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
2017
Commencement confetti 2017
Regalia update, alumni who serve alma mater, family ties, notable guests, and more features from the festival rites
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medalists of 2017
Honorands whose contributions to society emerged from graduate study
The Harvard Medalists of 2017
Honorees include an architect, athletics enthusiast, and longtime University administrator.
Harvard Commencement’s oldest alumna and alumnus
The oldest graduates at Commencement
Harvard Overseer and HAA director election results 2017
The annual election results
“Jump In, the Water’s Great!”
At Radcliffe Day, participants dissected the future of journalistic integrity.
by Oset Babür
Mark Zuckerberg and Drew Faust address Harvard Commencement
Mark Zuckerberg and Drew Faust, on freedom of speech and creating “a sense of purpose for everyone”
Public Health As Aspiration
Former EPA head Gina McCarthy addresses graduates at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
Harvard Commencement 2017 Morning Exercises
Harvard's 366th Commencement Morning Exercises
“Bravery, Not Perfection”
Reshma Saujani addresses Education School graduates.
