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.
New HAA president John West
HAA president John West promotes interconnections within the University.
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
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
Harvard Graduate School of Design Class Day speaker Jenny Odell
Artist Jenny Odell speaks at the Graduate School of Design Class Day ceremony.
“To Heal and to Help”
Harvard medical- and dental-school graduates on the front lines of a worldwide crisis
“Disasters Sift out the Resilient”
At Harvard Business School’s virtual class day, a call for a new Marshall Plan
“The Work of the Public Health Leader Is the Work of the Herdsman”
Entering an era when “public health is everywhere”
by Matteo Wong
