A Worldly Week
Commencement celebrants and celebrations faced up to real world problems.
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Commencement 2009
Honoris Causa
The honorary-degree recipients, class of 2009
7.1.09
"Changed Times"
A sampling of the 2009 Commencement week addresses
7.1.09
Commencement Confetti
Notes and statistics, vital and otherwise
7.1.09
"This Shaking Keeps Us Steady"
The Senior English address
7.1.09
"Producers of Doubt"
President Faust’s address to the alumni
7.1.09
"If You Love Rats"
The Harvard Medical School Class Day address
7.1.09
"Days With the Family Realist"
A poem for the 2009 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises
7.1.09
“A Passion and a Voice”
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu’s address at the afternoon exercises
7.1.09
Off-the-Bench Opinions
Radcliffe Institute Medalist Sandra Day O’Connor offers candid views over lunch.
6.5.09
The Prodigal Doctor Returns
“Samuel Shem” speaks at the Medical School.
6.4.09
Commencement Day 2009
With speeches by President Drew Faust and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
6.4.09
Ceremonial Scenes
Photos from Commencement week
6.4.09
In Esteemed Company
This year’s honorary degree recipients come from the worlds of literature, cinema, music, AIDS and cancer research—and more.
6.4.09
The Solicitous Solicitor General Returns
Former dean Elena Kagan speaks at the Law School Class Day.