Schedule of events for press
Harvard News Office credentials are required for press coverage of all Commencement events in Harvard Yard. Photo identification is required to pick up credentials.
Credentialing for Class Day and Commencement is open. For full press information, see the rules section or contact the News Office at 617-495-1585.
(Information subject to change)
| Time | Place | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, June 3rd | ||
| 11:00 AM | Sanders Theatre | Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises Orator: Steven Weinberg Poet: Carl Phillips |
| Wednesday, June 4th: Class Day | ||
| 2:00 PM | Tercentenary Theatre | Speaker: Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Student speaker: TBA |
| Thursday, June 5th: Commencement Day | ||
| 8:45 - 9:05 AM | Massachusetts Hall | Honorary Degree recipients may be photographed from a roped-off photo press area in front of Massachusetts Hall. |
| 8:35 - 9:25 AM | Harvard Yard | Procession may be photographed from a roped-off photo area in front of the John Harvard statue. |
| 9:45 - 11:30 AM (approx.) |
Tercentenary Theatre | Commencement ceremony Undergraduate English oration: TBA Undergraduate Latin oration: TBA Graduate English oration: TBA Conferring of degrees and honorary degrees |
| 1:30 - 2:15 PM | Tercentenary Theatre | Alumni/ae Parade, led by oldest marchers, begins at the John Harvard statue and into Tercentenary Theatre. |
| 2:15 - 4:00 PM | Tercentenary Theatre | Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. Addresses by Harvard President Drew Faust and J.K. Rowling, author of the world-renowned “Harry Potter” novels. |