Saturday, June 1
7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Annenberg
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Check-in at Headquarters
Cabot Library, Science Center
Please come to headquarters to check in when you arrive on campus. You will receive your name badge, favor, additional Reunion materials, and your House/dorm room key and assignment, if you are staying on campus. Luggage storage will be available for a small fee on Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1, from 8am-8pm. Pre-register for luggage storage here. Please see additional information on the FAQs page.
9:00 a.m.
Class Photo
Widener Steps
9:00 - 10:15 A.M.
Campus Tour
Cambridge Visitor Information Center
These student-led tours last about 75 minutes, and the route is about one mile. These are walking tours at a leisurely pace and the routes are accessible. The meeting point for the tours is in front of the Cambridge Visitor’s Information Center, between the Harvard T Stop and the Harvard Shop (1380 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138). Please contact the Trademark Tours office if you have any questions: (855) 455-8747 Ext. 702
9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Class Program: Climate Policy Today
Sanders Theatre
A discussion and overview of what climate laws and policies have been enacted, whether this legislation has been helpful, what additional action do we need, and what the audience can do now to thwart or limit climate change.
Moderator: Dahni-El Giles, Senior Commercial Counsel, Legal, Policy, EHS&S and HR, Sila Nanotechnologies Inc.
Panelists: Elizabeth Dunn, Journalist, The New York Times, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, etc.; Jason Jay, Senior Lecturer and Director, MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, MIT Sloan School of Management
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Class Program: A Taste of CS50 Today
Sanders Theatre
Whether you took CS50 in the late 1990s or wish that you had, this is a taste of CS50 today, your alma mater's introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. Learn a bit about binary, via which computers can represent numbers, letters, images, videos, sounds and more using only zeroes and ones. Learn how to solve problems step by step using algorithms, even tearing phone books in half if need be. And hear how CS50 has incorporated artificial intelligence (AI) into students' experience, with a virtual rubber duck now holding office hours 24/7.
Speaker: David J. Malan, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Field Day Class Luncheon
Tercentenary Theatre
Come join your classmates for an afternoon of BBQ. After you eat, head into Harvard Yard for more games and activities with the other Reunion classes. See you there, rain or shine!
Suggested dress code is casual.
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Class Program: Evolving Leadership in Hollywood
Sanders Theatre
Through the streaming wars, AI and tech shifts, COVID, unprecedented double strikes and the globalization of content creation, the old ways of making and launching movies and shows are no longer viable. Join industry insiders for a conversation on the ways Hollywood is changing and has to change.
Moderator: Mia Riverton, Actress-Producer and Founder, Harvardwood
Panelists: Carolyn Cassidy, EVP and Head of Development, 20th Century Television at The Walt Disney Company; Marshall Lewy, Chief Content Officer at Wondery; Colleen McGuinness, Writer-Producer-Director, 30 ROCK, RAMY, LIFE AND BETH; Abigail Hing Wen, Executive Producer and New York Times bestselling author of LOVEBOAT, TAIPEI
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Class Program: Can You be Scientific and Relatable at the Same Time?
Lowell Lecture Hall
Science tackles big questions -- climate change, healthcare, the origins of our universe. But sometimes its methods seem inscrutable and its real-world impacts hard to comprehend. Join classmates on the frontlines of communicating scientific information for a conversation on how they are working to make the technical side of science more understandable to the public. Hear about challenges they face, how information lands with audiences of different backgrounds and how they combat misinformation and uncertainty.
Moderator: Jia-Rui Cook, Supervisor of News Events and Projects at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Panelists: Nathalie Goodkin Emami, Curator in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Professor at the Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History; Ben Harder, Managing Editor and Chief of Health Analysis at U.S. News & World Report; Muriel Jean-Jacques, Primary Care Physician, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Associate Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine
2:00 - 3:15 P.M.
Allston Campus Tour
Cambridge Visitor Information Center
These student-led tours last about 75 minutes, and the route is about one mile. These are walking tours at a leisurely pace and the routes are accessible. The meeting point for the tours is in front of the Cambridge Visitor’s Information Center, between the Harvard T Stop and the Harvard Shop (1380 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138). Please contact the Trademark Tours office if you have any questions: (855) 455-8747 Ext. 702
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Mini Reunions & SIG Meet Ups
Just like the student organizations you may have engaged with in college, Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Shared Interest Groups (SIGs) connect you with fellow alumni from all over the globe who share your interests, experiences, cultures, professions, or avocations.
Mini-Reunions are fantastic opportunities to connect with fellow alumni while you are on campus. Past mini-reunion events have included athletic team mixers, academic department meetings, student organization gatherings, and more.
View the comprehensive lists of SIG meetups and reunions-wide gatherings!
7:00 – 11:00 p.m.
Class Dinner and Party
Annenberg
Join your classmates for a night of dancing and dining.
Suggested dress code is summer cocktail.
