Commencement for the Classes of 2020 & 2021

We will gather as a community on Sunday, May 29, 2022 to celebrate the Classes of 2020 and 2021

Commencement ceremony speaker

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland ’74, J.D. ’77, will be the principal speaker for the Commencement ceremony for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 on May 29.

Letter to the community

President Bacow announced that we will celebrate the Classes of 2020 and 2021 with an in-person ceremony.

Read the letter

Questions?

Review a list of frequently asked questions surrounding the festivities.

Learn the details

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Hotels

As you plan for our visit, review a list of area hotels at which the University has negotiated group rates.

Accommodations listing

School events

In addition to the University-wide ceremony, each School at Harvard will host its own events on Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29. Links will be added here, as they become available.

Harvard Business School

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Harvard College

Harvard Divinity School

Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Harvard Law School

Harvard Extension School

Harvard Graduate School of Design

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Harvard Medical School