Commencement & Convocation Events and Schedule

Harvard Chan Awards Presentation and Celebration

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Time: 10:00 am
Harvard Chan School (677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02155)
Reception to follow the ceremony

Harvard Chan Convocation

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Agganis Arena, Boston University (925 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215)

Convocation is the formal degree-conferring ceremony for the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, held at Agganis Arena. Dean Baccarelli will deliver remarks, along with a student speaker, a convocation speaker, and an alumni speaker. Graduates are individually presented with their degrees and will walk across the stage as diplomas are awarded.

9:00 am: Graduate arrival
10:00 am: General admission guest seating opens
10:15 am: Live stream begins
10:30 am: Procession begins
11:00 am: Ceremony begins
1:30 pm (approximately): Ceremony ends and reception begins

Harvard University Commencement Morning Exercises

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Tercentenary Theatre (Harvard Yard)
Commencement website

Commencement is the Harvard University-wide ceremony and activities, open to graduates of all Harvard schools. The deans of each school introduce their graduates as a class, and President Garber confers degrees upon the class as a whole.

6:45 am: Guest seating opens
7:00 am: Graduate arrival at Sever Quad
7:20 am: Harvard Chan procession begins
9:30 am: Commencement Exercises called to order
12:15 pm: Commencement Exercises adjourn