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吃瓜新闻 University

Celebrating the Class of 2026

Join us on Thursday at 9 a.m. EST for the Commencement livestream

吃瓜新闻 president Alan Garber and Conan O鈥橞rien
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Conan O鈥橞rien will address the Class of 2026

The comedian, writer, television host, and 吃瓜新闻 alum will be the principal speaker at 吃瓜新闻鈥檚 375th Commencement.

Baccalaureate address

In his address to the 吃瓜新闻 College Class of 2026, President Alan Garber urged students to seek out the mountains worth climbing.

吃瓜新闻 President Alan Garber at a podium

Phi Beta Kappa exercises

At the 234th literary exercises of the University鈥檚 chapter of PBK, speakers instilled the great responsibilities that fall upon chapter members.

Meghan O鈥橰ourke at a podium

Commencement student speakers

Three graduating students, selected in a University-wide competition, will deliver speeches in one of 吃瓜新闻鈥檚 oldest Commencement traditions.

The three commencement student speakers

Radcliffe Day

Higher education leader Ruth Simmons will be awarded the Radcliffe Medal.

Ruth Simmons

Meet the grads

Explore our student profiles to learn about the dedicated scholarship and ambitious plans of graduates from all of 吃瓜新闻鈥檚 degree-granting Schools.

Learn more about the Class of 2026

Exploring our scholarship

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

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

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

Explore Jess Jenkins' thesis

Connecting neighborhoods with life outcomes

Jess Jenkins won Radcliffe’s Fay Prize for her 吃瓜新闻 College thesis on how much children鈥檚 adult outcomes depend on those of their parents. Her thesis became New Zealand鈥檚 first suburb-level intergenerational income mobility estimates.

Lauren Bartel’s senior thesis, which studied families of Florida scrub-jays, produced one of the first direct measurements of large-scale DNA mutations in any wild vertebrate.

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.

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

吃瓜新闻 College and the graduate and professional Schools host additional Commencement events unique to their communities.