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
Steven Spielberg and Drew Faust Address Harvard Commencement
Following the presentation of four Harvard Medals, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Harvard's president spoke at the afternoon program.
by Sophia Nguyen
Steven Spielberg: “I Was in a Celluloid Bubble”
The filmmaker—of Indiana Jones, Schindler's List, and most recently The BFG—delivers Harvard’s 2016 Commencement address.
by Sophia Nguyen
Shalala Tells Public Health School Graduates to “Expect the Unexpected”
Clinton Foundation president and former secretary of health and human services Donna Shalala called graduates to action at the Public Health School.
by Aidan Langston
A Sunny Celebration
The Morning Exercises of Harvard's 365th Commencement
by John S. Rosenberg
Freeman Hrabowski: “We the Teachers Make the Difference”
Hrabowski encouraged HGSE graduates to carry on the values of community and collaboration that animated the Civil Rights Movement.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Harvard’s 2016 Honorary-Degree Recipients
The University confers honorary degrees on six men and three women.
by John S. Rosenberg
Kindness Is “a Powerful and Subversive Thing”
The Divinity School, which is celebrating its bicentennial, held a service that drew from texts from the Qur'an to Harry Potter.
by Sophia Nguyen
Rashida Jones ’97: “Don’t Just Follow the Rules”
At Harvard College Class Day, the actress urges students to create their own lives, and always choose love.
by Laura Levis
Live Life to Its Fullest, HBS Class Day Speakers Urge
An HBS graduate describes life after her husband's death, and an alumnus recounts the moments that defined his career.
by Aidan Langston
Madeleine Albright Urges Graduates to Look Beyond America’s Borders
“We cannot will away or wall away the world,” said the former secretary of state.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
