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Tag: 2016 Commencement
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Campus & Community
The splendid tapestry of Commencement
Photos show the many sides of Harvard’s 2016 Commencement festivities.
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Spielberg: Find a ‘villain to vanquish’
In his Commencement address, veteran filmmaker Steven Spielberg urged the members of Harvard’s Class of 2016 to stick to their morals and act when necessary.
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Harnessing the strength of the alumni community
Martin J. “Marty” Grasso Jr. ’78 is the new president of the Harvard Alumni Association, taking the reins from Paul L. Choi ’86, J.D. ’89.
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Going forward, a look back
The University in 2015-16 saw milestones related to diversity, scientific advances, and the renaming of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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Janet Yellen to receive Radcliffe Medal
Janet L. Yellen, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, will receive the Radcliffe Medal during Radcliffe Day on May 27.
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Unlimited resolve
Doaa Abu Elyounes is a blind Arab-Israeli student who is graduating from HLS with an LL.M. degree.
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7,738 degrees, certificates awarded at Harvard’s 365th Commencement
Today the University awarded a total of 7,727 degrees and 11 certificates. A breakdown of degrees and programs is listed below. Harvard College granted a total of 1,661 degrees. Degrees…
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Inspired to serve, and lead
Twelve Harvard seniors were formally recognized as officers in the armed forces at the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps commissioning ceremony.
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Tradition rings in the 365th Commencement
In celebration of the city of Cambridge and of the country’s oldest university, a number of neighboring churches and institutions ring their bells at the conclusion of Harvard’s 365th Commencement Exercises, for the 28th consecutive year.
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‘Then, I wanted to run’
Navy SEAL veteran Dan Cnossen, severely wounded in Afghanistan, rebounded to graduate from the Kennedy School, and is bound for the Divinity School.
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Appetite for change
Tommy Tobin, set to graduate with degrees from the Law School and the Kennedy School, hopes to work on food policy.
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HAA recognizes outstanding alums
The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) announced that Thomas G. Everett, Roger W. Ferguson Jr. ’73, A.M. ’78, J.D. ’79, Ph.D. ’81, John H. McArthur, M.B.A. ’59, D.B.A. ’63, and Betsey Bradley Urschel, Ed.M. ’63, will receive the 2016 Harvard Medal on May 26, during the Afternoon Program at Commencement.
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The joys (and benefits) of movement
Erica Tukiainen used exercise to transform herself from a chubby kid to a collegiate basketball player. She wants to use lessons learned at the Harvard Chan School to help others add much-needed exercise to their lives.
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Speaking from experience
Back in 1642, at Harvard’s first Commencement, the graduates — all nine of them — each had to deliver orations, defending their theses, in Latin, Greek, or Hebrew. Today, just…
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The arts in review
A look at the arts scene at Harvard during the 2015-16 academic year.
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The military-humanities connection
Recent graduates and students discuss how a revived ROTC program enriched their Harvard College experience and taught them more than they could have imagined.
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Researching roots, aiming to teach
Soon to become a Fulbright scholar, Kapena Baptista ’16 finds histories in his heritage, and plans to teach.
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Wrapping her mind around the past
Rivka B. Hyland ’16, an Islamic Studies concentrator who is proficient in eight languages, will continue her education at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar this fall.
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A mother and son at trails’ end
Harvard’s Commencement on May 26 will be twice as meaningful for Jane Brown when she shares the milestone with her son Harry Stone.
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Unlocking doors
Dominique Donette, who is graduating from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, beat long odds in her quest to help empower the powerless.
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Float like a butterfly, work like a bee
To give back, extracurricular whirlwind Jesus Moran ’16 will teach in an urban school next fall.
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A monk with one foot in the world
Buddhist monk Tajay Bongsa wants to unite social and economic progress with dual master’s degrees in theology and business.
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Sharing his creative gifts
South Carolina native Joshuah Campbell, who is graduating with joint degrees in music and French, has discovered the serious side of performing.
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Toward a path less riddled
Research by doctoral student Anthony Abraham Jack has left a mark on campus life.
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Sandberg named chief marshal
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, will lead the 25th reunion class at Harvard’s Commencement as chief marshal.
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Defender of urban gardens
Doctoral student Aleksandar Shopov has helped save many of Istanbul’s green spaces, but he has even broader hopes.
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Finding her place by helping
Jing Qiu ’16, an economics concentrator, decided to volunteer at the Phillips Brooks House Association, Harvard’s largest student organization. It changed her life.
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In mind and heart, never far from home
Andrea Ortiz ’16, a Mexican immigrant who grew up in Miami, hopes to build a career that allows her to address issues of poverty, education, immigration, and crime in low-income communities in the United States.
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When housing becomes a community
When Micaela Connery’s cousin was born with significant physical and developmental disabilities, Connery didn’t realize the full impact it would have on her life. This spring Connery will graduate with an M.P.P. from Harvard Kennedy School.
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Rashida Jones named 2016 Harvard Class Day speaker
Rashida Jones ’97, whose professional acting career began the year she graduated from Harvard College, will address the Class of 2016 on May 25 as part of the annual Class Day celebration.
