In Photos: Harvard's 375th Commencement Services

Thousands of graduates, along with Harvard faculty, friends, and family members, filled Harvard Yard on Thursday for the University’s 375th Commencement Exercises. The day was steeped in tradition – speeches, celebration, and occasional strike chants from outside the Yard.

Economist Editor in Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes To Deliver 2026 HKS Graduation Address

Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief of The Economist, will deliver the Harvard Kennedy School’s 2026 graduation address on May 27, Dean Jeremy M. Weinstein announced in an email to students, faculty, and staff on Thursday.

Late Night Host Conan O’Brien Named 2026 Harvard Commencement Speaker

Comedian and television host Conan C. O’Brien ’85 will deliver the keynote addresses at Harvard’s 375th Commencement Ceremony in May, the University announced Thursday morning.

Harvard Defends Awarding Honorary Degree to Professor Who Supports Israel Boycott, But Shuns Her Views

Harvard defended its decision to award an honorary degree to Elaine H. Kim — a writer and University of California, Berkeley, professor emerita who has supported boycotts against Israel — during its Commencement ceremony last week, but distanced itself from Kim’s beliefs.

At Harvard Law School Class Day, Grads Applaud Criticism of Trump — and Harvard

As Harvard Law School’s Class of 2025 gathered on Holmes Field Wednesday for the school’s Class Day ceremony, the mood was celebratory — and the Trump administration’s looming threats against Harvard were not far from the audience’s mind.

‘We’re Counting On You’: Students, Speakers Share Hope and Resolve at HSPH Convocation

As the Harvard School of Public Health reels from cuts to its research funding, graduates and their families celebrated the wide-ranging impact of their work at last Wednesday’s convocation.

Speakers Encourage Graduates To Stand Up For Higher Education at HGSE Convocation

Both student and faculty speakers called on Harvard Graduate School of Education graduates to stand as bulwarks against the federal government’s attacks on higher education at last Wednesday’s convocation.

Harvard’s 2025 Class Days

At Convocation and Class Day ceremonies last week, Harvard’s Class of 2025 gathered to celebrate their new degrees. But the Trump administration’s attacks on Harvard cast a shadow over the proceedings — and graduates, faculty, and keynote speakers across Harvard’s schools paired their messages of joy with defiance.

Nonprofit CEO John Rice Defends Diversity Efforts in HBS Class Day Speech

In a Harvard Business School Class Day address last week, John Rice, the founder and CEO of Management Leadership for Tomorrow, contended that diversity and inclusion remained important to leveling the playing field in business — and that the term had been unjustly stigmatized.

In Photos: Harvard’s 374th Commencement Exercises

Thousands of graduates, Harvard faculty, friends, and family crowded into Harvard Yard on Thursday for the University’s 374th Commencement Exercises. The celebration showed a united campus in support of international students as a federal judge upheld a block on the Trump administration’s attempt to end Harvard’s enrollment of international students during the exercises.

‘Incredibly Surreal’: Harvard College Seniors Receive Diplomas at House Ceremonies After Turbulent Spring

After morning Commencement proceedings in Tercentenary Theatre concluded, graduating seniors made their way back to their residential Houses for the last time to receive their diplomas at House ceremonies.

Sean Kelly Commencement

Did You Do Harvard Right?

Sure, everyone tells you that there’s not any one way to do college “right,” but let’s be honest — there are some wrong ways.

Commencement 2025: Résumé Review

The fourth day of our Commencement Week feature is a chance to reflect on your time on campus — because we know it’s about so much more than a diploma.

Not So Fast, Grad

Truth is, walking the stage didn’t mean you met all your requirements.

Students Hold Unofficial Affinity Celebrations, Marked by Anger at University Decision to Withdraw Support

Eight affinity groups held celebrations for Commencement this week, despite having been denied funding and access to campus venues by Harvard officials.

Commencement 2025: We Bid You Adieu

Our third day of Commencement Week content shares our musings on all the ways to say goodbye to campus — and to each other.

Harvard Celebrates, With Unity and Defiance, as Courtroom Battle Coincides With 374th Commencement

For the crowd at Harvard’s 374th Commencement, the day was shaped by a legal fight over the fate of Harvard’s international students that played out simultaneously with the ceremony — and by Harvard’s historic, high-stakes standoff with the Trump administration.

Commencement 2025: We Bid You Adieu

Put Your Name on Campus

Memorializing Yourself on Campus

Though you’ve completed your final exams and closed all your thesis-related tabs (hopefully), we leave you with one final college assignment: memorialize yourself at Harvard.

‘Pluralism in Action’: Divinity School Celebrates Graduates With Multireligious Service

The Harvard Divinity School celebrated its graduates on Wednesday with its annual multireligious service, emphasizing pluralism at a moment when Harvard has advertised a heightened commitment to dialogue across religious difference.

GSD Shows Support For International Students at Class Day Celebration

Graduates at the Harvard Graduate School of Design showed their support for their international peers at Wednesday’s Class Day ceremony as the Trump administration ramps up attacks on Harvard’s international population.

Weeks After Cutting Off Support for Affinity Grad Events, Harvard Funds ASL Interpreter for Disability Celebration

After the University announced it would no longer host or fund affinity group celebrations for Commencement, Harvard funded an interpreter for a Tuesday disability affinity ceremony but told organizers to distance the event from traditional affinity celebrations held in previous years.

Graduating? Here’s Seven Ways to Say Goodbye to Harvard

As the gates of Harvard Yard close behind you (metaphorically, unless you lost your ID again), here are seven ways to say goodbye — some heartfelt, some hilarious, and all very Harvard.