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Class Day speaker, former Vice President Joe Biden, urged seniors not to succumb to pressures that value “the social trappings of success rather than really making a difference,” but to choose what’s best and most important to them.

Apathy not an option, Biden says

In Class Day address, former vice president urges graduates to help shape the nation

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DateMay 24, 2017December 14, 2017

Graduate speaker Jiang He will urge his fellow graduates to use their Harvard knowledge to improve life for people in the developing world. “I have experienced the drastic contrasts of rural and modern life, and have seen how knowledge and technology are unequally distributed,” he said.

Speaking from experience

Close-ups of Harvard’s 2016 Commencement orators

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DateMay 24, 2016

"There is no straight path from your seat today to where you are going," Sandberg told College seniors. "Don’t try to draw that line."

Lean in, speak out

At Class Day, Facebook COO Sandberg focuses on hard truths

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DateMay 28, 2014April 16, 2019