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Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide
College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week
Harvard divestment controversy
The temperature rises as students, faculty members, and administrators disagree on University investments in fossil-fuel producers.
Harvard Commencement Michael Bloomberg Drew Faust
President Drew Faust on universities' role, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on tolerance, and a seventieth reunion puts learning and life in perspective
Harvard Commencement 2014 graduates plans, Barbara Bush, and more
Class of 2014 careers and concerns, hockey jersey for the Corporation's senior fellow, degrees conferred, and more
Harvard honorary degrees George H. W. Bush, Aretha Franklin, Isabel Allende
At the 363rd Commencement, honorary degrees for George H. W. Bush, Michael R. Bloomberg, Aretha Franklin, Isabel Allende, Joseph Stiglitz, and more
A Harvard task force released its recommendations in late February
A Harvard task force released its recommendations in late February.
Harvard Art Museums opening
After a multiyear renovation, Harvard Art Museums make ready for a November reopening.
Harvard instructors experiment with hands-on learning
Instructors experiment with hands-on learning.
Harvard economist Rohini Pande assesses the impact of public policies
Economist Rohini Pande assesses the impact of public policies.
Assessing online course enrollments
The first analyses of online-course registrants—and "dropouts"—and other MOOC news
Headlines from Harvard history, May-June 1919-1999
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine