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Tag: Commencement
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Campus & Community
The crowd went wild
The details behind the degrees are as richly varied as the faces and voices that fill Harvard Yard.
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Campus & Community
Recruiting everyday superheroes for ‘cage match with agents of intolerance’
Though America could use a superhero, there’re none to be found, actor Tom Hanks told Harvard’s Class of 2023 on Thursday, instead, there’s a new generation to join the battle of truth and equality.
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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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Campus & Community
There’s more to life than money, but still …
Eight faculty members share insights on what to do, what not to do, and how to figure out what matters most.
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Campus & Community
Praise for students who faced an extraordinary test — and passed
“Looking at you, I see the future as it might one day be, and it gives me hope,” Bacow told the Class of 2023.
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Shoyo Sato’s curious comeback
Ahead of graduation from the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Shoyo Sato looks back on the experience as the best thing that could’ve happened.
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Road less traveled by
LaNell Williams is building a career as a researcher and leader by going her own way, helping prospective grad students of color find theirs.
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Campus & Community
From halls of Montezuma to those of Knafel
Former Marine David Miller surprised himself by his college success and was, in turn, surprised by his experience at College.
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Seeing obstacles, remaining undeterred
“I do have worries and fears,” says Oren Rimon Or ’23. “But I have developed the confidence that when you want something, you find a way to do it.”
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As teen, he was embarrassed by his migrant worker mom’s job
Filipino Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara recalls how his mother’s job embarrassed him as a teen and he was “ashamed” to tell classmates and friends, but says he now understands the plight of millions like her around world, and wants to help.
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Campus & Community
Tom Hanks named Class of 2023 Commencement speaker
Tom Hanks will be the principal speaker at Harvard’s 372nd Commencement on May 25.
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Campus & Community
Triple the joy
Festive rites and poignant moments as Classes of 2022, 2021, and 2020 gather to mark milestone.
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Campus & Community
A call to public service
The Classes of 2020 and 2021 finally got their day under the trees of Tercentenary Theatre Sunday morning.
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Newly minted military officers warned of global threats to democracy
Chairman of Joint Chiefs Mark Milley swears in Harvard ROTC cadets, midshipmen.
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Campus & Community
Bacow urges seniors to embrace the unexpected
On Tuesday, Harvard seniors filed into Tercentenary Theatre to attend the Baccalaureate ceremony, which had been canceled for the past two years due to COVID.
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Campus & Community
Break down walls. Vanquish villains. Stand up and speak out. Facts and truth matter.
Ahead of Commencement ceremonies this week, we revisit inspiring messages from past speakers.
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Campus & Community
Taking lessons from epic, everyday
Three student orators will deliver speeches to celebrate the Class of 2022 on Commencement Day on May 26. A student orator will deliver the Latin Salutatory on Sunday, May 29, to honor the Classes of 2020 and 2021.
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Campus & Community
Packing four years into three
Swimming star Felicia Pasadyn graduates early with highest student-athlete GPA at NCAA Championships.
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Campus & Community
Mastering move with high level of difficulty, prize-winning execution
Marissa Sumathipala was an Olympic hopeful, started a company at 17, and is now graduating Harvard.
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Campus & Community
Merrick Garland to speak at Commencement for Classes of 2020 and 2021
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will be the principal speaker for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 Commencement ceremony at Harvard on May 29.
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Campus & Community
The 74-year-old College graduate
Robin Batteau wondered if he was up to the challenge, 50 years after family financial trouble disrupted his education. Come May, he’ll hold the proof in his hands.
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Campus & Community
Jacinda Ardern named Class of 2022 Commencement speaker
Harvard President Larry Bacow cites the New Zealand prime minister’s “compassionate leadership.”
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Campus & Community
Real scenes from an online graduation day
Capturing the moments of celebration as Harvard recognizes the Class of 2021.
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Blazing trails for others to follow
Eli Langley graduates as Harvard’s first Coushatta and the youngest Koasati speaker.
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Campus & Community
A community health advocate finds her voice
The COVID pandemic and anti-racism protests in 2020 gave Brett Dennis-Duke’s ongoing thesis work both urgency and perspective.
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Campus & Community
Keeping her goals in focus
Rawan Alhawamdeh has a vision for improving the lives of children with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and giftedness.
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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.
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Bhargava is Class of 1996’s pick for chief marshal
Anurima Bhargava ’96, director and president of Anthem of Us, will serve as chief marshal as Harvard honors the Class of 2021.
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A passion for stories
Harvard senior Lauren Spohn heads to the University of Oxford after graduation to keep exploring the ways in which stories can connect us all.
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Conan arrives, and the crowd goes wild! (Not really)
Comedian Conan O’Brien ’85 addressed the Class of 2020 Thursday as part of an afternoon of virtual ceremonies that captured the joy, poignancy, and humor of the day.
