Commencement
Coverage of Harvard’s annual graduation ceremonies, including speeches, profiles, and traditions.
Harvard’s 375th Commencement Exercises
Conan O’Brien headlines a star-studded cast
2022
Jacinda Ardern to Speak at Harvard Commencement
New Zealand prime minister scheduled to address graduates on May 26.
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
2021
Celebrating the Classes of ’20 and ’21
The coronavirus short-circuited their Commencement. Harvard plans a do-over.
How will Harvard change post-coronavirus?
Opportunities in admissions, online degrees, research, and more
Virtual Graduation 2.0
Harvard’s second, more expansive online graduation, with honorands and more
The 2021 Honorands
An honorable tradition resumes, virtually.
The Year That Was
Class spirit (the shirt), recyclable regalia, Zoom primal scream
Harvard Arts and Sciences Centennial Medalists
For graduate studies that contributed to society
President Bacow and Kevin Young at Annual Alumni Meeting
Harvard holds its first virtual alumni association annual meeting—with a powerful guest speaker.
