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In his 1968 Commencement speech, Iran's shah proposed a Universal Welfare Legion

Unruffled by protesters, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi suggested a way to remove the "roots of the curses that afflict humanity" in his 1968 speech.

Addressing the class of 1993, Marian Wright Edelman spoke up for children

In her 1993 Class Day speech, she reminded the graduating seniors of those less fortunate.

Excerpts from Colin Powell's 1993 Harvard Commencement address

Despite some Harvardians’ opposition to his selection as chief speaker, the general was received with applause in 1993.

Multiple myeloma research crusader Kathy Giusti to speak at HBS Class Day

The founder of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation will speak at Harvard Business School Class Day.

Joyce Carol Oates to speak, Henri Cole to read at 2011 Phi Beta Kappa ceremony

The author will speak, and the poet will read, on May 24.

6 Harvard faculty members among 72 new members of National Academy of Sciences

Honored for work in disciplines including economics, climate change, genomics, mathematics

Shared Interest Groups for Harvard alumni - Commencement & Reunion 2011

View and submit listings of Shared Interest Group events.

Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean reports a smaller deficit

Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Michael D. Smith reports a smaller deficit—and restores cookies to faculty meetings.

Bin Laden death echoes in Drew Faust's Jefferson Lecture, "Telling War Stories"

President Drew Faust's Jefferson Lecture takes on an unexpected timeliness.

Designing throughways for wildlife

A winning proposal to keep cars and critters apart

American studies scholar Lizabeth Cohen named Radcliffe Institute interim dean

The American studies professor will take office on July 1.

Ela Bhatt to receive 2011 Radcliffe Medal

The women's rights activist and entrepreneur also served in the Indian Parliament.