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Phi Beta Kappa Oration: "Iraq"
John Deutch, former CIA director delivers Phi Beta Kappa Oration
Class Day Speech by Tim Russert
So, this is Harvard. Look at all those scholars sitting out there...
Latin Salutatory: “Campus of Dreams”
Praeses Aestive, Decani, Professores, vos qui geritis et exercitis nostros manipulos Harvardianos...
Undergraduate English Oration: "Perfect Imperfection"
Four years ago many of us received letters inviting us to be part of a seemingly perfect world...
Graduate English Oration: "One Journey's End is Another's Beginning"
My maternal great-grandmother Dorenda said that she was born in the year peace was declared...
Commencement Address by President Lawrence H. Summers
On behalf of every student, faculty member, and every member of the staff of Harvard University...
2005 Commencement address by John Lithgow '67
Mr. President, faculty, graduates, families, and friends, good afternoon and thank you for the honor of addressing you all today...
Largiantur Donatores
The University had received $493 million in donations through May 31 of the fiscal year, according to University Treasurer James F. Rothenberg...
An American in Paris
More students are venturing abroad, for term or summer study or other experiences, with the College’s encouragement. The first of two...
Honoris Causa
Two women and six men received honorary degrees at Harvard’s 354th Commencement. Provost Steven E. Hyman introduced them to the...
Where the Students Are
At each Commencement, Harvard confers 6,500 or so degrees, on everyone from College students who have navigated their undergraduate years to...
Deep into Sleep
Not long ago, a psychiatrist in private practice telephoned associate professor of psychiatry Robert Stickgold, a cognitive neuroscientist...