Commencement
Centennial Medalists
Four alumni recognized for work
2020
Orchestrating Attention: “The Most Substantive Work You Can Do”
Artist Jenny Odell speaks at the Graduate School of Design Class Day ceremony.
by Nell Porter Brown
“To Heal and to Help”
Harvard medical- and dental-school graduates on the front lines of a worldwide crisis
by Lydialyle Gibson
“Disasters Sift out the Resilient”
At Harvard Business School’s virtual class day, a call for a new Marshall Plan
by Lydialyle Gibson
“The Work of the Public Health Leader Is the Work of the Herdsman”
Entering an era when “public health is everywhere”
by Matteo Wong
“Fear and Anger Are the Essential Ingredients of Injustice”
At Harvard Law School, Bryan Stevenson on getting proximate to the powerless
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
“Stay in Your Cocoon!”
Conan O'Brien ’85 speaks to the Class of 2020
by Jacob Sweet
The COVID-19 Commencement
During the pandemic, a downsized, online degree-conferral—and stern words about the war on free expression and Veritas
by John S. Rosenberg , Jacob Sweet
Life After Harvard: The Pains and Pleasures of Alumni Reunions
How Harvard reunions are cast in Ceridwen Dovey’s Life After Truth
by Nell Porter Brown
Saluting the 2020 Centennial Medalists
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honors four alumni whose contributions to society emerged from their study at Harvard.
The 2020 Harvard Medalists
The Harvard Alumni Association recognizes three individuals for their extraordinary service to the University.
by Nell Porter Brown
