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University To Confer 6,194 Degrees

Sunny skies predicted for Harvard's 350th commencement

Under the mostly sunny skies of Boston and Cambridge (it never rains on Commencement Day), Harvard students at the College and each of the eleven other schools will receive diplomas today as President Neil L. Rudenstine awards 6,194 degrees in today's 350th Commencement exercises.

Harvard College will award the most degrees of any of the schools. During ceremonies in Tercentenary Theater in Harvard Yard, 1,594 students will receive bachelor of arts degrees (A.B.) and 8 will receive bachelor of science (S.B.) degrees, according to numbers released yesterday by the Harvard News Offices.

Of those students graduating from the college, 844 are men and 758 are women. Seventy-six graduating seniors earned their diplomas summa cum laude in their concentration, 70 magna cum laude with highest honors, and 510 magna cum laude in their field of concentration. Three hundred eighty-six graduates earned cum laude honors in their field of concentration, 413 earned their diplomas cum laude in general studies. Non-honors degrees will be given to 147 students.

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The National Weather Service is forecasting mostly sunny skies today with high temperatures approaching the upper 70s.

After morning exercises in Harvard Yard this morning, The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will award 755 degrees in Sanders Theater. Of those, 318 are Master of Arts (A.M.) degrees, 44 are Master of Science (A.S.), 391 are Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), one is Master of Forestry Science (M.F.S.), and one is Master of Engineering (M.E.).

One hundred fifty-seven newly-minted physicians will receive their Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degrees at Harvard Medical School and 11 students will receive a Master of Medical Sciences (M.M.Sc.) degree.

The School of Public Health will award 344 degrees tomorrow, including 185 Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degrees, 134 Master of Science (M.S.) degrees, three Doctor of Public Health (D.P.H.) and 22 Doctor of Science (D.S.) degrees.

After a procession to Appian Way from Harvard Yard, 656 students will receive degrees from the Graduate School of Education. The School will award 603 Master of Education (Ed.M.) degrees, 47 Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degrees and six certificates of advanced study.

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