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Ukrainian president urges help from students and institutional leaders.
5.16.22
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This image of Sagittarius A*, captured by the Event Horizon Telescope, is the first direct visual evidence of the presence of this supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
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Ukrainian president urges help from students and institutional leaders.
5.16.22
Michelle Wu
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"Defender of equity, inclusion, and opportunity" to address Class of 2022
President Lawrence S. Bacow
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President Bacow’s perspectives on “playing long ball” at Harvard again.
Celebratory students at Commencement
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Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Clockwise from top left: Sherrilyn Ifill, Merrick B. Garland, Tracy K. Smith, Jacinda Ardern
Clockwise from top left: Photograph courtesy of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; United States Department of Justice; Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University; Photograph by the New Zealand Government/Office of the Governor-General
Jacinda Ardern, Merrick Garland, and other lead speakers at Commencement and alumni events
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland returns to campus to address the graduates of the classes of 2020 and 2021.
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The U.S. Attorney General returns to Harvard.
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