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
2017
Star Turn
The student speakers at Harvard’s 366th Commencement
by John S. Rosenberg
What’s Worth Fighting For: Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Speaks at Harvard Law School
During her speech at HLS Class Day, the former Justice Department leader explains why she defied President Trump.
by Nell Porter-Brown
“Your Job Is to Disturb the Universe”
John Kerry addresses Kennedy School graduates.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
“There’s Nothing Beyond Our Capacity”
In his Class Day address, the former vice president urged graduating seniors, “You have to engage.”
by Sophia Nguyen
“To Lead Must Necessarily Mean to Serve”
At the ROTC commissioning ceremony, six new officers join the U.S. armed services.
by Jean Martin
Saluting the Centennial Medalists
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four alumni whose contributions to society emerged from their study at Harvard.
Something New, Something Old
Updates for the engineers and the honorands: Harvard regalia sightings, for connoisseurs
by John S. Rosenberg
“Invisible” No Longer
Latinx Graduation, featuring origin stories, hundreds of well-wishers—and Mariachi Veritas de Harvard
by Lydialyle Gibson
“The Value of Noticing”
The 2017 Baccalaureate address
by Lydialyle Gibson
Opening Commencement, “in Shadow and in Spring”
At the 2017 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises, Sherry Turkle and Mark Doty spoke about connection and conscience.
by Sophia Nguyen
