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

Dolores Huerta on the Power to Change

Radcliffe Medalist Dolores Huerta has spent her life helping people realize that they have power. 

by Jacob Sweet , Lydialyle Gibson

"Listen to One Another": Harvard Commencement

Beyond the formalities, a message at the Morning Exercises of the University’s 368th Commencement

by John S. Rosenberg , Jacob Sweet

“Be the Voice of Health”

The pediatrician who exposed the Flint water crisis urges graduates to take action for public health.

by Nina Pasquini

New Harvard Overseers and HAA Elected Directors Announced

The newly elected Harvard Overseers and HAA directors of 2019

Harvard’s Honorary-Degree Recipients 2019

Germany’s chancellor, the University’s president emerita, an inequality expert, a museum leader, a prominent editor, and more

by John S. Rosenberg

“Design Is Not an Intellectual Exercise”

Writer and photographer Teju Cole speaks at Class Day at the School of Design.

by Lydialyle Gibson

“You Can Correct the Mistakes of My Generation”

Former president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos addresses Harvard Kennedy School graduates

by Nell Porter-Brown

“The Path of Most Resistance”

Former president of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards addresses Harvard’s public-health graduates.  

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

“The Greatest Demonstration of Public Service”

The 2019 ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony

by Jean Martin

Saluting the 2019 Centennial Medalists

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors five alumni whose contributions to society emerged from their study at Harvard.

by Jonathan Shaw