Harvard University
Celebrating the Class of 2024
Baccalaureate address
In his Baccalaureate address, interim President Garber praised the fortitude and resilience of students in the Class of 2024.
Read MoreClass Day ceremonies
Class Day speakers, including leaders in business and government, offered graduates perspective, inspiration, and the wisdom born of experience.
Honorary degrees
Recipients include an educator, a conductor, a theoretical physicist, an advocate for the elderly, a writer, and a Nobel laureate.
Reserve Officers' Training Corps ceremony
Harvard’s 23 new military officers took their oath of service in front of friends and family.
Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises
President Emerita Faust called on this year’s honorees to be “free and brave” scholars and defend American higher education.
Introducing the graduates
More from the celebration
"This is the tipping-point year"
Learn more about Maria Ressa, the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner and principal speaker for Harvard’s 373rd Commencement.
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School events
Harvard College and the graduate and professional Schools host additional commencement events unique to their communities.