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 ...

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, To further our mission of learning, teaching, and scholarship, Harvard must be a place where students, faculty, and staff freely exchange ideas, and where free ...

Dear Members of the Harvard Community, It is with a heavy heart but a deep love for Harvard that I write to share that I will be stepping down as president. This is not a decision I came to easily.

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 ...

In accordance with the University statutes, the President and Fellows of Harvard College are responsible for conferring degrees on students who have fulfilled degree requirements and are in good ...

Good afternoon, Class of 2026. It is an honor to add my voice to the chorus welcoming you officially as members of the Harvard community. Fifty-three years ago this week, I said goodbye to my friends ...