Harvard Annual Meeting 2021

The 151st Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association is a celebration honoring the accomplishments of Harvard's extraordinary global alumni community. Featured speakers include Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow JD ’76, MPP ’76, PhD ’78 and Kevin Young AB ’92, Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

151st Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association: Fair Harvard. Performed by the Harvard Choir, Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra, and the Harvard Band.

Kevin Young AB ’92, the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, delivers a special address to the alumni in honor of the 151st Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association on June 4, 2021.

Harvard President Larry Bacow addresses the alumni in a virtual ceremony celebrating the 151st Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association on June 4, 2021.

151st Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association: Radcliffe, Now We Rise to Greet Thee. Performed by the alumnae of the Radcliffe Choral Society.

Harvard President Larry Bacow presents the 2020 and 2021 Harvard Medals to six recipients: Walter K. Clair AB ’77, MD ’81, MPH ’85; David L. Evans; Leila T. Fawaz AM ’72, PhD ’79; Joseph J. O’Donnell AB ’67, MBA ’71; Nancy-Beth Gordon Sheerr AB ’71; and Preston N. Williams PhD ’67.

Remarks to the alumni are delivered by HAA President John West MBA ’95, HAA Executive Director and Associate Vice President Philip Lovejoy, HAA First Vice President Vanessa Liu AB ’96, JD ’03, and 25th Reunion Chief Marshal Anurima Bhargava AB ’96.

Hosted by 25th Reunion Chief Marshal Anurima Bhargava AB ’96, the pre-show celebration features alumni across the globe, Harvard’s first virtual alumni parade, and celebrations of alumni impact.