Commencement
Coverage of Harvard’s annual graduation ceremonies, including speeches, profiles, and traditions.
Harvard Commencement 2025
Harvard passes a test of its values, yet challenges loom.
Valerie Montgomery Rice’s Medical and Dental Schools Class Day Address
The President and Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine delivered the Class Day address to graduates of the Harvard Medical and Dental Schools.
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
Doug McMillon’s Business School address
The CEO of Walmart delivered the Class Day address to graduates of the Harvard Business School.
Harvard Guest Speaker Commencement 2021
Harvard graduation guest speaker says “it is never too late to do justice.”
Harvard Graduate English Speaker Commencement 2021
The graduate speaker tells “bearers great of privilege” to become “the breakers of powerful yokes….”
Harvard Undergraduate English Address Commencement 2021
An orator tells classmates, “It is our time to create a new normal.”
Harvard Latin Salutatory Commencement 2021
The Latin salutatorian finds strengths in the intersections between the humanities and modern sciences.
Harvard Graduation Morning Exercises Commencement 2021
The Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
Harvard Honorary Degree Recipients Commencement 2021
A Nobel-winning chemist, a documentary dramatist and a photojournalist, a preeminent news editor, and more
