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
Natalie Portman ’03 Named Class Day Speaker
The actress will address the class of 2015 on May 27.
by Laura Levis
Festive Fare, Afield
Celebrating the graduates and their families, without the throng
by Nell Porter-Brown
The Week’s Events
Commencement week calendar
Scott Cook to Address HBS Graduating Class
The founder of Intuit will speak at Harvard Business School Class Day.
Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly to Speak at HLS Class Day
The former U.S. Representative and the NASA astronaut will speak on May 27.
Poet Laura Kasischke and Orator Allen Counter To Speak at Literary Exercises
Harvard’s Phi Beta Kappa ceremony opens Commencement week on May 26.
Deval L. Patrick Named 2015 Commencement Speaker
A first-generation Harvardian, the former Massachusetts governor will be “welcomed home” on May 28.
Graduating, Briskly
The University’s 363rd Commencement, featuring George H. W. Bush, Aretha Franklin, Michael R. Bloomberg, and more
Talks, and a Text
President Drew Faust on universities' role, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on tolerance, and a seventieth reunion puts learning and life in perspective
Commencement Confetti
Class of 2014 careers and concerns, hockey jersey for the Corporation's senior fellow, degrees conferred, and more