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Baratunde R. Thurston '99
Alumni

Writer, Comedian Baratunde Thurston Elected As Chief Marshal For Class of 1999

Baratunde R. Thurston ’99, writer, comedian, and television host, was elected by the Class of 1999 to serve as this year’s chief marshal.

Widener Steps 1973

Harvard Reunions 2023

College Commencement
College

Harvard Postpones 369th Commencement Exercises

Heeding advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as its own faculty, Harvard will indefinitely postpone its 369th Commencement Exercises, University President Lawrence S. Bacow wrote in an email Friday.

Undergraduate Mediators
On Campus

Undergraduate Mediators

When racial tensions came to a head in 1994, Harvard introduced race mediators among students and faculty.

The Fly Club
On Campus

The Fly Club

When the Fly Club voted to admit women during the 1993-1994 academic year, its graduate board initially backed the vote, but the club later back-tracked. Final Clubs were boycotted, giving rise to new women's groups.

HPR Spread
On Campus

HPR Spread

Four early issues of the Harvard Political Review.

University Hall Guard
On Campus

University Hall Guard

A guard stands watch at one of University Hall's entrances in 1969.

Strike for the Eight Demands
Reunions

Strike for the Eight Demands

A poster urging students to strike in 1969.

The Gazette
On Campus

The Gazette

An early issue of the Harvard Gazette.

Police in Front of Widener
On Campus

Police in Front of Widener

Police officers equipped with riot gear lined Tercentenary Theatre during the University Hall occupation in 1969.

Association of African and Afro-American Students at SDS Strike
Reunions

Association of African and Afro-American Students at SDS Strike

Student members of the Association of African and Afro-American Students joined the 1969 Students for a Democratic Society strike.

The Independent
On Campus

The Independent

The first issue of the Harvard Independent, published in October 1969.

MLK Memorial
Reunions

MLK Memorial

Black students leave a University memorial service for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to attend a separate service.

Harvard Political Review
On Campus

Harvard Political Review

The first issue of the Harvard Political Review, published in April 1969.

Tommy Lee Jones
On Campus

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones '69, right, was honored with a Harvard Arts Medal in 2012.

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