Featured series 
Tag: Commencement
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Nation & World
‘He was fearless’
In a deeply competitive business not known for magnanimity, top editors, publishers, and media critics explain why The Washington Post’s Martin Baron is such an admired newsroom leader.
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Nation & World
Martin Baron, on his life, his calling, and the importance of shedding light
In a question-and-answer session, Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post and this year’s graduation speaker, talks about his life and times.
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Campus & Community
An enduring bond
Four sets of roommates from the Class of 2020 gave the Gazette a glimpse of life inside the dorms back in 2017. Where are they now?
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Campus & Community
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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Campus & Community
Koma Gandy Fischbein ’95 elected chief marshal
Koma Gandy Fischbein ’95 will serve as chief marshal at Harvard’s 369th Commencement on May 28.
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Campus & Community
What’s next for graduates?
The Gazette asked graduating seniors about their post-Commencement plans and got back a range of answers.
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Campus & Community
After a helping hand up, reaching back to help others
Christine Santiago couples her background in an economically struggling household with her medical and public health training to plot a course that aims to help others.
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Campus & Community
Harvard awards nine honorary degrees
Harvard University will award nine honorary degrees at its 368th Commencement on May 30.
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Campus & Community
Bacow to seniors: Live to the fullest
Harvard President Larry Bacow addressed the Class of 2019 during the Baccalaureate Service, an annual tradition leading to Thursday’s Commencement. He suggests they live their lives to the fullest.
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Campus & Community
Phi Beta Kappa ceremony honors 168 students
Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and poet Dan Chiasson, poetry critic for The New Yorker and a professor at Wellesley College, spoke before honored students and faculty at the 229th Phi Beta Kappa literary exercises at Sanders Theatre on Tuesday morning.
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Nation & World
Angela Merkel, the scientist who became a world leader
In advance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s arrival at Harvard as its Commencement speaker, those who know her describe her rise to global prominence.
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Campus & Community
Reflections of a president, one year in
In an interview, Harvard President Larry Bacow reflects on his first year in office, the importance of truth as a principle, his commitment to public service, and what he’s most looking forward to during his first Commencement as the University’s leader.
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Campus & Community
In recognition of extraordinary service
The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that Teresita Alvarez-Bjelland ’76, M.B.A. ’79, Dan H. Fenn Jr. ’44, A.M. ’72, and Tamara Elliott Rogers ’74 will receive the 2019 Harvard Medal.
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Arts & Culture
Reflections on the ‘Queen of Soul’
Harvard faculty, others reflect on one of the great voices and artists of the 20th century, Aretha Franklin.
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Campus & Community
Kasich urges grads to seek a deeper purpose
Philosophy, not politics, was the subject of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s Commencement address at the Harvard Kennedy School on Wednesday. “This is not a public policy speech,” the 2016 Republican presidential contender told the graduates, as he challenged them to reach for a deeper purpose.
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Nation & World
The right footprints
Gabrielle Scrimshaw ’18 is a Gleitsman Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. The first in her family to attend college, she plans to start an investment firm for tribal businesses and indigenous entrepreneurs.
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Campus & Community
Bear away the bell
For the 30th consecutive year, neighboring churches and institutions will ring their bells at the conclusion of Harvard’s 367th Commencement Exercises.
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Campus & Community
A revolution, 50 years in the making
The return of members of the Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1968 for the 50th anniversary of their graduation proves cause to revisit an era of sweeping change.
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Campus & Community
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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Campus & Community
Guidelines for Harvard’s 367th Commencement
To accommodate the increasing number of people wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement Exercises, interested readers should carefully review the guidelines.
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Campus & Community
‘Dream big and act boldly’
“Dream big and act boldly,” 138 Harvard winter grads were urged in a midyear recognition ceremony.
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Campus & Community
Among the graduates
This 360 video puts you in the shoes of a Harvard student experiencing graduation as it unfolds.
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Campus & Community
Create a sense of purpose for all, Zuckerberg urges
One of Harvard’s most famous dropouts returned to receive a degree and encourage the Class of 2017 to go out and make a difference in the world.
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Campus & Community
Departing as leaders
Six Harvard seniors received inducted into the armed forces at the annual ROTC commissioning ceremony.
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Campus & Community
For graduate the numbers add up
Daniel Schlauch is looking to put his talents with numbers to work fighting cancer.
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Campus & Community
The bells are ringing
For the 29th consecutive year, neighboring churches and institutions will ring their bells at the conclusion of Harvard’s 366th Commencement Exercises.
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Campus & Community
The gift of the art of noticing
Graduating seniors gathered in the Memorial Church for the Baccalaureate Service, a tradition as old as Commencement.
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Campus & Community
Meet the student orators
Three student orators, Auguste (Gussie) Roc, Jessica Glueck, and Walter Smelt III, were chosen in a speech-writing competition to address Harvard’s Class of 2017.
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Campus & Community
Seminal speeches through the years
An impressive range of orators have used the opportunity of delivering seminal speeches at Harvard, reaching not only those in attendance but the nation and sometimes the world.
