Sarah Min, a Harvard Law School senior, stands to receive The William J. Stuntz Memorial Award for Justice, Human Dignity and Compassion presented by Dean Martha Minnow during HLS Class Day Wednesday afternoon.

Hrishikesh N. Hari, one of the thirteen HLS seniors to receive The Dean's Award for Community Leadership, watches Dean Martha Minnow as she praises the students for their commitment to improving student life.

Alfred Smart Professor of Law, Jon Hanson, jokes about the New York Yankees during his acceptance speech for The Albert M. Sacks-Paul A. Freund Award for Teaching Excellence during the HLS Class Day exercises.

Actor Alec Baldwin, chosen as Class Day Speaker for the Harvard Law School, discusses the power and opportunity presented to graduates upon the completion of their degree.

Meet Your Class Day Student Speaker: Molly O. Fitzpatrick '11

The day before Commencement, Harvard College will hold Class Day, an annual event where seniors gather and listen to four featured student speakers. We sat down with the 2011 Ivy Female Oration Speaker Molly O. Fitzpatrick '11 and learned about her Harvard experience.

Meet Your Class Day Student Speaker: Laura Jaramillo ’10-11

The day before Commencement, Harvard College will hold Class Day, an annual event where seniors gather and listen to four featured student speakers. We sat down with the 2011 Harvard Female Oration Speaker Laura Jaramillo '10-11 and learned about her Harvard experience.

Notable Commencement and Class Day Speeches

Over the course of the next few weeks, seniors will have to sit through a number of speeches—some good, some bad. In the spirit of the season, we decided to profile some of Harvard's most notable Commencement and Class Day speeches.