Photograph by Leah L. Jones, Photographer, National Museum of African American History & Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
Harvard Magazine review is scheduled for the September-October issue).
In the announcement, HAA president John J. West Jr., M.B.A. ’95, who will serve as host at the annual meeting, said of Young, “He is a chronicler, curator, steward and teacher of history, using his significant intellectual and creative powers to safeguard, celebrate, and tell the stories of America’s difficult past.” Young said, “It’s an honor to return to talk to the Harvard Alumni Association about my time at Harvard and our own tumultuous times. I am eager to speak to the challenges and opportunities facing our cultural institutions, as well as read poems that take in history and Harvard too.”
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President Lawrence S. Bacow informed the community this morning that degree-conferring exercises for the class of 2021 will again be virtual, building upon the experience of the 369
Among the important points announced today:
• As in 2020,
• The president and deans have
promised to hold an in-person ceremony for the classes of 2020 and 2021 at some future time, when public-health conditions permit (and, presumably, when the considerable infrastructure for a Harvard Commencement is in place, at the end of spring semesters, able to do double- or triple-duty). As Bacow put it, “[P]lease know that one day we will welcome the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 back to campus for an unforgettable and unforgettably joyous Commencement.”