Tag: Class Day speaker

  • Campus & Community

    Larry Wilmore named Class Day speaker

    Celebrated TV producer, actor, comedian, and writer selected by Class of 2023 for “challenging traditional ideas of race and politics.”

    4 minutes
    Larry Wilmore.
  • Campus & Community

    Hoop-la

    Athlete, philanthropist, and the star behind “Linsanity,” Jeremy Lin ’10 has been named Class Day speaker by the Harvard College Class of 2021.

    7 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named Class Day speaker

    Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was selected to be Harvard College’s Class Day speaker as part of the University’s 367th Commencement Week celebration. The May 23 event will be streamed live online.

    2 minutes
    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • Campus & Community

    Sandberg named Class Day speaker

    Successful businesswoman, best-selling author, and Harvard alumna Sheryl Sandberg ’91, M.B.A. ’95, has been chosen as the 2014 Class Day speaker. Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook and founder of LeanIn.org, will address seniors in Tercentenary Theatre on May 28, the day before Harvard’s 363rd Commencement.

    2 minutes