Commencement
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Named Harvard College Class Day Speaker
The basketball player and writer will address Harvard seniors on May 28.
by Nina Pasquini
2018
Lewis on Leadership; Faust’s Farewell
Congressman John Lewis spoke at Drew Faust's last afternoon exercises as Harvard president.
by Sophia Nguyen
Picture-Perfect
The 367th Commencement: the student speakers, the honorary-degree recipients, and the full spectacle of Harvard’s Morning Exercises
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard’s Honorary-Degree Recipients 2018
Four artists, an ocean biologist, a democratizing statesman, and a public-health leader (and favorite son)
by John S. Rosenberg
"You Can Go Elsewhere for a Job, but You Cannot Go Elsewhere for a Soul”
Senator Jeff Flake speaks at Harvard Law School’s Class Day.
by Nell Porter-Brown
“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
“Above All Else, Do Not Lie”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses the class of 2018.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
“The Truth Shall Set You Free”
John Silvanus Wilson Jr.’s spirited message for the School of Education’s graduates—and for Harvard.
by Jonathan Shaw
Alma Mater, Updated
Janet Pascal ’84 crafts the new final line for “Fair Harvard,” debuting this Commencement.
by Sophia Nguyen
Saluting the 2018 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
