Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1962 55th Reunion Schedule May 22–25, 2017 As of 5/ 15/2017 Monday, May 22 5:00–9:00 PM Registration – opens Cambridge Marriott, Second Floor 6:00–9:00 PM Welcome Reception Mezzanine, Cambridge Marriott Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served Tuesday, May 23 7:30–8:30 AM Buses depart for Harvard Yard Cambridge Marriott, Broadway Street side (Kirkland, Oxford Street Drop off) 8:00 AM–3:30 PM Registration – continues Science Center Lobby 8:00 – 9:00 AM Full continental breakfast Science Center Lobby 9:00–9:15 AM Welcome and Intros Reunion and Program Chairs Science Center Hall C 9:15–10:15 AM Symposium: “The Constitution According to Trump and Justice Gorsuch” Professor Larry Tribe AB ’62 , Professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School and the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University Science Center Hall C 10:15–10:30 AM Coffee Break Science Center Lobby 10:45–11:45 AM Symposium: “Populism at Home and Abroad: Will There be a Trump Revolution in Foreign Policy? Professor Stephen Walt, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Science Center Hall C 12:00–1:00 PM Lunch Science Center Plaza, Meyer Gate Tent 1:00–2:00 PM Symposium: “The Climate Energy Challenge” Professor Daniel Schrag, Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology; Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering; Director, Harvard University Center for the Environment; Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program Science Center Hall C 2:00–2:30 PM Coffee Break Science Center Lobby 2:30–3:30 PM Symposium: “Can We Solve the Refugee Crisis?” Professor Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor of the Practice of Health and Human Rights, HSPH; Jeremiah Smith Jr. Lecturer, HLS; University Adviser on Human Rights Education, Director of Research, FXB Center; Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Science Center Hall C 3:45–4:30 PM Buses will begin departing for Cambridge Marriott Kirkland, Oxford Street 3:30–6:30 PM Free Time 6:00 PM Bus departs for Harvard Yard (optional) Cambridge Marriott, Broadway Street side 6:30–9:00 PM Cocktails, Dinner, & Sing-along Leverett House Dining Hall 9:00–9:30 PM Buses return to Cambridge Marriott Kirkland, Oxford Street Wednesday, May 24 7:30–8:30 AM Buses depart for Harvard Yard Cambridge Marriott, Broadway Street side (Kirkland, Oxford Street drop off) 8:00 AM–3:30 PM Registration – continues Science Center Lobby 8:00–9:00 AM Full continental breakfast Science Center Lobby 9:00–9:30 AM Class Photo Widener Library Steps 10:00–11:00 AM Symposium: “Aging Gracefully: What Matters in the End” Kate Ratcliff, Professor of American and Studies and American History, Marlboro College Science Center Hall C 11:30–12:30 PM Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1962 Memorial Service Memorial Church 12:45–1:45 PM Radcliffe Lunch Lamont Library, Forum Room 12:45–1:30 PM Harvard Art Museum (Self-guided tours) Harvard Art Museum 1:30–2:45 PM Harvard Lunch Faculty Club, 20 Quincy St 1:45–4:00 PM Radcliffe Afternoon Session: “Income Inequality” Presentation by Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist David Cay Johnston. Classmates Liz Holtzman and Ruth Messinger will lead the discussion, as moderated by classmate Janet Lowenthal. Lamont Library, Forum Room 3:30–4:30 PM Symposium: “U.S. Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump” Professor, Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Sever Hall, Room 113 4:00–6:30 PM Free Time 4:15–4:45 PM Buses will begin departing for Cambridge Marriott Quincy Street – Sever Gate 6:00 PM Buses depart for Museum of Natural History Cambridge Marriott, Broadway Street side (Kirkland, Oxford Street Drop off) 6:30–9:00 PM Cocktails & Dinner Harvard Museum of Natural History 8:00 PM Harvard Band and Glee Club Concert Tercentenary Theatre 9:00 & 10:00 PM Buses depart for Cambridge Marriott Kirkland, Oxford Street Thursday, May 25—Commencement Day 7:00 AM Buses depart for Harvard Yard Cambridge Marriott, Broadway Street side (Alumni Gate Drop off, Mass Ave) 8:30 AM Alumni/ae Procession begins Harvard Old Yard 9:00 AM Buses depart for Harvard Yard Cambridge Marriott, Broadway Street side (Kirkland, Oxford Street Drop off) 9:45 AM 366th Commencement: The Morning Exercises* Tercentenary Theatre The Morning Exercises consist of orations, anthems, and the conferring of degrees on all graduates. Diplomas are received at ceremonies at the Houses and at individual schools. Seating for the Morning Exercises is limited. Tickets are required for entry to Harvard Yard and are limited to one per alumnus or alumna. You may pick up your ticket from headquarters at any time on Wednesday or Thursday. Guests may view a simulcast of the program in the Science Center. 11:00 AM Buses depart for Harvard Yard (for those not attending the Morning Exercises) Cambridge Marriott, Broadway Street side (Kirkland, Oxford Street Drop off) 11:30 AM–1:30 PM Tree Spread Luncheon* Science Center Plaza, Meyer Gate 1:45 PM Afternoon Alumni/ae Procession begins Tercentenary Theatre 2:00 PM Buses depart for Cambridge Marriott (Corner of Oxford Street & Kirkland Street) 2:30–4:15 PM Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association: The Afternoon Program* Tercentenary Theatre The program includes remarks by Martin J. Grasso Jr. AB ’78, president of the Harvard Alumni Association, Drew Gilpin Faust, president and Lincoln Professor of History, Harvard University, and Commencement speaker Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook; an introduction of The Hon. Maura T. Healey AB ’92, chief marshal; announcement of Overseer and HAA director election results; and presentation of the Harvard Medals to Henry N. Cobb AB ’47, MArch ’49, Warren Masters “Renny” Little AB ’55, and A. Clayton Spencer AM ’82. 4:15 & 5:30 PM Buses depart for Cambridge Marriott Corner of Oxford Street & Kirkland Street Friday, May 26—Radcliffe Day 10:30 AM Radcliffe Day Activities* Radcliffe Yard Radcliffe Day 2017 is about recognizing and celebrating the importance of excellence in journalism. A morning panel about “(Un)Truths and their Consequences” will be followed by a lunch to recognize the contributions of Gwen Ifill, whose Radcliffe Medal will be presented posthumously, and Judy Woodruff, who will be in conversation with Walter Isaacson AB ’74 before receiving her Radcliffe Medal. The lunch will also feature comments from David Brooks. Tickets are limited and required. More information about the day’s events and the live webcast is online at radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/radcliffe-day-2017. Please email [email protected] with questions. *Tickets required .