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Graduate students from each of the university's graduate schools gather behind Sever Hall before processing into Tercentenary Theatre on Thursday morning.

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Fanaye Solomon Yirga '13 delivers the Latin Salutatory address during commencement morning exercises.

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Marshals gather before the start of the morning exercises of the 362nd Commencement on Thursday.

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Media executive and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey sits onstage before the beginning of morning exercises. Winfrey received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

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Media executive and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during commencement morning exercises on Thursday.

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Middlesex County Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian calls the morning exercises to order in Tercentenary Theatre on Thursday.

Commencement 2013 Morning Exercises

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The Harvard University Band performs at the annual meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association which took place in Tercentenary Theatre.

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Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and philanthropist, expresses her excitement for being at Harvard. Oprah Winfrey was the Commencement Day Speaker this year.

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Commencement 2013 Afternoon Exercises

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Harvard President Drew Faust delivers her commencement speech to the class of 2013.

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Alumni Procession into Tercentenary Theater.

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Boston's longest-serving mayor Thomas M. Menino receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during morning exercises on Thursday.