University News
Harvard Cancelled Affinity Celebrations. Students Held Them Anyway.
In hotels, parks, and churches, graduates decried the end of DEI programs.
by Nina Pasquini
The “Ring of Truth”
R. J. Tarrant’s last Commencement coaching the student speakers
by Lydialyle Gibson
“A Profession Based on Honor and Trust”
President Drew Faust and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter honor Harvard ROTC’s newly commissioned officers.
by Jean Martin
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Will Speak at Class Day
The decorated author is best known for her novels and feminist writing.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Harvard Commencement 2018
Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations
University People
FAS dean to step down, John Lewis to speak at Commencement, Hillary Clinton at Radcliffe, and more
Hillary Clinton to Receive Radcliffe Medal
The ceremony will take place during Commencement week on May 25.
by Oset Babür
John Lewis Named Harvard Commencement Speaker
A civil-rights leader returns to campus.
by John S. Rosenberg
“There’s Nothing Beyond Our Capacity”
In his Class Day address, the former vice president urged graduating seniors, “You have to engage.”
by Sophia Nguyen
“The Value of Noticing”
The 2017 Baccalaureate address
by Lydialyle Gibson
Opening Commencement, “in Shadow and in Spring”
At the 2017 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises, Sherry Turkle and Mark Doty spoke about connection and conscience.
by Sophia Nguyen