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Commencement 2026

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Celebrating the Class of 2026

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Harvard president Alan Garber and Conan O’Brien
  • Commencement speaker

Conan O’Brien will address the Class of 2026

The comedian, writer, television host, and Harvard alum will be the principal speaker at Harvard’s 375th Commencement.

Conan O’Brien will address the Class of 2026
  • Harvard Chan School

Rochelle Walensky

Former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rochelle Walensky will deliver the School of Public Health’s Convocation speech.

Rochelle Walensky
Rochelle Walensky
  • Harvard Graduate School of Education

Mychal Threets

Widely known as “The Internet’s Librarian,” Mychal Threets will deliver the HGSE Convocation address.

Mychal Threets
Mychal Threets
  • Harvard Graduate School of Design

Yvonne Farrell

Award-winning architect Yvonne Farrell will address the Graduate School of Design’s graduating class during Class Day exercises.

Yvonne Farrell
Yvonne Farrell
  • Harvard Business School

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney will be the featured alumni speaker at Harvard Business School’s Class Day celebration.

Mitt Romney sits at a desk.
Mitt Romney

Meet the grads

Explore our student profiles to learn about the dedicated scholarship and ambitious plans of graduates from all of Harvard’s degree-granting Schools.

Learn more about the Class of 2026

Exploring our scholarship

Students from all across the Harvard community share the research they focused on while pursuing their degrees.

Drone for tracking whales

SEAS students Kuma McCraw and Mikaya Parente designed a drone to launch vertically from a small research vessel—eliminating the need for a runway—and then transition into fixed-wing flight for efficient long-duration operation.

Dental research projects

Graduating students at the School of Dental Medicine presented research spanning artificial intelligence, clinical care, global health, and more.

Dating Irish settlements

Andrew Bair’s dissertation focused on ring forts, the most numerous archaeological site type in Ireland. His research challenges the accepted chronology of Irish settlement in the Middle Ages.

Investigating AI’s bias

For her award winning senior thesis, Gauri Sood explored the gender, race, and age biases that popular image generating artificial intelligence models have.

School events

Harvard College and the graduate and professional Schools host additional Commencement events unique to their communities.

Harvard College

Harvard Business School

Harvard Divinity School

Harvard Extension School

Harvard Graduate School of Design

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Harvard Law School

Harvard Medical School

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health