Commencement
Coverage of Harvard’s annual graduation ceremonies, including speeches, profiles, and traditions.
Commencement Week Events
Harvard Commencement Events 2026
2025
Harvard Cancelled Affinity Celebrations. Students Held Them Anyway.
In hotels, parks, and churches, graduates decried the end of DEI programs.
Abdul-Jabbar Praises Harvard’s Stand Against the Trump Administration
NBA legend urges graduating seniors to stand up for justice.
School of Public Health Graduates Hear Blunt Critiques of Trump
Infectious disease expert Céline Gounder describes “a war on science.”
Harvard ROTC Graduates Told of Churchill, Constitution
Lt. General McGee says armed forces need “your skills and your leadership”
Harvard Medical School Master’s Graduates Encouraged to Confront Misinformation
Daley tells graduates to confront the “pathogens” of distrust in science and medicine.
Saluting the 2025 Centennial Medalists
Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
Harvard Student Commencement Speakers
A second-generation speaker, a conservationist, and a student from afar will deliver Commencement speeches — with no notes
International Student Ban Casts a Shadow on Harvard Commencement
Graduates discuss Trump's moves as students and alumni hold rallies
Harvard’s Phi Beta Kappa speakers don't shrink from the news
Garber receives standing ovation; Khurana speaks of higher ed in crisis
“Advocate for Education,” Garber Urges Harvard Graduates
At traditional Baccalaureate Address, Harvard president recalls his student years
