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Commencement speaker and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was among nine recipients of honorary degrees at the morning exercises of the Commencement ceremony Thursday.

As the Class of 2011 graduates from Harvard, The Crimson publishes its annual Year in Review issue. In this special section, we discuss the events and trends that have made this school year memorable.

The night at Tufts didn’t reassure me of Harvard’s social superiority, or make me lament not going to a fun school. It reminded me that at college, any college, we do a lot of stupid things

University President Drew G. Faust conferred 1,556 bachelors of arts and bachelors of science degrees on the Class of 2011 in the morning Commencement exercises.

Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf urged Harvard’s Class of 2011 to be hopeful, resilient, and daring in facing life’s obstacles.

Couldn't make it to Commencement? Don't worry: we've got you covered with a live blog of Commencement starting today at 9:45 a.m. You can also watch the ceremony live here.