Featured series 
Commencement 2025
A collection of features and profiles covering Harvard University’s 374th Commencement.
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Campus & CommunityFinishing what he started
Ben Abercrombie battles back to graduate 8 years after spinal-cord injury on football field left him paralyzed
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Campus & Community‘The goal is to understand who you are.’
Studying neurobiology gives Nghia Nguyen insights into ‘technical, tangible’ reasons for the things he does every day
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Campus & CommunityInterviewing experts wasn’t enough
Stint as data journalist at NYT sends Sahil Chinoy on quest for even deeper dives into labor, politics, human behavior
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Campus & CommunityHow the Cold War continues to shape German identity
Addie Esposito’s thesis — based on interviews with lawmakers in the Bundestag — examines ‘persistent divide’ between East and West
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Campus & CommunityThe boy had just lost his dad to cancer. Jett Crowdis listened.
Medical School graduate found his calling in a connection forged while serving as camp counselor
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Campus & CommunityFour awarded Harvard Medal for exceptional service
To be honored on June 6 marking Alumni Day
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named Class Day speaker
NBA icon, award-winning author, and humanitarian chosen for ‘his lasting efforts to build a more just and compassionate world’
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Atul Gawande named featured speaker for Harvard Alumni Day
Acclaimed surgeon, writer, and public health leader will take the stage at Harvard’s global alumni celebration on June 6
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Abraham Verghese, physician and bestselling author, named Commencement speaker
Stanford professor whose novels include ‘Covenant of Water’ to deliver principal address May 29
