Soon you will have a degree in hand from an institution whose name is known no matter where you go in the world, whose name is synonymous with excellence, ambition, and achievement-and maybe some other modifiers on which we needn’t dwell today. I am telling you this because it is likely the last time you almost didn’t get a seat. So now you know about the Great Seat Scramble of 2022. I am not kidding-half of you almost had to sit on blankets today.įortunately, the people who make Harvard run-our amazing staff-are creative, resilient, and resourceful. There are not enough folding chairs to go around. Something very inconvenient happens when you combine a nation’s worth of graduations with a global supply chain shortage. Now that you are settled in your seats, I can share another truth with you. ![]() Please rise, face your family and friends and all those who have helped you reach this special moment, and give them your thanks.Įxcellent work. No one accomplishes anything on their own. But, to our graduates, you did not get here alone. I can’t believe it has been three years since we have been able to gather like this.īeing here-being together again at long last-is moving beyond words. So let me begin by telling you something true. So, to all of you watching this around the world, a special welcome. ![]() I met with four seniors last week-all international students-and we talked about travel restrictions that kept some of their families from attending in person today. To everyone who is assembled here today to celebrate the Class of 2022, welcome!Ĭongratulations, moms and dads, spouses and children, family and friends-cheerleaders and champions all.Īnd a special congratulations to all of you who are joining us online.
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