Commencement 2022

At the ceremony honoring the Class of 2022, the University awarded a total of 8,870 degrees and certificates.

During today’s Commencement ceremony in Tercentenary Theatre, Harvard will recognize seven with an honorary degree.

Class Day speaker Michelle Wu ’07, J.D. ’12, urged the class of 2022 to hold fast to Harvard’s founding motto “veritas,” or truth.

Chairman of Joint Chiefs Mark Milley swears in Harvard ROTC cadets, midshipmen.

Emerging from two years of strict COVID-19 policies, Harvard welcomed back all in-person classes and on-campus activities. A timeline marks the highlights of the 2021-22 academic year.

On Tuesday, Harvard seniors filed into Tercentenary Theatre to attend the Baccalaureate ceremony, which had been canceled for the past two years due to COVID.

The 230th Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises were held Tuesday at Sanders Theatre.

Ahead of Commencement ceremonies this week, we revisit inspiring messages from past speakers.

Three student orators will deliver speeches to celebrate the Class of 2022 on Commencement Day on May 26. A student orator will deliver the Latin Salutatory on Sunday, May 29, to honor the Classes of 2020 and 2021.

Aubree Muse graduated from the College in December 2021. She was recruited by Harvard to play on the softball team but had to quit the sport after she had spine surgery to remove a tumor inside a lumbar vertebra.

Brian Bertrand plans to use what he learned from his degree in statistics and in Harvard’s Theater, Dance & Media program to help arts organizations maximize their success.

For Lucy Wickings ’22, a homeless, first-gen student, it was all uphill. Next she’s looking to help others.

Tyler Patrick, J.D.’22, is pursuing a joint program and will earn a J.D. at Harvard Law and M.P.A. at Princeton this year. He was commissioned as a Marine Corps officer in June of last year.

New Medford City Councilor and Harvard senior Justin Tseng understands that many national issues are rooted in local problems.

Swimming star Felicia Pasadyn graduates early with highest student-athlete GPA at NCAA Championships.

Harvard Kennedy School grad Alena Vachnová has been using her passion and skills for ending homelessness to help the Ukrainian refugees who have sought safety in her home city of Kosice, Slovakia.

Historic Boston leader selected for being “defender of equity, inclusion, opportunity.”

For soon-to-be Harvard graduate, his medical career is personal, and a way to give back to a system that saved his life.

The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that Avarita L. Hanson ’75, William F. Lee ’72, Dwight D. Miller, Ed.M. ’71, and Tom Reardon ’68 will receive the 2022 Harvard Medal.

Harvard Graduate School of Education grad Nolan Altvater ’22 plans to work on changing education policy regarding Wabanaki culture in Maine public schools.

Marissa Sumathipala was an Olympic hopeful, started a company at 17, and is now graduating Harvard.

Nina Sayles’ love of gardening is blooming into a drive to provide more nutritious foods for us all.

Ryan Christopher Jones brings an anthropologist’s eye to his work as a freelance journalist. After finishing his liberal arts degree at the Extension School, he’ll be pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology at Harvard this fall.

Allyson Hobbs ’97, whose award-winning writing, scholarship, and teaching tackle the history and lasting impact of race in the U.S., will serve as this year’s chief marshal of alumni.

Julia Riew was on pre-med track before figuring out she was headed in wrong direction.

Robin Batteau wondered if he was up to the challenge, 50 years after family financial trouble disrupted his education. Come May, he’ll hold the proof in his hands.

Harvard President Larry Bacow cites the New Zealand prime minister’s “compassionate leadership.”