Current Events and Campus Life
Radcliffe Day honors Judy Woodruff, Gwen Ifill
May 27, 2017
Rain and cool temperatures didn’t dissuade a crowd of hundreds from gathering under a white tent just off Brattle Street on Friday for the annual post-Commencement celebration, luncheon, and reunion... Continue reading
Place yourself among the Harvard graduates
May 25, 2017
For most students, the journey to graduation is challenging and rewarding, made up of hundreds of experiences and lessons that will influence and inform the rest of their lives.... Continue reading
Make a difference, Zuckerberg tells Harvard graduates
May 25, 2017
He dropped out of College to chase a dream and returned 12 years later as leader of a company that has changed the world. His goal now, he says, is to make that world become a better place in which... Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg’s speech as written for Harvard’s Class of 2017
May 25, 2017
Mark Zuckerberg’s speech (as written) for Harvard’s 366th Commencement, Tercentenary Theatre, Harvard University. President Faust, Board of Overseers, faculty, alumni, friends, proud parents,... Continue reading
Harvard Commencement Day coverage from dawn to dusk
May 25, 2017
Live: Harvard University Commencement: Afternoon Program beginning around 2 p.m. EST First, at Memorial Church, a reminder of what’s been and what can be As is tradition... Continue reading
At Law School, Sally Yates explains why she lost job as acting attorney general
May 25, 2017
Sally Yates, the acting attorney general whom President Trump fired for refusing to enforce his tightened strictures on entering the country, said Wednesday that she acted out of a belief that... Continue reading
7,066 degrees and certificates awarded at Harvard’s 366th Commencement
May 25, 2017
Today the University awarded a total of 7,066 degrees and certificates. A breakdown of degrees and programs is listed below. Harvard College granted a total of 1,541 degrees. Degrees from the... Continue reading
Harvard awards 10 honorary degrees at 366th Commencement
May 25, 2017
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Program, sharing Harvard’s 366th Commencement Day spotlight with a host of honorees at the top of their ... Continue reading
Before turning the tassel, a look back on 2016–17
May 25, 2017
June 2016 Homi K. Bhabha, Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature and Language and director of the Mahindra Humanities Center, wins a Humboldt Research Award for his... Continue reading
Apathy not an option, Biden says in Class Day address
May 24, 2017
Though these can feel like turbulent and divisive times for many Americans, standing on the sidelines out of apathy or disaffection is an unacceptable option, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden... Continue reading