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

2016

Brevia

Chao Center, a Law School alumnus as vice-presidential nominee, sexual-assault lexicon, Gen Ed transition, and more

The Talk

Commencement oratory from Steven Spielberg, Drew Faust, and others

Laugh Lines

Speakers making funny at the 365th Commencement

Commencement Confetti

A multitalented student, political zingers, a retiring Commencement directors, final-club ribbing, and more

Harvard Medalists

For “extraordinary service to the University”

The Senior Alumni

The oldest graduates at Commencement

Scene 1, Take 2

Harvard goes Hollywood for Commencement, with sunny scenery, but sober talk.

Janet Yellen Talks Policy and Inequality at Radcliffe Day Celebration

Yellen reflected on her love for economics, her formative relationship with James Tobin, her adviser in graduate school, and her long career in the Federal Reserve system. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Prosperity and Equality

A substantive discussion at this election-year Radcliffe Day

by John S. Rosenberg