Commencement
Coverage of Harvard’s annual graduation ceremonies, including speeches, profiles, and traditions.
Alumni Cheer on Harvard
At Alumni Day, ringing endorsements of Harvard’s fight
by Max J. Krupnick
2022
On Commencements
Emerson’s oratory backstory, somber reunion notes, and happier days
by Primus VI
Harvard Commencement 2022
Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations
Harvard Square Blooms Again
New businesses arrive in the neighborhood—and old ones take on new life. A Harvard2 Local Business Roundup
by Kara Baskin
Headliners
Jacinda Ardern, Merrick Garland, and other lead speakers at Commencement and alumni events
by John S. Rosenberg
Merrick Garland to Address Classes of 2020-2021 Ceremony
The U.S. Attorney General returns to Harvard.
by John S. Rosenberg
Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith to Speak at Harvard Alumni Day
An alumna and faculty member at a new Harvard tradition
by Nell Porter-Brown
Civil Rights Attorney Sherrilyn Ifill to Receive 2022 Radcliffe Medal
The educator and lawyer receives the Institute’s highest honor.
by Jacob Sweet
Jacinda Ardern to Speak at Harvard Commencement
New Zealand prime minister scheduled to address graduates on May 26.
by John S. Rosenberg
Commencement and Alumni Annual Meeting Notice 2022
The official notices for Commencement 2022 and Harvard Alumni Day
Presiding during the Pandemic
President Bacow on pandemic and academic Harvard
by John S. Rosenberg
