Commencement
Coverage of Harvard’s annual graduation ceremonies, including speeches, profiles, and traditions.
Harvard Commencement 2025
Harvard passes a test of its values, yet challenges loom.
Radcliffe panelists dissect inequality and economic growth
A substantive discussion at this election-year Radcliffe Day
"The radiance of their deeds": afternoon exercises for Harvard's class of 2016
Following the presentation of four Harvard Medals, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker and Harvard's president spoke at the afternoon program.
Director Steven Spielberg addresses Harvard's 2016 graduates on Commencement Day
The filmmaker—of Indiana Jones, Schindler's List, and most recently The BFG—delivers Harvard’s 2016 Commencement address.
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.
Morning Exercises of Harvard’s 365th Commencement
The Morning Exercises of Harvard's 365th Commencement
Freeman Hrabowski speaks at Harvard Graduate School of Education’s convocation
Hrabowski encouraged HGSE graduates to carry on the values of community and collaboration that animated the Civil Rights Movement.
Bonauto, Cardoso, Spielberg Harvard honorary degrees
The University confers honorary degrees on six men and three women.
At its 2016 commencement, Harvard Divinity School celebrates many traditions
The Divinity School, which is celebrating its bicentennial, held a service that drew from texts from the Qur'an to Harry Potter.
Rashida Jones speaks at Harvard College Class Day 2016
At Harvard College Class Day, the actress urges students to create their own lives, and always choose love.
by Laura Levis
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.
