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Tag: Afternoon Program
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Nation & World
Martin ‘Marty’ Baron to speak at Commencement
Martin “Marty” Baron, widely regarded as one of the leading newspaper editors of his era, will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Program of Harvard’s 369th Commencement on May 28.
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Nation & World
Harvard’s 368th Commencement set for May 30
Guidelines for Harvard’s 368th Commencement Exercises include additional security measures.
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Nation & World
Merkel named Harvard Commencement speaker
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Program of Harvard’s 368th Commencement.
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Nation & World
Lewis named Harvard Commencement speaker
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Civil Rights leader who has represented Georgia’s 5th District for more than 30 years, will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Program of Harvard’s 367th Commencement on May 24.
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Nation & World
Zuckerberg named Commencement speaker
Internet leader and philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg is the featured speaker at Harvard’s 366th Commencement on May 25.
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Nation & World
Five Harvard Overseers elected
The president of the Harvard Alumni Association today announced the results of the annual election of new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers.
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Nation & World
Winfrey’s Commencement address
Oprah Winfrey, the Afternoon Program’s principal speaker at Harvard’s 362nd Commencement, addressed the Class of 2013. This is the text of her speech as delivered on May 30.
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Nation & World
Winfrey: Failure is just movement
Harvard Commencement speaker Oprah Winfrey addressed the Class of 2013 under sunny skies and called for them to accept failure, and then triumph over it. During the Afternoon Program, Harvard President Drew Faust recapped the year and called for increased federal funding for research universities.
