Commencement 2010
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Chairs and programs line Tercentenary Theatre prior to the morning exercises of the 359th Commencement on May 27, 2010.
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Actress Meryl Streep, honorary Doctor of Arts, blows a kiss to the audience during the morning exercises of the 359th Commencement.
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Students from the Harvard Law School Class of 2010, gavels in hand, celebrate their graduation during the morning exercises of Commencement.
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Members of the Harvard College Class of 2010 fill the aisles of The Memorial Church during a service led by Reverend Peter J. Gomes.
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The Autumn River Brass Band leads senior undergraduates from Dunster House into Harvard Yard to take part in Commencement exercises on May 27, 2010.
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Actress Meryl Streep and former Supreme Court justice David H. Souter '61 prepare for the 359th Commencement in Tercentenary Theatre. Both Streep and Souter received honorary degrees during morning exercises on May 27, 2010.
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Professor David G. Nathan '51 and actress Meryl Streep share a laugh during morning exercises of Harvard's 359th Commencement on May 27, 2010 . Nathan received the honorary degree of Doctor of Science while Streep was recognized as Doctor of Arts.
Souter Presents Judicial Philosophy in Commencement Speech
As he stood before thousands of Harvard alumni, former Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter ’61 did not take his audience’s intelligence for granted, using his Commencement address to argue against limiting Constitutional interpretation to mere textual analysis.
Charles S. and Pauline R. Maier
The first time that History Professor Charles S. Maier ’60 tried to ask his wife—MIT History Professor Pauline R. Maier ’60—on a date, she turned him down.
Winthrop House Commencement
Winthrop House Master, Law School Professor Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., speaks at the diploma ceremonies on Thursday, May 27, 2010.
Christiane Amanpour Urges Class of 2010 to Be Informed, Proactive Citizens
Christiane Amanpour—CNN’s former chief international correspondent and future host of ABC’s “This Week”—said that her “first act of courage” as the 2010 Class Day speaker would be to remove her suit jacket in this afternoon’s “incredibly hot” weather, a reported 88 degrees.
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Members of the Harvard Band cheered loudly as one of their graduating seniors was awarded on stage.
Reimagining Allston
The land set aside for the Allston Science Complex was supposed to become a world-renowned nexus of interdisciplinary science research—but what happened?
