Tag: 2009

  • Nation & World

    Harvard University Year in Pictures: 2008-2009

    2008-09 was a year of unprecedented challenges and undaunted spirit. Members of the University welcomed the Dalai Lama and Al Gore, honored Ted Kennedy, advanced the arts, and worked to better the world, locally, nationally, and internationally.

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    Harvard Commencement 2009

    As a hazy sky transformed into brilliant sunshine, centuries’ old traditions played out in Harvard Yard: Degrees conferred, parents cheering, and inspiring words from many, including President Drew Faust and Energy Secretary Steven Chu.

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  • Nation & World

    Harvard Class Day 2009

    Journalist Matt Lauer joins student orators in a humor-filled afternoon of informal celebration.

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  • Nation & World

    Phi Beta Kappa 2009

    Harvard’s 358th Commencement begins: a beautiful day, a bittersweet poem, a cautionary talk, a president’s wisdom and good wishes – and hymns, prayers and farewells.

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  • Nation & World

    Faces of the Future: Harvard Class of 2009

    What do music therapy, midwifery, ballet, graphic art, physics, finance, and the study of military culture have in common? They are practiced at the highest levels of commitment and excellence by the Harvard graduates profiled here.

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