University News
Alumni Cheer on Harvard
At Alumni Day, ringing endorsements of Harvard’s fight
by Max J. Krupnick
Honoris Causa
The honorands of 2019
They Said
Commencement remarks on character and conduct by President Lawrence S. Bacow, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Teju Cole, and more
The Personal President
President Bacow’s lighter, and personal, side during Commencement week
Commencement Confetti: Davóne Tines
Short takes from Commencement, from a stirring “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and powerful reunion moments to Mme. Caller and a neglected feline would-be honorand
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