Particular moments from the inauguration of Harvard’s thirtieth president
“Why not?” requested Claudine Homosexual, Harvard’s thirtieth president, in her inauguration deal with, reaffirming the College’s dedication to the onerous work of cutting-edge exploration and deep engagement with international challenges. However first, it was time to have fun.


Jeanna Shaw ’24 performs with the Asian American Dance Troupe on the Arts Prelude in Sanders Theatre on Thursday night, kicking off the inauguration festivities. The next morning noticed six concurrent educational symposia in honor of the event. Panel six, “Revitalizing Democracy,” featured moderator Man-Uriel Charles (from left) and panelists Archon Fung, Jill Lepore, Daniel Ziblatt, Yanilda González, and Danielle Allen on the JFK Discussion board at Harvard Kennedy College.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. (proper, going through group), director of the Hutchins Heart for African & African American Analysis, leads presidents of Traditionally Black Schools and Universities on a tour of the middle.
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Spectators watch the procession into Tercentenary Theatre.
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Former Harvard Presidents Drew Faust (left) and Larry Bacow arrive at Massachusetts Corridor.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey ’99 talks with pupil performers from The Opportunes.
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The Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra performs “Inauguration Theme and Fanfare.” Crowds applaud President Homosexual through the procession.
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Matthew Ichihashi Potts, M.Div. ’08, Ph.D. ’13, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, College of Divinity, and Pusey Minister within the Memorial Church, delivers the invocation in Tercentenary Theatre.
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The Paul Taylor Dance Firm’s Madelyn Ho ’08, M.D. ’18 (left), performs within the interlude. Yosvany Terry, director of Jazz Ensembles and senior lecturer in music, performs “America the Stunning” on his sax.
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Head of the Alumni Affiliation Tracy “Ty” Moore II ’06 delivers a forceful and humorous speech. Brent Smith ’25 (from left), Matthew Anzarouth ’25, and Robert Fogel ’25 embrace one another at Moore’s instruction.
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Harvard Company senior fellow Penny Pritzker ’81 and President Homosexual, Ph.D. ’98, show a reproduction of the Harvard Constitution.
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Harvard Bhangra performers dance whereas main the recessional.
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President Homosexual thanks the gang following her deal with.
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