Commencement
Coverage of Harvard’s annual graduation ceremonies, including speeches, profiles, and traditions.
Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide
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2019
Harvard President Bacow lighter Commencement talk
President Bacow’s lighter, and personal, side during Commencement week
Harvard Commencement moments: Lift every voice, Remy the cat
Short takes from Commencement, from a stirring “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and powerful reunion moments to Mme. Caller and a neglected feline would-be honorand
2019 Harvard Medalists
For extraordinary service to the University
New Harvard Overseers and HAA elected directors 2019
Election results
The Senior Alumni
Evelyn Richmond ’41 and Arsen Charles ’42 led the 2019 alumni parade.
Dolores Huerta receives the Radcliffe Medal
Radcliffe Medalist Dolores Huerta has spent her life helping people realize that they have power.
“Nothing Has to Stay the Way It Is”
German chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the class of 2019.
Harvard 368th Commencement Morning Exercises
Beyond the formalities, a message at the Morning Exercises of the University’s 368th Commencement
“Be the Voice of Health”
The pediatrician who exposed the Flint water crisis urges graduates to take action for public health.
New Harvard Overseers and HAA Elected Directors Announced
The newly elected Harvard Overseers and HAA directors of 2019
