Commencement
Coverage of Harvard’s annual graduation ceremonies, including speeches, profiles, and traditions.
Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide
College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week
2021
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
Jeremy Lin and Elizabeth Warren Highlight Class Days
A former NBA star and a U.S. Senator speak to new graduates.
Centennial Medalists 2021
Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
The Baccalaureate—and Proliferating Graduations 2021
President Bacow on reconnecting with other people, and new First-Gen and LGBTQ+ graduation celebrations join the roster
President Bacow's Harvard Baccalaureate Remarks
“This has not been a typical year”—but a tradition resumes, virtually.
Jeremy Lin to Speak at Harvard College Class Day
The former NBA star headlines the undergraduates’ virtual celebration May 26.
Kevin Young Addresses 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.
Harvard Alumni Medalists Announced
Alumni Association announces Harvard Medalists.
