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
Truth, in Crisis
Al Gore ’69, LL.D. ’94, urged Harvard to divest from fossil fuels in his College Class Day speech.
by Jacob Sweet
“You Can Correct the Mistakes of My Generation”
Former president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos addresses Harvard Kennedy School graduates
by Nell Porter-Brown
“If You Believe That It Is Possible to Break, Believe That It Is Possible to Repair”
Roberta Kaplan at Harvard Law Class Day
by Nina Pasquini
“The Path of Most Resistance”
Former president of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards addresses Harvard’s public-health graduates.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
“The Greatest Demonstration of Public Service”
The 2019 ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony
by Jean Martin
Saluting the 2019 Centennial Medalists
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors five alumni whose contributions to society emerged from their study at Harvard.
by Jonathan Shaw
“You Don’t Have to Stop Breathing to Stop Living Life”
Baccalaureate advice from President Lawrence S. Bacow
by Jonathan Shaw
“The Duties of Imagination”
Broad Institute president Eric Lander and poet Dan Chiasson, Ph.D. ’01, spoke at the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises.
by John S. Rosenberg , Marina N. Bolotnikova
Relax, It’s Just 32,000 People
Preparing three student orators for their big day
by Jacob Sweet
Scenes from a Tempestuous Spring
Freshly developed photos from the upheavals of 1969
