Commencement


Jodie Foster Honored at Radcliffe Day

The actress and director discussed her film career and her transformative time at Yale.

by Lydialyle Gibson , Max J. Krupnick

2019

The 2019 Harvard Medalists

For extraordinary service to the University

The Senior Alumni

Evelyn Richmond ’41 and Arsen Charles ’42 led the 2019 alumni parade.

Dolores Huerta on the Power to Change

Radcliffe Medalist Dolores Huerta has spent her life helping people realize that they have power. 

by Jacob Sweet , Lydialyle Gibson

“Nothing Has to Stay the Way It Is”

German chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the class of 2019.   

by Marina N. Bolotnikova , Lydialyle Gibson

"Listen to One Another": Harvard Commencement

Beyond the formalities, a message at the Morning Exercises of the University’s 368th Commencement

by John S. Rosenberg , Jacob Sweet

“Be the Voice of Health”

The pediatrician who exposed the Flint water crisis urges graduates to take action for public health.

by Nina Pasquini

New Harvard Overseers and HAA Elected Directors Announced

The newly elected Harvard Overseers and HAA directors of 2019

Harvard’s Honorary-Degree Recipients 2019

Germany’s chancellor, the University’s president emerita, an inequality expert, a museum leader, a prominent editor, and more

by John S. Rosenberg

“Design Is Not an Intellectual Exercise”

Writer and photographer Teju Cole speaks at Class Day at the School of Design.

by Lydialyle Gibson