Commencement and Reunion Guide


“I Am Not the Best Anymore”

Seniors reveal some unexpected lessons learned at Harvard.

by Nell Porter Brown

Building Momentum

Understandably, when it comes to imagining the campus of the future, all eyes are on Allston. Harvard's purchases of 100 acres of land there...

The Events of the Week

The many rituals of graduation peak on Commencement day, which this year includes addresses by President Lawrence H. Summers and former U.S...

Dining & Shopping Directory

The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Cambridge 02138; 800-882-1818. www.charleshotel.com.   Charles Shackleton Furniture/Miranda Thomas...

Fifty Things to Do While YouÌre Here

Time doesn't stand still in Harvard Square, as the past and present views east (left, in 1956 and today) and west (right, in 1946 and...

Honoris Causa

Increase Mather was already presiding over Harvard College when he received one of its first honorary degrees. (More recent presidents have...

Harvard's "Lady Di"

Diane Jellis, momentarily at rest in Wadsworth House. Photograph by Stu Rosner If you don't already know Diane Jellis, you may have...

by Nell Porter Brown

De Gustibus

Perhaps the most cheerful restaurant dining room in Cambridge is the main one at Up Stairs at the Pudding. But shed a tear. The delightful...

by Christopher Reed

Events of the Week

The many rituals of graduation peak on Commencement day, which this year includes addresses by President Neil L. Rudenstine and Robert E. Rubin...

Events of the Week

The commencement festivities conclude with addresses by President Neil L. Rudenstine, Amartya K. Sen and Seamus Heaney. Top MONDAY, JUNE 5...

Grace Notes

"Harvard should exert control over the music played at academic ceremonies," recommended John Sullivan Dwight, A.B. 1832, for 20 years...