University News
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
Relax, It’s Just 32,000 People
Preparing three student orators for their big day
by Jacob Sweet
Eric Lander and Dan Chiasson at Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises
The Broad Institute president and Wellesley poet will speak at the annual Commencement event.
by John S. Rosenberg
Al Gore Named 2019 Class Day Speaker
The climate-change advocate and former vice president will address graduating seniors on May 29.
Dolores Huerta to Receive Radcliffe Medal
The labor rights organizer will be honored on May 31.
Angela Merkel Named Harvard Commencement Speaker
The German chancellor will deliver the Commencement address on May 30, 2019.
by Jonathan Shaw
Picture-Perfect
A celebration of President Drew Faust, and wariness about the assault on “veritas”
by John S. Rosenberg
“The Foundation of Learning”
President Faust’s Commencement afternoon valedictory address on hope and higher education
by Drew Gilpin Faust
New Harvard Overseers and HAA Elected Directors
The annual election results
Hillary Clinton Receives Radcliffe Medal
The 2016 presidential candidate discusses her time at Wellesley, the crisis in American government, and the importance of raising empathetic children.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Cautious Optimism
A Radcliffe Day panel discusses America’s role in a rapidly changing world.
by Oset Babür