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Articles: Commencement

Novelist John Green joins Radcliffe medalist Ophelia Dahl on stage to discuss Partners in Health

Novelist John Green joins Radcliffe medalist Ophelia Dahl on stage to discuss Partners In Health
Photograph by Tony Rinaldo

Commencement

Ophelia Dahl, awarded the 2023 Radcliffe Medal, discusses Partners In Health.

 

5.26.23

Commencement 2023

President Bacow delivering his final Baccalaureate address, to the class of 2023.

 Photograph by Jim Harrison

In his valedictory baccalaureate address, President Bacow emphasizes the value of humility.

5.23.23

Adam Falk delivering his talk in academic robes

Adam Falk

Photograph by Jim Harrison

Natalie Diaz and Adam Falk at the Phi Beta Kappa Exercises

5.23.23

From left: Josiah Meadows, Pallas Chou, and Vig Hogg

From left: Josiah Meadows, Pallas Chou, and Vic Hogg

Photographs, from left, by Jon Chase/HPAC, Kris Snibbe/HPAC, and Stephanie Mitchell/HPAC

A classicist-become venture capitalist, an enzyme scientist, and a Native American who survived a shocking trauma

5.22.23

Six alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.

5.19.23

Moving out box in Harvard Yard with a Harvard snow globe, graduation cap, and books

The pretty parts of college are easy to photograph, but the messier experiences often prove more memorable and profound. 

Montage illustration by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine; photographs of box, books, and cap by Unsplash

One graduating senior’s would-be commencement speech on the beautiful, the ugly, and the everlasting

5.17.23

Larry Wilmore
Photograph by Peter Yang/Comedy Central

Writer, television producer, comedian, and actor challenges the racial and political status quo.

5.5.23

President Lawrence S. Bacow

President Lawrence S. Bacow

Allston, higher-education outreach, and free speech make for a busy conclusion to the twenty-ninth president’s Mass Hall tenure.

4.12.23

sunny patio with umbrellas over tables

 Orinoco’s patio haven

Photograph courtesy of the restaurant

A selection of celebratory spots

May-June 2023

Harvard students in caps and gowns

Celebratory students at Commencement 

Photograph by Jennifer Beaumont/Harvard Magazine

Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations

May-June 2023

Tom Hanks, Ophelia Dahl, and Mary Louise Kelly

Tom Hanks, Ophelia Dahl, and Mary Louise Kelly

From left to right: Photograph by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP,  photograph courtesy of Ophelia Dahl, photograph by Mike Morgan/NPR; montage by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine

Commencement speakers, women's hockey investigation, visual-culture curator, and more

May-June 2023

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Photograph by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

The actor and filmmaker will be Harvard’s guest speaker on May 25.

3.21.23

Ophelia Dahl, standing in front of a bookshelf with her arms crossed

Ophelia Dahl
Photo courtesy of Ophelia Dahl

The human rights advocate co-founded Partners In Health in 1987.

3.9.23