University News
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Named Harvard College Class Day Speaker
The basketball player and writer will address Harvard seniors on May 28.
by Nina Pasquini
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
Lewis on Leadership; Faust’s Farewell
Congressman John Lewis spoke at Drew Faust's last afternoon exercises as Harvard president.
by Sophia Nguyen
Picture-Perfect
The 367th Commencement: the student speakers, the honorary-degree recipients, and the full spectacle of Harvard’s Morning Exercises
by John S. Rosenberg