Tag: Class Day
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All the words, all the wisdom
While comedian Larry Wilmore addressed Harvard College seniors Wednesday afternoon, graduating students at Schools across the University heard from their own special guests on Class Day.
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Seriously, grads: Don’t be afraid
Live with intention and don’t let fear keep you from being the person you want to be, Larry Wilmore told the Class of 2023 on Wednesday.
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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.”
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Pursuit of joy starts with truth, Wu tells graduates
Class Day speaker Michelle Wu ’07, J.D. ’12, urged the class of 2022 to hold fast to Harvard’s founding motto “veritas,” or truth.
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Mayor Michelle Wu named Class Day speaker
Historic Boston leader selected for being “defender of equity, inclusion, opportunity.”
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There is more to Jeremy Lin than ‘Linsanity’
NBA star and activist Jeremy Lin ’10 spoke to graduating seniors about how he’s come to see his identity as a barrier-breaking Asian American in a new light.
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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.
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Gore decries attacks on facts, science, reason
Former Vice President Al Gore warned about threats to American democracy and issued a call to arms to Harvard’s graduating seniors during a pre-graduation Class Day speech.
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Adichie: ‘Protect and value the truth’
Nigerian novelist Ngozi Adichie, Harvard’s Class Day speaker, urges graduating seniors to ‘protect and value the truth’ in their own lives.
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‘When the law and conscience intersected’
Sally Yates, who President Trump fired as acting attorney general when she refused to enforce his tightened travel regulations, said Wednesday that she acted out of a belief that defending the executive order would have meant falsely claiming it was not directed at Muslims.
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Apathy not an option, Biden says
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden tells College seniors to avoid apathy and help shape their nation, during Class Day speech in Harvard Yard.
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Biden named Class Day speaker
Joe Biden, recent vice president and six-term U.S. senator, will deliver the annual Class Day address to the graduating Class of 2017 at Harvard.
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Advice for ‘the opposite of underdogs’
Between the laughs, actress and writer Rashida Jones ’97 counsels the Class of 2016 to break some rules, speak up, and choose love during the annual Class Day.
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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.
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Portman: I, too, battled self-doubt
Class Day speaker tells seniors that even as a Harvard student and a successful actress, she questioned her worth, but she learned to set her own goals
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Portman named Class Day speaker
Actress Natalie Portman ’03 has been selected as Class Day speaker for Harvard College. Portman will address the graduating class on May 27, the day before the 364th Commencement.
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Lean in, speak out
At Class Day ceremonies, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg urged graduates to confront hard truths and address wrongs they find in the world.
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The truest voice
The Class of 2013 bid farewell to Harvard May 29 during Class Day ceremonies, a traditional occurrence the day before Commencement.
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Soledad O’Brien Class Day | Harvard Commencement 2013
Soledad O’Brien addresses graduating seniors at Harvard’s Senior Class Day ceremony on May 29, 2013.
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Soledad O’Brien Class Day speaker
Soledad O’Brien, a CNN special correspondent, will speak to graduating seniors on Senior Class Day, held in Tercentenary Theatre.
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Andy Samberg Class Day 2012 Speech
Comedian Andy Samberg addresses graduating seniors at Class Day 2012 in Tercentenary Theatre
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2011 Harvard University Class Day Speech by Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler addresses the class of 2011 during Commencement week at Harvard’s history Tercentenary Theater.
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Keeping connected
Robert R. Bowie Jr. ’73 will conclude his tenure as Harvard Alumni Association president, welcoming incoming President Ellen Gordon Reeves ’83, Ed.M. ’86. Reeves said she hopes to expand on Bowie’s networking theme over the course of her tenure.
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A Poehler-ized Class Day
Comedian Amy Poehler addressed Harvard’s graduating seniors on Class Day, peppering her remarks with humor and humble words of wisdom.
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HAA announces 2011 class marshals
The Harvard Alumni Association announced the 2011 class marshals on Sept. 28.
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Harvard Rituals: Class Day
CNN international correspondent Christiane Amanpour addresses graduating seniors during Class Day ceremonies the day before Commencement.
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Take your passport and go, Amanpour says
International TV correspondent Christiane Amanpour urged Harvard College’s Class of 2010 to take time to work overseas, as she addressed Class Day ceremonies on May 26.
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Commence wonderment
Harvard’s foundation is built on years of traditions and Commencement offers a collection of the some of the most intriguing. Here’s the back story on today’s events.