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  • John Manning to lead Harvard Law School

    John Manning, the Bruce Bromley Professor of Law and deputy dean at Harvard Law School, an eminent public-law scholar with expertise in statutory interpretation and structural constitutional law, will become the School’s next dean on July 1.

  • Radcliffe honors news pioneers

    Judy Woodruff and the late Gwen Ifill were honored with the 2017 Radcliffe Medal for their groundbreaking work in journalism.

  • Among the graduates

    This 360 video puts you in the shoes of a Harvard student experiencing graduation as it unfolds.

  • Create a sense of purpose for all, Zuckerberg urges

    One of Harvard’s most famous dropouts returned to receive a degree and encourage the Class of 2017 to go out and make a difference in the world.

  • Mark Zuckerberg’s Commencement address at Harvard

    Mark Zuckerberg’s speech (as written) for Harvard’s 366th Commencement.

  • Revelry amid the raindrops

    A full day of coverage from Harvard’s 366th Commencement.

  • ‘When the law and conscience intersected’

    Sally Yates, who President Trump fired as acting attorney general when she refused to enforce his tightened travel regulations, said Wednesday that she acted out of a belief that defending the executive order would have meant falsely claiming it was not directed at Muslims.

  • 7,066 degrees and certificates awarded at Harvard’s 366th Commencement

    Today the University awarded a total of 7,066 degrees and certificates.

  • Harvard awards 10 honorary degrees

    Harvard’s Afternoon Program speaker Mark Zuckerberg will be among the 10 who will receive honorary degrees during the University’s 366th Commencement.

  • Before turning the tassel, a look back

    From huge honors to technological breakthroughs, stunning triumphs to major milestones, the University in 2016–17 had much to celebrate.

  • Apathy not an option, Biden says

    Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden tells College seniors to avoid apathy and help shape their nation, during Class Day speech in Harvard Yard.

  • 3 alumni to receive Harvard Medal

    The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that three alumni will receive the 2017 Harvard Medal.

  • A real sense of belonging

    The incoming Harvard Alumni Association president aims to continue the people-centered leadership of her predecessor.

  • Departing as leaders

    Six Harvard seniors received inducted into the armed forces at the annual ROTC commissioning ceremony.

  • For graduate the numbers add up

    Daniel Schlauch is looking to put his talents with numbers to work fighting cancer.

  • Centennial Medals awarded by GSAS

    Graduate School of Arts and Sciences awards the Centennial Medal to four outstanding alumni whose contributions to knowledge, to their disciplines, to their colleagues, and to society have made a fundamental and lasting impact.

  • Announcing 2017-18 Radcliffe Institute Fellows

    Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study introduces its new class of fellows for 2017-18.

  • The bells are ringing

    For the 29th consecutive year, neighboring churches and institutions will ring their bells at the conclusion of Harvard’s 366th Commencement Exercises.

  • Emerging challenges in digital higher ed

    The team at Harvard’s Vice Provost for Advances in Learning Research hosted digital-learning practitioners from around the nation to discuss common challenges in their work.

  • The gift of the art of noticing

    Graduating seniors gathered in the Memorial Church for the Baccalaureate Service, a tradition as old as Commencement.

  • At PBK ceremony, a call to empathy

    Sherry Turkle was the orator during Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises Tuesday at Sanders Theatre. She was joined by poet and memoirist Mark Doty.

  • A Ugandan border official, redefined

    Agnes Igoye brought her fight to end human trafficking from Uganda to Harvard’s Kennedy School.

  • Birth of a peaceful Europe

    On June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall stood on the steps of Memorial Church and delivered an address that changed the world. The retired five-star general, credited during World War II with organizing the fastest and biggest military buildup in U.S. history, took just under 11 minutes to announce the creation of one of the largest and most successful international aid programs in history.

    Marshall Plan at Harvard
  • Meet the student orators

    Three student orators, Auguste (Gussie) Roc, Jessica Glueck, and Walter Smelt III, were chosen in a speech-writing competition to address Harvard’s Class of 2017.

  • Being true to himself

    Damon Clark ’17 will graduate with a greater knowledge of Navajo history and culture and a renewed pride in his indigenous identity.

  • Forging her path through different worlds

    At Harvard Divinity School, Margaux Fitoussi explored migration as it echoed from her childhood and as it afflicts worlds far from hers.

  • Books on repeat

    The Gazette asked a few Harvard faculty to talk about the book that they have reread the most and why they keep coming back.

  • 2017 Election Results: Harvard Overseers and HAA Elected Directors

    Harvard University today announced the results of the annual elections of new members to the Board of Overseers and of the Harvard Alumni Association Elected Directors.

  • Grants back study-abroad initiatives in Italy, Canada

    Plans for immersive student experiences in Canada’s far north and in Italy received grants from the President’s Innovation Fund for International Experiences.

  • Seminal speeches through the years

    An impressive range of orators have used the opportunity of delivering seminal speeches at Harvard, reaching not only those in attendance but the nation and sometimes the world.