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
2021
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s Public Health Address
The World Health Organization Director-General delivered the Commencement address to graduates of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
Words to Live By
A sampler of wisdom shared at Harvard’s graduate and professional school Commencement ceremonies
by Jonathan Shaw
Doug McMillon’s Business School address
The CEO of Walmart delivered the Class Day address to graduates of the Harvard Business School.
Ruth J. Simmons’s Harvard Graduation Address
Harvard graduation guest speaker says “it is never too late to do justice.”
Vincent H. Bish Jr.'s Graduate English address
The graduate speaker tells “bearers great of privilege” to become “the breakers of powerful yokes….”
Silvana Gómez’s Undergraduate English Address
An orator tells classmates, “It is our time to create a new normal.”
Jordan Bliss Perry’s Latin (and English) Address
The Latin salutatorian finds strengths in the intersections between the humanities and modern sciences.
The Morning Exercises, Virtual Again
The Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
by John S. Rosenberg , Jacob Sweet
Harvard Confers Seven Honorary Degrees
A Nobel-winning chemist, a documentary dramatist and a photojournalist, a preeminent news editor, and more
by John S. Rosenberg
Jeremy Lin and Elizabeth Warren Highlight Class Days
A former NBA star and a U.S. Senator speak to new graduates.
by Juliet Isselbacher , Jacob Sweet , Jean Martin
