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
“Today You Join Something That Is Larger than Yourself”
Sixteen graduates were commissioned into the armed services at the ROTC ceremony.
by Nell Porter-Brown
“The Wise Person Learns from All People”
In his valedictory baccalaureate address, President Bacow emphasizes the value of humility.
by Jonathan Shaw
In Defense of Academic Freedom
Natalie Diaz and Adam Falk at the Phi Beta Kappa Exercises
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Student Commencement Speakers
A classicist-become venture capitalist, an enzyme scientist, and a Native American who survived a shocking trauma
by Max J. Krupnick
Saluting the 2023 Centennial Medalists
Six alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
by Jonathan Shaw
Larry Wilmore Named College Class Day Speaker
Writer, television producer, comedian, and actor challenges the racial and political status quo.
by Nancy Walecki
Larry Bacow’s Parting Push
Allston, higher-education outreach, and free speech make for a busy conclusion to the twenty-ninth president’s Mass Hall tenure.
by John S. Rosenberg
News in Brief
Commencement speakers, women's hockey investigation, visual-culture curator, and more
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