Vice Admiral Cullom and distinguished guests—family and friends—I am pleased to be here today to mark this occasion with all of you. I have been advised to keep my remarks brief. We will need adequate ...

Lieutenant General McGee and distinguished guests—family and friends—welcome. I am grateful for the opportunity to mark this moment with all of you and to acknowledge the achievements of our ...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, Following today’s announcement, I write with a simple message of gratitude for the opportunity to lead Harvard as your president for the next three years.

Hello, members of the Harvard College Class of 2029! The Harvard College Class of 2029: I promise you won’t grow tired of hearing that. In June, at Alumni Day, I welcomed a member of the Harvard ...

To all assembled in this majestic theatre to cheer for the members of the Class of 2024, welcome! Members of the dazzling Class of 2024, this is your day, a day to celebrate and shine. Congratulations ...

Family, friends, colleagues, students and postdocs, alumni, distinguished guests. I stand before you today humbled by the prospect of leading Harvard, emboldened by the trust you have placed in me, ...

Good afternoon. My remarks at this moment in our Commencement rituals are officially titled a “Report to the Alumni.” The first time I delivered them, in 2008, I was the only obstacle between all of ...

With the start of Academic Year 2025-26, Harvard University continues to advance its fundamental commitment to being a community in which everyone can thrive in the shared pursuit of our mission of ...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, We write today to reaffirm the University’s commitment to the research enterprise as we navigate this extraordinarily challenging time. Last month, the federal ...

The strong, uninterrupted partnership among the federal government, research universities, and industry underpins America’s leadership in biomedical discovery and its application to human health.

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, As members of the Harvard Corporation, we today reaffirm our support for President Gay’s continued leadership of Harvard University. Our extensive deliberations ...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, The 2023-24 academic year was disappointing and painful. I am sorry for the moments when we failed to meet the high expectations we rightfully set for our ...