Commencement
Coverage of Harvard’s annual graduation ceremonies, including speeches, profiles, and traditions.
Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide
College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week
2018
Stephen Hawking survives Commencement day at Harvard
A close call on Commencement day
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will speak at Harvard Class Day
The decorated author is best known for her novels and feminist writing.
FAS dean to step down and more
FAS dean to step down, John Lewis to speak at Commencement, Hillary Clinton at Radcliffe, and more
Harvard Commencement 2018
Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations
Hillary Clinton to receive Radcliffe Medal
The ceremony will take place during Commencement week on May 25.
by Oset Babür
Harvard Commencement speaker John Lewis
A civil-rights leader returns to campus.
Harvard Commencement exercises
Guidelines for the gala 2018
2017
Harvard Commencement 2017 Morning Exercises
Harvard’s wet 366th Commencement proved the occasion for thoughtful conversations about social media, inclusion, and the political landscape.
Harvard honorary-degree recipients of 2017
The 2017 honorands
Joe Biden, Drew Faust, Mark Zuckerberg Harvard Commencement
Words of wisdom from Joe Biden, Drew Faust, Mark Zuckerberg, student speakers, and more
