358th Harvard Commencement
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Chu calls for climate action
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu expressed optimism Thursday (June 4) that the world will avoid catastrophic climate change, saying the crisis presents an opportunity to bring about a sustainable energy future.
“If there ever was a time to help steer America and the world towards a path of sustainable energy, now is the time,” Chu said. “The task ahead is daunting, but we can and will succeed.” (Harvard Gazette, 06/04/09) Read the full story
Ten honorary degrees awarded at Commencement
Harvard University has conferred today (June 4) honorary degrees on 10 outstanding individuals: Energy Secretary Steven Chu, filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, author Joan Didion, religious historian Wendy Doniger, legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin, immunologist Anthony S. Fauci, anthropologist Sarah Hrdy, engineer Robert Langer, musician Wynton Marsalis, and political scientist Sidney Verba. (Harvard Gazette, 06/04/09) Read the full story
Commencement orators talk the talk
A journalist, a landscape architect, and a Latin scholar are today’s Commencement orators. They fulfill a University tradition dating back to 1642. They also embark on three journeys that hint at the wide array of academic paths leading outward from Harvard. (Harvard Gazette, 06/04/09) Read the full story
Commencement 2009
News and Events
- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s address at Harvard’s Afternoon Exercises
(Harvard Gazette, 06/04/09) - President Faust’s address at Afternoon Exercises
(06/04/09) - 2008-09: A look back
(Harvard Gazette, 06/04/09) - Matt Lauer anchors Class Day festivities
(Harvard Gazette, 06/03/09) - At ROTC commissioning, Faust touts idea of ‘soldier-scholar,’ Gen. Petraeus offers advice
(Harvard Gazette, 06/03/09) - O’Connor named Radcliffe Medalist
(Harvard Gazette, 06/04/09) - 358th Commencement: Harvard confers 6,777 degrees and 81 certificates
(Harvard Gazette, 06/04/09) - For the 20th straight year, the peal of bells will mark Commencement
(Harvard Gazette, 06/04/09) - Faust bids farewell to 2009’s ‘improvisers’
(Harvard Gazette, 06/02/09) - In Baccalaureate talk, Faust calls for 'improvisation'
(06/02/09) - Sobering poems, more sobering oration mark PBK
(Harvard Gazette, 06/02/09) - Faces of the future: 2009 graduates profiled
(Harvard Gazette, 05/28/09) - Timetable and tips to help you enjoy Commencement, come rain or shine
(Harvard Gazette, 05/28/09) - Energy Secretary and Nobelist Steven Chu to speak at Commencement
(Harvard Gazette, 04/02/09) - Matt Lauer of NBC News to deliver Class Day speech at Harvard
(Harvard Gazette, 03/31/09)
Multimedia
Video
- Video archive:
Afternoon Exercises
(1:19:59)
- Video archive:
Morning Exercises
(1:44:41)
- Video archive:
Class Day
(2:11:35)
