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
Centennial Medalists 2021
Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Baccalaureate, and a Multitude of Distinct Graduations 2021
President Bacow on reconnecting with other people, and new First-Gen and LGBTQ+ graduation celebrations join the roster
by John S. Rosenberg
President Bacow’s Harvard Baccalaureate Remarks
“This has not been a typical year”—but a tradition resumes, virtually.
by Lawrence S. Bacow
Jeremy Lin to Speak at Harvard College Class Day
The former NBA star headlines the undergraduates’ virtual celebration May 26.
by John S. Rosenberg
Kevin Young to Address Harvard Alumni Association
The acclaimed poet and director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will speak at the annual meeting on June 4—and other graduation-week speakers are announced.
by John S. Rosenberg
HAA Honors Three Alumni for Service
Alumni Association announces Harvard Medalists.
by Nell Porter-Brown
This Spring, Next Fall
The spring semester, coronavirus KO’s in-person Commencement, and fall prospects
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Commencement to Be Virtual Again
The 370th degree-conferral will be online for the second consecutive year—with Ruth Simmons as guest speaker.
by John S. Rosenberg
2020
Reunions, Alumni Meeting to Be Virtual
The alumni association announces the inevitable.
by John S. Rosenberg
“One Community, One Harvard”
HAA president John West promotes interconnections within the University.
by Nell Porter-Brown
