Commencement
2019
They Said
Commencement remarks on character and conduct by President Lawrence S. Bacow, Chancellor Angela Merkel, Teju Cole, and more
The Personal President
President Bacow’s lighter, and personal, side during Commencement week
Commencement Confetti
Short takes from Commencement, from a stirring “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and powerful reunion moments to Mme. Caller and a neglected feline would-be honorand
The 2019 Harvard Medalists
For extraordinary service to the University
New Harvard Overseers and HAA Directors
Election results
The Senior Alumni
Evelyn Richmond ’41 and Arsen Charles ’42 led the 2019 alumni parade.
Dolores Huerta on the Power to Change
Radcliffe Medalist Dolores Huerta has spent her life helping people realize that they have power.
by Jacob Sweet , Lydialyle Gibson
“Nothing Has to Stay the Way It Is”
German chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the class of 2019.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova , Lydialyle Gibson
"Listen to One Another": Harvard Commencement
Beyond the formalities, a message at the Morning Exercises of the University’s 368th Commencement
by John S. Rosenberg , Jacob Sweet
“Be the Voice of Health”
The pediatrician who exposed the Flint water crisis urges graduates to take action for public health.
by Nina Pasquini