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.

by Jonathan Shaw

New HAA president John West

HAA president John West promotes interconnections within the University.

by Nell Porter-Brown

How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Fall semester interrupted, a century ago

by Matteo Wong

Harvard Commencement 2020

Details of the virtual degree-conferral ceremonies

by John S. Rosenberg

2020 Harvard Medalists

For extraordinary service to the University

Dr. Fauci, social distance, and a campus without people

Campus and Commencement without people, social distance, Dr. Fauci, and a meaningful password

by Primus VI

The Man in the Top Hat

A return to campus, to take in virtual graduation with friends

by Caroline Engelmayer

Harvard Graduate School of Design Class Day speaker Jenny Odell

Artist Jenny Odell speaks at the Graduate School of Design Class Day ceremony.

by Nell Porter-Brown

“To Heal and to Help”

Harvard medical- and dental-school graduates on the front lines of a worldwide crisis

by Lydialyle Gibson

“Disasters Sift out the Resilient”

At Harvard Business School’s virtual class day, a call for a new Marshall Plan

by Lydialyle Gibson

“The Work of the Public Health Leader Is the Work of the Herdsman”

Entering an era when “public health is everywhere”

by Matteo Wong