Date:
Event information for graduates and their guests
Please note that these events are not open to the public
TUESDAY, MAY 28
2:30 P.M. | CLASS DAY AWARDS CEREMONY* | JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. FORUM, LITTAUER BUILDING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
2:00 P.M. | GRADUATION ADDRESS* | JFK MEMORIAL PARK
Given by Juan Manuel Santos MC/MPA 1981, former president of Colombia and Nobel peace laureate.
THURSDAY, MAY 30 - COMMENCEMENT DAY
9:45 A.M. | MORNING EXERCISES | HARVARD YARD
Please see the Harvard Commencement site for event details.
11:45 A.M. | HKS DIPLOMA CEREMONY* | JFK MEMORIAL PARK
Seating opens at 10:30 am.
HKS LUNCHEON | JFK MEMORIAL PARK
Begins immediately following the diploma ceremony.
2:30 P.M. | AFTERNOON PROGRAM | HARVARD YARD
Featuring Harvard Commencement speaker German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Please see the Harvard Commencement site for event details.
FRIDAY, MAY 31
11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. | CLASS BRUNCH | JFK MEMORIAL PARK
*These events will be livestreamed.
For more information on HKS Commencement Week 2019, please visithttps://www.hks.harvard.edu/more/events/commencement.