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Photographs from Commencement Week 2024
A gallery of photographs from the Commencement celebration for the class of 2024
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Harvard Confers Six Honorary Degrees
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, conductor Gustavo Dudamel, President emeritus Larry Bacow among those recognized
by John S. Rosenberg
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“Be Unlikely Inseparables”
An unconventional Class Day to conclude a tumultuous senior year
by Nina Pasquini
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It’s “Not the Earth that Needs Fixing”
Karenna Gore ’95 addresses Graduate School of Design.
by Nell Porter Brown
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Never Alone
Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, addresses Harvard Law School.
by Max J. Krupnick
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“The Heart of Teaching”
Howard Gardner addresses the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
by Nina Pasquini
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Harvard Corporation Rules Thirteen Students Cannot Graduate
Faculty of Arts and Sciences May 20 vote on protestors’ status does not confer “good standing.”
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“Our Planet in Microcosm”
Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to China, addresses the Harvard Kennedy School.
by Jonathan Shaw
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Carrying a “Heavy Pack”
The largest Harvard ROTC cohort in 30 years is commissioned into the armed services.
by Lydialyle Gibson
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Saluting the 2024 Centennial Medalists
Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
by Jonathan Shaw