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Commence wonderment
Ah, Harvard lore. It can be befuddling if you don’t know the history behind these age-old Commencement conventions. Salvete omnes! That’s “Hello, everyone!” in Latin, in case you didn’t know. And...
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Speaking for their class, to the world
During Morning Exercises, hundreds of graduating students will file into Tercentenary Theatre to have their degrees formally conferred. But only three will speak. Commencement orations have evolved at...
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In full regalia, and ready to regale
Before their degrees are formally conferred at Morning Exercises, three Harvard men still have one test left to pass. Each will speak for their class before a crowd of thousands in Tercentenary...
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Commence wonderment
Ah, Harvard lore. It can be befuddling if you don’t know the history behind these age-old Commencement conventions. Salvete omnes! That’s “Hello, everyone!” in Latin, in case you didn’t know. And...
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Speaking for their class, to the world
During Morning Exercises, hundreds of graduating students will file into Tercentenary Theatre to have their degrees formally conferred. But only three will speak. Commencement orations have evolved at...
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In full regalia, and ready to regale
Before their degrees are formally conferred at Morning Exercises, three Harvard men still have one test left to pass. Each will speak for their class before a crowd of thousands in Tercentenary...
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Their memories and hopes
With so many deserving students graduating each year, the Commencement Office has the unenviable task of selecting just three speakers to address the nearly 32,000 students, faculty, alumni, parents,...
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Speaking from experience
Back in 1642, at Harvard’s first Commencement, the graduates — all nine of them — each had to deliver orations, defending their theses, in Latin, Greek, or Hebrew. Today, just three graduates will...
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After stiff competition, 3 chosen as Harvard orators
Three student orators will mark Commencement Day, delivering speeches in both English and Latin during Morning Exercises in Tercentenary Theatre. This year, classics concentrator Phoebe Lakin will...
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Michael Phillips and Sana Raoof to deliver student addresses
Two student orators will mark Harvard’s Honoring the Class of 2020, sharing their experiences and perspectives with 32,000 classmates. Harvard College senior Michael Phillips will deliver the Senior...
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