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
Commencement Celebrity: Tom Hanks to Address Graduates
The actor and filmmaker will be Harvard’s guest speaker on May 25.
by John S. Rosenberg
Adam Falk and Natalie Diaz at Phi Beta Kappa
Guest speakers for Commencement 2023 Literary Exercises
by John S. Rosenberg
Conferring and Confirming
Harvard’s 371st Commencement, and a celebration for the classes of 2020-2021
by John S. Rosenberg
Honoris Causa
Harvard’s 2022 honorary-degree recipients
The Speeches 2022
President Bacow on humility, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on democracy and social media, and Attorney General Merrick Garland on civic engagement and threats to U.S. democracy
Harvard Alumni Day Debuts
New event draws alumni back to campus, in-person and virtually.
by Jacob Sweet , Nancy Walecki
A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens
A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.
by Meena Venkataramanan
“People Were Making Bricks Out of Straw”
Radcliffe Medalist Sherrilyn Ifill on the challenges of racism and the potential for progress
by Lydialyle Gibson
"Wade in the Water"
Public health leader Joia Mukherjee addresses Harvard Medical and Dental Graduates at Class Day.
by Nancy Walecki
The “Toxicity of Low Expectations”
Radcliffe Class Day panelists on higher education's responsibility to boost economic mobility
by Nancy Walecki