{"id":243987,"date":"2018-05-24T06:00:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/?p=243987"},"modified":"2023-11-08T20:48:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T01:48:48","slug":"harvard-awards-seven-honorary-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2018\/05\/harvard-awards-seven-honorary-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven receive honorary degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<header\n\tclass=\"wp-block-harvard-gazette-article-header alignfull article-header is-style-full-width-text-below centered-image\"\n\tstyle=\" \"\n>\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2018 honrands.\" height=\"1740\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/052418_hu_comm_honorands_group.jpg\" width=\"2500\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p class=\"wp-element-caption--caption\">Seated (from left) Alan M. Garber, Drew Faust, John Lewis; standing (from left) George Emanuel Lewis, Twyla Tharp, Harvey Vernon Fineberg, Rita Dove, Ricardo Lagos, Sallie Watson (Penny) Chisholm, and Wong Kar Wai. <\/p><p class=\"wp-element-caption--credit\">Stephanie Mitchell\/Harvard Staff Photographer<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\t<div class=\"article-header__content\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"article-header__category\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/section\/campus-community\/\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tCampus &amp; Community\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"article-header__title wp-block-heading \">\n\t\tSeven receive honorary degrees\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"article-header__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\">\n\t\t\t<address class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/address>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"article-header__date\" datetime=\"2018-05-24\">\n\t\t\tMay 24, 2018\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"article-header__reading-time\">\n\t\t\t8 min read\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-header__subheading wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\tPresented during Morning Exercises on Commencement Day\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n\t\t<h1>John Robert Lewis<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws, 2012<br \/>\nPrincipal Commencement Speaker<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the foremost leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis has represented Georgia\u2019s fifth district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1987. The son of Alabama sharecroppers, he is a graduate of both the American Baptist Theological Seminary and Fisk University. Devoted to the philosophy of nonviolence, he organized sit-ins at segregated lunch counters, participated in the Freedom Rides, and chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966. He delivered a keynote address at the March on Washington in 1963, organized voter registration drives during the Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964, and in 1965 led more than 600 peaceful demonstrators across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in what became known as Bloody Sunday. He continued his pursuit of civil rights through work with the Field Foundation, the Voter Education Project, and the federal agency ACTION before his election to the Atlanta City Council and then to Congress. His many honors include the NAACP Spingarn Medal, the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Lifetime Achievement, the inaugural LBJ Liberty &amp; Justice for All Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n<h1>Sallie Watson Chisholm<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Science<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A pre-eminent oceanographer, Sallie (Penny) Chisholm is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she holds appointments in civil and environmental engineering and in biology. She has conducted pathbreaking research on the marine microbe <em>Prochlorococcus<\/em>, believed to be the planet\u2019s most abundant photosynthetic organism, which plays an integral role in the global ecosystem and has served as a model for understanding biological systems at different scales. Born in Marquette, Mich., she received her B.A. from Skidmore College and a Ph.D. in biology from the State University of New York at Albany. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, she has written not only scores of scientific papers but also four children\u2019s books on photosynthesis (known as \u201cThe Sunlight Series\u201d), two of which have earned awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Past director of both the Earth System Initiative at MIT and the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program, she has been recognized with such honors as MIT\u2019s James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, the National Academy of Sciences\u2019 Agassiz Medal, and the National Medal of Science.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Rita Dove<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Letters<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the nation\u2019s most acclaimed poets, Rita Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Born in Akron, Ohio, she received her B.A. from Miami University in Ohio and her M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers\u2019 Workshop. Celebrated for her lyrical style, narrative power, and attention to the nuances of everyday life, she has published numerous collections of poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u201c<em>Thomas and Beulah\u201d <\/em>(1986), \u201cOn the Bus with Rosa Parks\u201d (1999), \u201cSonata Mulattica\u201d (2009), and \u201cCollected Poems: <em>1974<\/em><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>2004\u201d<\/em> (2016). In 1993, she became the youngest person and the first African-American to be named poet laureate of the United States. She is also a novelist, dramatist, essayist, and short story writer, as well as editor of \u201cThe <em>Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry\u201d <\/em>(2011). Former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and the recipient of numerous literary and academic awards, she is one of the few individuals recognized with the highest honors awarded by both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.<\/p>\n<h1>Harvey Vernon Fineberg<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An esteemed University leader and eminent figure in public health and medicine, Harvey Fineberg is former provost of Harvard University and past president of the Institute of Medicine. Born in Pittsburgh, he received his A.B., M.D., M.P.P., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard. As a member of Harvard\u2019s faculties of public health and government, he emerged as a noted scholar of health policy and medical decision-making. He served with distinction as dean of the Harvard School of Public Health from 1984 to 1997, then for four years as the University\u2019s provost, playing a key role in fostering cooperation across Harvard\u2019s Schools. He went on to lead the Institute of Medicine, one of the National Academies, from 2002 to 2014. An author of publications on subjects ranging from swine flu to AIDS prevention to medical education, he is currently president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and recently served as chair of the board of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His honors include the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research and the Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health.<\/p>\n<h1>Ricardo Lagos<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A pivotal figure in his country\u2019s transition from dictatorship to democracy and one of Latin America\u2019s most admired recent leaders, Ricardo Lagos Escobar served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. Born in Santiago, he studied law at the University of Chile and received a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University. A distinguished academic, he was secretary-general of the University of Chile. He emerged as a leading figure in opposing the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, as founder of the Party for Democracy. Following the defeat of the dictatorship, he served as minister of education and minister of public works before being elected president. His tenure was marked by democratic reforms; efforts to redress economic inequality; investments in education, health care, and housing; and an embrace of international trade. After leaving office, he established the Foundation for Democracy and Development, and has also served as president of the Club de Madrid, a professor at Brown University, and a United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change. He is author of \u201cThe Southern Tiger: Chile\u2019s Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future\u201d (2012).<\/p>\n<h1>George Emanuel Lewis<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Music<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Illustrious composer, scholar, trombonist, and pioneer in experimental music, George Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University, where he long served as director of its Center for Jazz Studies. His innovative work in electronic and computer music, computer-based multimedia installations, and notated and improvisative forms is documented on more than 150 recordings and has been performed by a wide range of leading artists, ensembles, and orchestras. A graduate of Yale with a B.A. in philosophy, he is a longtime member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM); the author of \u201c<em>A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music\u201d <\/em>(2008), which was recognized with the American Book Award; and composer of the opera \u201cAfterword\u201d (2015), based on the history of the AACM. An eminent musicologist, and recipient of both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he has published widely on improvisation and computer music, and he is co-editor of the two-volume \u201c<em>Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies<\/em>\u201d (2016).<\/p>\n<h1>Twyla Tharp<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A renowned choreographer, Twyla Tharp is celebrated for works that imaginatively combine different forms of movement and that have expanded the boundaries of modern dance and ballet. A graduate of Barnard College, she founded Twyla Tharp Dance in 1965. A native of Indiana, she studied or performed early in her career with such iconic dance figures as Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Paul Taylor. Over half a century she has choreographed more than 150 works, including 129 dances, 12 television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows, and two figure-skating routines. Besides choreographing for her own dance company, she has created works for American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, and other premier companies in the United States and abroad. She is author of the autobiography \u201cPush Comes to Shove\u201d (1992) and co-author of both \u201cThe Creative Habit\u201d (2003) and \u201cThe Collaborative Habit\u201d (2009). A past MacArthur Fellow, she has been recognized with a Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, the Jerome Robbins Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Wong Kar Wai<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wong Kar Wai stands among modern cinema\u2019s most influential auteurs. His films are known for their vivid visual imagery, their nonlinear narratives and complex characters, and their moving evocations of love, longing, and loss. Born in Shanghai, he moved at age 5 to Hong Kong, whose culture figures prominently in many of his movies. His 2000 film \u201cIn the Mood for Love,\u201d which he wrote, directed, and produced, is widely regarded as one of the finest motion pictures of the early 21st century. His oeuvre of award-winning films also includes \u201cAs Tears Go By\u201d (1988), \u201cDays of Being Wild\u201d (1990), \u201cChungking Express\u201d (1994), \u201cFallen Angels\u201d (1995), \u201cHappy Together\u201d (1997), \u201c2046\u201d (2004), and \u201cThe Grandmaster\u201d (2013). Past recipient of the best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and past president of the juries for the international film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, and Beijing, he has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Stockholm International Film Festival\u2019s Visionary Award, the Grand Lyon Film Festival\u2019s Prix Lumi\u00e8re, and the International Film Festival of India\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sallie (Penny) Chisholm, Rita Dove, Harvey Fineberg, Ricardo Lagos Escobar, George Lewis received honorary degrees from Harvard at its 367th Commencement Day ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108352576,"featured_media":245345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"gz_ga_pageviews":14,"gz_ga_lastupdated":"2022-04-30 10:36","document_color_palette":"crimson","author":"","affiliation":"","_category_override":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1364],"tags":[39700,40634,16420,17180,40633,40632,40631],"gazette-formats":[],"series":[52981],"class_list":["post-243987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community","tag-367th-commencement","tag-george-lewis","tag-harvey-fineberg","tag-honorary-degrees","tag-ricardo-lagos-escobar","tag-rita-dove","tag-sallie-penny-chisholm","series-commencement-2018"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Harvard awards seven honorary degrees &#8212; 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The son of Alabama sharecroppers, he is a graduate of both the American Baptist Theological Seminary and Fisk University. Devoted to the philosophy of nonviolence, he organized sit-ins at segregated lunch counters, participated in the Freedom Rides, and chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966. He delivered a keynote address at the March on Washington in 1963, organized voter registration drives during the Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964, and in 1965 led more than 600 peaceful demonstrators across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in what became known as Bloody Sunday. He continued his pursuit of civil rights through work with the Field Foundation, the Voter Education Project, and the federal agency ACTION before his election to the Atlanta City Council and then to Congress. His many honors include the NAACP Spingarn Medal, the John F. 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Celebrated for her lyrical style, narrative power, and attention to the nuances of everyday life, she has published numerous collections of poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u201c<em>Thomas and Beulah\u201d <\/em>(1986), \u201cOn the Bus with Rosa Parks\u201d (1999), \u201cSonata Mulattica\u201d (2009), and \u201cCollected Poems: <em>1974<\/em><em>-<\/em><em>2004\u201d<\/em> (2016). In 1993, she became the youngest person and the first African-American to be named poet laureate of the United States. She is also a novelist, dramatist, essayist, and short story writer, as well as editor of \u201cThe <em>Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry\u201d <\/em>(2011). Former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and the recipient of numerous literary and academic awards, she is one of the few individuals recognized with the highest honors awarded by both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.<\/p>\n<h1>Harvey Vernon Fineberg<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An esteemed University leader and eminent figure in public health and medicine, Harvey Fineberg is former provost of Harvard University and past president of the Institute of Medicine. Born in Pittsburgh, he received his A.B., M.D., M.P.P., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard. As a member of Harvard\u2019s faculties of public health and government, he emerged as a noted scholar of health policy and medical decision-making. He served with distinction as dean of the Harvard School of Public Health from 1984 to 1997, then for four years as the University\u2019s provost, playing a key role in fostering cooperation across Harvard\u2019s Schools. He went on to lead the Institute of Medicine, one of the National Academies, from 2002 to 2014. An author of publications on subjects ranging from swine flu to AIDS prevention to medical education, he is currently president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and recently served as chair of the board of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His honors include the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research and the Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health.<\/p>\n<h1>Ricardo Lagos<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A pivotal figure in his country\u2019s transition from dictatorship to democracy and one of Latin America\u2019s most admired recent leaders, Ricardo Lagos Escobar served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. Born in Santiago, he studied law at the University of Chile and received a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University. A distinguished academic, he was secretary-general of the University of Chile. He emerged as a leading figure in opposing the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, as founder of the Party for Democracy. Following the defeat of the dictatorship, he served as minister of education and minister of public works before being elected president. His tenure was marked by democratic reforms; efforts to redress economic inequality; investments in education, health care, and housing; and an embrace of international trade. After leaving office, he established the Foundation for Democracy and Development, and has also served as president of the Club de Madrid, a professor at Brown University, and a United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change. He is author of \u201cThe Southern Tiger: Chile\u2019s Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future\u201d (2012).<\/p>\n<h1>George Emanuel Lewis<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Music<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Illustrious composer, scholar, trombonist, and pioneer in experimental music, George Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University, where he long served as director of its Center for Jazz Studies. His innovative work in electronic and computer music, computer-based multimedia installations, and notated and improvisative forms is documented on more than 150 recordings and has been performed by a wide range of leading artists, ensembles, and orchestras. A graduate of Yale with a B.A. in philosophy, he is a longtime member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM); the author of \u201c<em>A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music\u201d <\/em>(2008), which was recognized with the American Book Award; and composer of the opera \u201cAfterword\u201d (2015), based on the history of the AACM. An eminent musicologist, and recipient of both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he has published widely on improvisation and computer music, and he is co-editor of the two-volume \u201c<em>Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies<\/em>\u201d (2016).<\/p>\n<h1>Twyla Tharp<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A renowned choreographer, Twyla Tharp is celebrated for works that imaginatively combine different forms of movement and that have expanded the boundaries of modern dance and ballet. A graduate of Barnard College, she founded Twyla Tharp Dance in 1965. A native of Indiana, she studied or performed early in her career with such iconic dance figures as Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Paul Taylor. Over half a century she has choreographed more than 150 works, including 129 dances, 12 television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows, and two figure-skating routines. Besides choreographing for her own dance company, she has created works for American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, and other premier companies in the United States and abroad. She is author of the autobiography \u201cPush Comes to Shove\u201d (1992) and co-author of both \u201cThe Creative Habit\u201d (2003) and \u201cThe Collaborative Habit\u201d (2009). A past MacArthur Fellow, she has been recognized with a Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, the Jerome Robbins Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Wong Kar Wai<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wong Kar Wai stands among modern cinema\u2019s most influential auteurs. His films are known for their vivid visual imagery, their nonlinear narratives and complex characters, and their moving evocations of love, longing, and loss. Born in Shanghai, he moved at age 5 to Hong Kong, whose culture figures prominently in many of his movies. His 2000 film \u201cIn the Mood for Love,\u201d which he wrote, directed, and produced, is widely regarded as one of the finest motion pictures of the early 21st century. His oeuvre of award-winning films also includes \u201cAs Tears Go By\u201d (1988), \u201cDays of Being Wild\u201d (1990), \u201cChungking Express\u201d (1994), \u201cFallen Angels\u201d (1995), \u201cHappy Together\u201d (1997), \u201c2046\u201d (2004), and \u201cThe Grandmaster\u201d (2013). Past recipient of the best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and past president of the juries for the international film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, and Beijing, he has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Stockholm International Film Festival\u2019s Visionary Award, the Grand Lyon Film Festival\u2019s Prix Lumi\u00e8re, and the International Film Festival of India\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n","innerContent":["\n\t\t<h1>John Robert Lewis<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws, 2012<br \/>\nPrincipal Commencement Speaker<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the foremost leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis has represented Georgia\u2019s fifth district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1987. The son of Alabama sharecroppers, he is a graduate of both the American Baptist Theological Seminary and Fisk University. 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A member of the National Academy of Sciences, she has written not only scores of scientific papers but also four children\u2019s books on photosynthesis (known as \u201cThe Sunlight Series\u201d), two of which have earned awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Past director of both the Earth System Initiative at MIT and the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program, she has been recognized with such honors as MIT\u2019s James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, the National Academy of Sciences\u2019 Agassiz Medal, and the National Medal of Science.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Rita Dove<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Letters<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the nation\u2019s most acclaimed poets, Rita Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Born in Akron, Ohio, she received her B.A. from Miami University in Ohio and her M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers\u2019 Workshop. 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He served with distinction as dean of the Harvard School of Public Health from 1984 to 1997, then for four years as the University\u2019s provost, playing a key role in fostering cooperation across Harvard\u2019s Schools. He went on to lead the Institute of Medicine, one of the National Academies, from 2002 to 2014. An author of publications on subjects ranging from swine flu to AIDS prevention to medical education, he is currently president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and recently served as chair of the board of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His honors include the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research and the Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health.<\/p>\n<h1>Ricardo Lagos<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A pivotal figure in his country\u2019s transition from dictatorship to democracy and one of Latin America\u2019s most admired recent leaders, Ricardo Lagos Escobar served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. Born in Santiago, he studied law at the University of Chile and received a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University. A distinguished academic, he was secretary-general of the University of Chile. He emerged as a leading figure in opposing the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, as founder of the Party for Democracy. Following the defeat of the dictatorship, he served as minister of education and minister of public works before being elected president. His tenure was marked by democratic reforms; efforts to redress economic inequality; investments in education, health care, and housing; and an embrace of international trade. After leaving office, he established the Foundation for Democracy and Development, and has also served as president of the Club de Madrid, a professor at Brown University, and a United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change. He is author of \u201cThe Southern Tiger: Chile\u2019s Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future\u201d (2012).<\/p>\n<h1>George Emanuel Lewis<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Music<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Illustrious composer, scholar, trombonist, and pioneer in experimental music, George Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University, where he long served as director of its Center for Jazz Studies. His innovative work in electronic and computer music, computer-based multimedia installations, and notated and improvisative forms is documented on more than 150 recordings and has been performed by a wide range of leading artists, ensembles, and orchestras. A graduate of Yale with a B.A. in philosophy, he is a longtime member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM); the author of \u201c<em>A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music\u201d <\/em>(2008), which was recognized with the American Book Award; and composer of the opera \u201cAfterword\u201d (2015), based on the history of the AACM. An eminent musicologist, and recipient of both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he has published widely on improvisation and computer music, and he is co-editor of the two-volume \u201c<em>Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies<\/em>\u201d (2016).<\/p>\n<h1>Twyla Tharp<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A renowned choreographer, Twyla Tharp is celebrated for works that imaginatively combine different forms of movement and that have expanded the boundaries of modern dance and ballet. A graduate of Barnard College, she founded Twyla Tharp Dance in 1965. A native of Indiana, she studied or performed early in her career with such iconic dance figures as Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Paul Taylor. Over half a century she has choreographed more than 150 works, including 129 dances, 12 television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows, and two figure-skating routines. Besides choreographing for her own dance company, she has created works for American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, and other premier companies in the United States and abroad. She is author of the autobiography \u201cPush Comes to Shove\u201d (1992) and co-author of both \u201cThe Creative Habit\u201d (2003) and \u201cThe Collaborative Habit\u201d (2009). A past MacArthur Fellow, she has been recognized with a Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, the Jerome Robbins Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Wong Kar Wai<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wong Kar Wai stands among modern cinema\u2019s most influential auteurs. His films are known for their vivid visual imagery, their nonlinear narratives and complex characters, and their moving evocations of love, longing, and loss. Born in Shanghai, he moved at age 5 to Hong Kong, whose culture figures prominently in many of his movies. His 2000 film \u201cIn the Mood for Love,\u201d which he wrote, directed, and produced, is widely regarded as one of the finest motion pictures of the early 21st century. His oeuvre of award-winning films also includes \u201cAs Tears Go By\u201d (1988), \u201cDays of Being Wild\u201d (1990), \u201cChungking Express\u201d (1994), \u201cFallen Angels\u201d (1995), \u201cHappy Together\u201d (1997), \u201c2046\u201d (2004), and \u201cThe Grandmaster\u201d (2013). Past recipient of the best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and past president of the juries for the international film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, and Beijing, he has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Stockholm International Film Festival\u2019s Visionary Award, the Grand Lyon Film Festival\u2019s Prix Lumi\u00e8re, and the International Film Festival of India\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n"],"rendered":"\n\t\t<h1>John Robert Lewis<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws, 2012<br \/>\nPrincipal Commencement Speaker<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the foremost leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis has represented Georgia\u2019s fifth district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1987. The son of Alabama sharecroppers, he is a graduate of both the American Baptist Theological Seminary and Fisk University. Devoted to the philosophy of nonviolence, he organized sit-ins at segregated lunch counters, participated in the Freedom Rides, and chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966. He delivered a keynote address at the March on Washington in 1963, organized voter registration drives during the Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964, and in 1965 led more than 600 peaceful demonstrators across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in what became known as Bloody Sunday. He continued his pursuit of civil rights through work with the Field Foundation, the Voter Education Project, and the federal agency ACTION before his election to the Atlanta City Council and then to Congress. His many honors include the NAACP Spingarn Medal, the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Lifetime Achievement, the inaugural LBJ Liberty &amp; Justice for All Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n<h1>Sallie Watson Chisholm<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Science<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A pre-eminent oceanographer, Sallie (Penny) Chisholm is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she holds appointments in civil and environmental engineering and in biology. She has conducted pathbreaking research on the marine microbe <em>Prochlorococcus<\/em>, believed to be the planet\u2019s most abundant photosynthetic organism, which plays an integral role in the global ecosystem and has served as a model for understanding biological systems at different scales. Born in Marquette, Mich., she received her B.A. from Skidmore College and a Ph.D. in biology from the State University of New York at Albany. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, she has written not only scores of scientific papers but also four children\u2019s books on photosynthesis (known as \u201cThe Sunlight Series\u201d), two of which have earned awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Past director of both the Earth System Initiative at MIT and the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program, she has been recognized with such honors as MIT\u2019s James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, the National Academy of Sciences\u2019 Agassiz Medal, and the National Medal of Science.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Rita Dove<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Letters<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the nation\u2019s most acclaimed poets, Rita Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Born in Akron, Ohio, she received her B.A. from Miami University in Ohio and her M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers\u2019 Workshop. Celebrated for her lyrical style, narrative power, and attention to the nuances of everyday life, she has published numerous collections of poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u201c<em>Thomas and Beulah\u201d <\/em>(1986), \u201cOn the Bus with Rosa Parks\u201d (1999), \u201cSonata Mulattica\u201d (2009), and \u201cCollected Poems: <em>1974<\/em><em>-<\/em><em>2004\u201d<\/em> (2016). In 1993, she became the youngest person and the first African-American to be named poet laureate of the United States. She is also a novelist, dramatist, essayist, and short story writer, as well as editor of \u201cThe <em>Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry\u201d <\/em>(2011). Former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and the recipient of numerous literary and academic awards, she is one of the few individuals recognized with the highest honors awarded by both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.<\/p>\n<h1>Harvey Vernon Fineberg<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An esteemed University leader and eminent figure in public health and medicine, Harvey Fineberg is former provost of Harvard University and past president of the Institute of Medicine. Born in Pittsburgh, he received his A.B., M.D., M.P.P., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard. As a member of Harvard\u2019s faculties of public health and government, he emerged as a noted scholar of health policy and medical decision-making. He served with distinction as dean of the Harvard School of Public Health from 1984 to 1997, then for four years as the University\u2019s provost, playing a key role in fostering cooperation across Harvard\u2019s Schools. He went on to lead the Institute of Medicine, one of the National Academies, from 2002 to 2014. An author of publications on subjects ranging from swine flu to AIDS prevention to medical education, he is currently president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and recently served as chair of the board of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His honors include the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research and the Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health.<\/p>\n<h1>Ricardo Lagos<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A pivotal figure in his country\u2019s transition from dictatorship to democracy and one of Latin America\u2019s most admired recent leaders, Ricardo Lagos Escobar served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. Born in Santiago, he studied law at the University of Chile and received a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University. A distinguished academic, he was secretary-general of the University of Chile. He emerged as a leading figure in opposing the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, as founder of the Party for Democracy. Following the defeat of the dictatorship, he served as minister of education and minister of public works before being elected president. His tenure was marked by democratic reforms; efforts to redress economic inequality; investments in education, health care, and housing; and an embrace of international trade. After leaving office, he established the Foundation for Democracy and Development, and has also served as president of the Club de Madrid, a professor at Brown University, and a United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change. He is author of \u201cThe Southern Tiger: Chile\u2019s Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future\u201d (2012).<\/p>\n<h1>George Emanuel Lewis<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Music<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Illustrious composer, scholar, trombonist, and pioneer in experimental music, George Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University, where he long served as director of its Center for Jazz Studies. His innovative work in electronic and computer music, computer-based multimedia installations, and notated and improvisative forms is documented on more than 150 recordings and has been performed by a wide range of leading artists, ensembles, and orchestras. A graduate of Yale with a B.A. in philosophy, he is a longtime member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM); the author of \u201c<em>A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music\u201d <\/em>(2008), which was recognized with the American Book Award; and composer of the opera \u201cAfterword\u201d (2015), based on the history of the AACM. An eminent musicologist, and recipient of both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he has published widely on improvisation and computer music, and he is co-editor of the two-volume \u201c<em>Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies<\/em>\u201d (2016).<\/p>\n<h1>Twyla Tharp<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A renowned choreographer, Twyla Tharp is celebrated for works that imaginatively combine different forms of movement and that have expanded the boundaries of modern dance and ballet. A graduate of Barnard College, she founded Twyla Tharp Dance in 1965. A native of Indiana, she studied or performed early in her career with such iconic dance figures as Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Paul Taylor. Over half a century she has choreographed more than 150 works, including 129 dances, 12 television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows, and two figure-skating routines. Besides choreographing for her own dance company, she has created works for American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, and other premier companies in the United States and abroad. She is author of the autobiography \u201cPush Comes to Shove\u201d (1992) and co-author of both \u201cThe Creative Habit\u201d (2003) and \u201cThe Collaborative Habit\u201d (2009). A past MacArthur Fellow, she has been recognized with a Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, the Jerome Robbins Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Wong Kar Wai<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wong Kar Wai stands among modern cinema\u2019s most influential auteurs. His films are known for their vivid visual imagery, their nonlinear narratives and complex characters, and their moving evocations of love, longing, and loss. Born in Shanghai, he moved at age 5 to Hong Kong, whose culture figures prominently in many of his movies. His 2000 film \u201cIn the Mood for Love,\u201d which he wrote, directed, and produced, is widely regarded as one of the finest motion pictures of the early 21st century. His oeuvre of award-winning films also includes \u201cAs Tears Go By\u201d (1988), \u201cDays of Being Wild\u201d (1990), \u201cChungking Express\u201d (1994), \u201cFallen Angels\u201d (1995), \u201cHappy Together\u201d (1997), \u201c2046\u201d (2004), and \u201cThe Grandmaster\u201d (2013). Past recipient of the best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and past president of the juries for the international film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, and Beijing, he has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Stockholm International Film Festival\u2019s Visionary Award, the Grand Lyon Film Festival\u2019s Prix Lumi\u00e8re, and the International Film Festival of India\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n"}],"innerHTML":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\">\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n","innerContent":["\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\">\n\n","\n\n<\/div>\n"],"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n\t\t<h1>John Robert Lewis<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws, 2012<br \/>\nPrincipal Commencement Speaker<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the foremost leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis has represented Georgia\u2019s fifth district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1987. The son of Alabama sharecroppers, he is a graduate of both the American Baptist Theological Seminary and Fisk University. Devoted to the philosophy of nonviolence, he organized sit-ins at segregated lunch counters, participated in the Freedom Rides, and chaired the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966. He delivered a keynote address at the March on Washington in 1963, organized voter registration drives during the Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964, and in 1965 led more than 600 peaceful demonstrators across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in what became known as Bloody Sunday. He continued his pursuit of civil rights through work with the Field Foundation, the Voter Education Project, and the federal agency ACTION before his election to the Atlanta City Council and then to Congress. His many honors include the NAACP Spingarn Medal, the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for Lifetime Achievement, the inaugural LBJ Liberty &amp; Justice for All Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n<h1>Sallie Watson Chisholm<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Science<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A pre-eminent oceanographer, Sallie (Penny) Chisholm is an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she holds appointments in civil and environmental engineering and in biology. She has conducted pathbreaking research on the marine microbe <em>Prochlorococcus<\/em>, believed to be the planet\u2019s most abundant photosynthetic organism, which plays an integral role in the global ecosystem and has served as a model for understanding biological systems at different scales. Born in Marquette, Mich., she received her B.A. from Skidmore College and a Ph.D. in biology from the State University of New York at Albany. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, she has written not only scores of scientific papers but also four children\u2019s books on photosynthesis (known as \u201cThe Sunlight Series\u201d), two of which have earned awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Past director of both the Earth System Initiative at MIT and the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program, she has been recognized with such honors as MIT\u2019s James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award, the National Academy of Sciences\u2019 Agassiz Medal, and the National Medal of Science.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Rita Dove<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Letters<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the nation\u2019s most acclaimed poets, Rita Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. Born in Akron, Ohio, she received her B.A. from Miami University in Ohio and her M.F.A. from the University of Iowa Writers\u2019 Workshop. Celebrated for her lyrical style, narrative power, and attention to the nuances of everyday life, she has published numerous collections of poetry, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u201c<em>Thomas and Beulah\u201d <\/em>(1986), \u201cOn the Bus with Rosa Parks\u201d (1999), \u201cSonata Mulattica\u201d (2009), and \u201cCollected Poems: <em>1974<\/em><em>-<\/em><em>2004\u201d<\/em> (2016). In 1993, she became the youngest person and the first African-American to be named poet laureate of the United States. She is also a novelist, dramatist, essayist, and short story writer, as well as editor of \u201cThe <em>Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry\u201d <\/em>(2011). Former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and the recipient of numerous literary and academic awards, she is one of the few individuals recognized with the highest honors awarded by both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.<\/p>\n<h1>Harvey Vernon Fineberg<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws<\/em><\/p>\n<p>An esteemed University leader and eminent figure in public health and medicine, Harvey Fineberg is former provost of Harvard University and past president of the Institute of Medicine. Born in Pittsburgh, he received his A.B., M.D., M.P.P., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard. As a member of Harvard\u2019s faculties of public health and government, he emerged as a noted scholar of health policy and medical decision-making. He served with distinction as dean of the Harvard School of Public Health from 1984 to 1997, then for four years as the University\u2019s provost, playing a key role in fostering cooperation across Harvard\u2019s Schools. He went on to lead the Institute of Medicine, one of the National Academies, from 2002 to 2014. An author of publications on subjects ranging from swine flu to AIDS prevention to medical education, he is currently president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and recently served as chair of the board of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His honors include the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research and the Frank A. Calderone Prize in Public Health.<\/p>\n<h1>Ricardo Lagos<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Laws<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A pivotal figure in his country\u2019s transition from dictatorship to democracy and one of Latin America\u2019s most admired recent leaders, Ricardo Lagos Escobar served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. Born in Santiago, he studied law at the University of Chile and received a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University. A distinguished academic, he was secretary-general of the University of Chile. He emerged as a leading figure in opposing the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, as founder of the Party for Democracy. Following the defeat of the dictatorship, he served as minister of education and minister of public works before being elected president. His tenure was marked by democratic reforms; efforts to redress economic inequality; investments in education, health care, and housing; and an embrace of international trade. After leaving office, he established the Foundation for Democracy and Development, and has also served as president of the Club de Madrid, a professor at Brown University, and a United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change. He is author of \u201cThe Southern Tiger: Chile\u2019s Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future\u201d (2012).<\/p>\n<h1>George Emanuel Lewis<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Music<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Illustrious composer, scholar, trombonist, and pioneer in experimental music, George Lewis is the Edwin H. Case Professor of American Music at Columbia University, where he long served as director of its Center for Jazz Studies. His innovative work in electronic and computer music, computer-based multimedia installations, and notated and improvisative forms is documented on more than 150 recordings and has been performed by a wide range of leading artists, ensembles, and orchestras. A graduate of Yale with a B.A. in philosophy, he is a longtime member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM); the author of \u201c<em>A Power Stronger Than Itself: The AACM and American Experimental Music\u201d <\/em>(2008), which was recognized with the American Book Award; and composer of the opera \u201cAfterword\u201d (2015), based on the history of the AACM. An eminent musicologist, and recipient of both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he has published widely on improvisation and computer music, and he is co-editor of the two-volume \u201c<em>Oxford Handbook of Critical Improvisation Studies<\/em>\u201d (2016).<\/p>\n<h1>Twyla Tharp<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A renowned choreographer, Twyla Tharp is celebrated for works that imaginatively combine different forms of movement and that have expanded the boundaries of modern dance and ballet. A graduate of Barnard College, she founded Twyla Tharp Dance in 1965. A native of Indiana, she studied or performed early in her career with such iconic dance figures as Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Paul Taylor. Over half a century she has choreographed more than 150 works, including 129 dances, 12 television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows, and two figure-skating routines. Besides choreographing for her own dance company, she has created works for American Ballet Theatre, the Joffrey Ballet, the Paris Opera Ballet, and other premier companies in the United States and abroad. She is author of the autobiography \u201cPush Comes to Shove\u201d (1992) and co-author of both \u201cThe Creative Habit\u201d (2003) and \u201cThe Collaborative Habit\u201d (2009). A past MacArthur Fellow, she has been recognized with a Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, the Jerome Robbins Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the National Medal of Arts.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Wong Kar Wai<\/h1>\n<p><em>Doctor of Arts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wong Kar Wai stands among modern cinema\u2019s most influential auteurs. His films are known for their vivid visual imagery, their nonlinear narratives and complex characters, and their moving evocations of love, longing, and loss. Born in Shanghai, he moved at age 5 to Hong Kong, whose culture figures prominently in many of his movies. His 2000 film \u201cIn the Mood for Love,\u201d which he wrote, directed, and produced, is widely regarded as one of the finest motion pictures of the early 21st century. His oeuvre of award-winning films also includes \u201cAs Tears Go By\u201d (1988), \u201cDays of Being Wild\u201d (1990), \u201cChungking Express\u201d (1994), \u201cFallen Angels\u201d (1995), \u201cHappy Together\u201d (1997), \u201c2046\u201d (2004), and \u201cThe Grandmaster\u201d (2013). Past recipient of the best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and past president of the juries for the international film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, and Beijing, he has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Stockholm International Film Festival\u2019s Visionary Award, the Grand Lyon Film Festival\u2019s Prix Lumi\u00e8re, and the International Film Festival of India\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n"}},"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":245840,"url":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2018\/05\/the-myriad-moments-of-harvards-2018-commencement\/","url_meta":{"origin":243987,"position":0},"title":"The myriad moments of Commencement","author":"Stephanie Mitchell","date":"May 31, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The weeklong buildup to Commencement Day\u2019s ancient and scripted rites is a feast for the eyes, the ears, the palate, but mostly the heart.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Campus &amp; Community&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Campus &amp; Community","link":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/section\/campus-community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/com_2018_011.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/com_2018_011.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/com_2018_011.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/com_2018_011.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":236641,"url":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2018\/01\/guidelines-for-harvards-367th-commencement-exercises\/","url_meta":{"origin":243987,"position":1},"title":"Guidelines for Harvard\u2019s 367th Commencement","author":"gazettejohnbaglione","date":"January 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"To accommodate the increasing number of people wishing to attend Harvard\u2019s Commencement Exercises, interested readers should carefully review the guidelines.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Campus &amp; Community&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Campus &amp; Community","link":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/section\/campus-community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Harvard Commencement","src":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/052913_class_ks_162_2500.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/052913_class_ks_162_2500.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/052913_class_ks_162_2500.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/052913_class_ks_162_2500.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":140437,"url":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2013\/05\/conferring-of-honorary-degrees-harvard-commencement-2013\/","url_meta":{"origin":243987,"position":2},"title":"Conferring of Honorary Degrees | Harvard Commencement 2013","author":"harvardgazette","date":"May 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The conferring of honorary degrees at Harvard's 362nd Commencement at Tercentenary Theatre on May 30, 2013.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Campus &amp; Community&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Campus &amp; Community","link":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/section\/campus-community\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":239312,"url":"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2018\/02\/john-lewis-named-harvard-commencement-speaker\/","url_meta":{"origin":243987,"position":3},"title":"Lewis named Harvard Commencement speaker","author":"harvardgazette","date":"February 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"U.S. Rep. 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