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

Live Life to Its Fullest, HBS Class Day Speakers Urge

An HBS graduate describes life after her husband's death, and an alumnus recounts the moments that defined his career.

by Aidan Langston

Madeleine Albright Urges Graduates to Look Beyond America’s Borders

“We cannot will away or wall away the world,” said the former secretary of state. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Sarah Jessica Parker Speaks at Harvard Law School Class Day 2016

Actress and philanthropist Sarah Jessica Parker promotes “listening” at Harvard Law School’s Class Day.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Joining the “Long Crimson Line”

Harvard ROTC’s 2016 joint commissioning ceremony ushers a dozen new officers into the armed services.

by Jean Martin

Centennial Medalists 2016

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four distinguished alumni.

The Harvard Medalists of 2016

Hailing from Dallas to Vancouver, four alumni are recognized for long-term service to the University—musical, academic, administrative, and otherwise.

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard Baccalaureate 2016: Tell “Your Own Story”

Faust tells seniors in “the class of Snapchat” to keep re-telling their stories.

by Jonathan Shaw

Poet and Renaissance Scholar Launch Commencement Week

The Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises featured Stephen Greenblatt and Robyn Schiff.

by Sophia Nguyen

The SIGnboard: Reunion Week

Shared Interest Group gatherings 

The Week’s Events

Harvard University’s Commencement week events