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
2016
Janet Yellen Talks Policy and Inequality at Radcliffe Day Celebration
Yellen reflected on her love for economics, her formative relationship with James Tobin, her adviser in graduate school, and her long career in the Federal Reserve system.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Prosperity and Equality
A substantive discussion at this election-year Radcliffe Day
by John S. Rosenberg
Steven Spielberg and Drew Faust Address Harvard Commencement
Following the presentation of four Harvard Medals, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Harvard's president spoke at the afternoon program.
by Sophia Nguyen
Steven Spielberg: “I Was in a Celluloid Bubble”
The filmmaker—of Indiana Jones, Schindler's List, and most recently The BFG—delivers Harvard’s 2016 Commencement address.
by Sophia Nguyen
Shalala Tells Public Health School Graduates to “Expect the Unexpected”
Clinton Foundation president and former secretary of health and human services Donna Shalala called graduates to action at the Public Health School.
by Aidan Langston
A Sunny Celebration
The Morning Exercises of Harvard's 365th Commencement
by John S. Rosenberg
Freeman Hrabowski: “We the Teachers Make the Difference”
Hrabowski encouraged HGSE graduates to carry on the values of community and collaboration that animated the Civil Rights Movement.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Harvard’s 2016 Honorary-Degree Recipients
The University confers honorary degrees on six men and three women.
by John S. Rosenberg
Kindness Is “a Powerful and Subversive Thing”
The Divinity School, which is celebrating its bicentennial, held a service that drew from texts from the Qur'an to Harry Potter.
by Sophia Nguyen
Rashida Jones ’97: “Don’t Just Follow the Rules”
At Harvard College Class Day, the actress urges students to create their own lives, and always choose love.
by Laura Levis
