist Neil Shubin, Ph.D. ’87, and author Kevin Young ’92 spoke at the 2018 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises.

by Sophia Nguyen

Baccalaureate 2018

In her last Baccalaureate address, President Drew Faust speaks to the class of 2018 about transformation.

by Jonathan Shaw

Alexander Solzhenitsyn at Harvard, and the “circle of consequence”

Echoes of a Harvard Commencement speech 40 years on

by Wanda Urbanska

How to Pretend You Went to Harvard

I would like to offer you what I think is even better than an actual Harvard degree: the ability to pass what I call the Harvard Voight-Kampff.

by Alexandra Petri

After Five Decades, Dean Dingman Bids Harvard Farewell

This summer, Tom Dingman will retire after 13 years as dean of freshmen and a 45-year career at Harvard. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova