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

Sarah Jessica Parker Speaks at Harvard Law School Class Day 2016

Actress and philanthropist Sarah Jessica Parker promotes “listening” at Harvard Law School’s Class Day.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Joining the “Long Crimson Line”

Harvard ROTC’s 2016 joint commissioning ceremony ushers a dozen new officers into the armed services.

by Jean Martin

Centennial Medalists 2016

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four distinguished alumni.

The Harvard Medalists of 2016

Hailing from Dallas to Vancouver, four alumni are recognized for long-term service to the University—musical, academic, administrative, and otherwise.

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard Baccalaureate 2016: Tell “Your Own Story”

Faust tells seniors in “the class of Snapchat” to keep re-telling their stories.

by Jonathan Shaw

Poet and Renaissance Scholar Launch Commencement Week

The Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises featured Stephen Greenblatt and Robyn Schiff.

by Sophia Nguyen

The SIGnboard: Reunion Week

Shared Interest Group gatherings 

The Week’s Events

Harvard University’s Commencement week events

Rashida Jones ’97 Named Class Day Speaker

The actress will address the class of 2016 on May 25.

by Laura Levis

Robyn Schiff, Stephen Greenblatt to Speak at Phi Beta Kappa Exercises

Harvard’s Phi Beta Kappa ceremony opens Commencement week on May 24.