Commencement
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Named Harvard College Class Day Speaker
The basketball player and writer will address Harvard seniors on May 28.
by Nina Pasquini
2024
Commencement and Alumni Events
The 373rd Harvard College Commencement Exercises and all activities.
News in Brief
Commencement speaker, new Corporation Fellows, and more
Maria Ressa to Address Harvard Graduates
Philippine journalist and Nobel Peace Prize honorand will speak at Commencement.
by John S. Rosenberg
2023
Sunlight and Shadow
The 372nd Commencement was perfect, as the University prepares for a leadership transition.
by John S. Rosenberg
Honoris Causa
Harvard’s 2023 honorary-degree recipients
Commencement Confetti
This and that from Harvard’s annual graduation extravaganza
The Talk, 2023
Commencement 2023 speeches, including President Bacow’s valedictory baccalaureate and Tom Hanks’s address
Harvard Medalists
Five honored for service to the University
Alumni Day with Mary Louise Kelly
The All Things Considered cohost emphasized the importance of reporting to democracy.
by Jonathan Shaw
Oldest and First
Bertram A. “Bert” Huberman ’44 and Ruth Samuels Villalovos ’49 led the alumni parade.
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
