Commencement
Centennial Medalists
Four alumni recognized for work
2019
“The Duties of Imagination”
Broad Institute president Eric Lander and poet Dan Chiasson, Ph.D. ’01, spoke at the 2019 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises.
by John S. Rosenberg , Marina N. Bolotnikova
Relax, It’s Just 32,000 People
Preparing three student orators for their big day
by Jacob Sweet
Scenes from a Tempestuous Spring
Freshly developed photos from the upheavals of 1969
“The Instrument of Your Fate”
A Kennedy School reunioner and Vietnam veteran stresses the need to address moral injury.
by Joseph Brett
How to Become Harvard’s Commencement Speaker
It helps to be a high official of a powerful European nation—and to have resonant things to say about your American allies.
by John S. Rosenberg
Eric Lander and Dan Chiasson at Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises
The Broad Institute president and Wellesley poet will speak at the annual Commencement event.
by John S. Rosenberg
Al Gore Named 2019 Class Day Speaker
The climate-change advocate and former vice president will address graduating seniors on May 29.
Jason Luke
Harvard’s behind-the-scenes Commencement hero
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard Commencement 2019
Speakers, ceremonies, and celebrations
Harvard University’s 368th Commencement Exercises
Guidelines for this year’s May gala
