Friday, June 5
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, additional Reunion materials, and your House/dorm room key and assignment if you are staying on campus. Luggage storage is available on-site. Learn more and pre-purchase your luggage storage here.
Coffee and tea available 8:00 A.M.–3:00 P.M. Thursday–Saturday.
Parking is complimentary at 52 Oxford Street, as well as (on Friday only) at the Soldiers Field Garage at 111 Western Avenue.
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Coffee Connection
In — or outside — Science Center Hall D
Bring your favorite morning beverage & nibble, and connect with other arriving classmates.
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Our Next Act: Living Well in Retirement
Science Center Hall D
Panel discussion on aspects of our future lives, including your questions and contributions:
- Living with intention and purpose.
- Using current neurological and medical science to extend an alert and active life.
- Dealing with declines in health: the nature of geriatric medicine and palliative care.
Classmate panelists:
- Dr. Mark A. Gluck is a Professor of Neuroscience and Public Health, and Director of the Aging and Brain Health Alliance, at Rutgers University. His research focuses on the cognitive, computational, and neural bases of learning and memory; the consequences of memory loss due to aging and Alzheimer’s disease; and how sleep and exercise can improve cognition and brain health
- Dr. Patricia F. Harris is Professor of Medicine and Clinical Chief of the UCLA Division of Geriatrics, practicing both geriatric and palliative care medicine. She has played a central role in advancing innovative models of care for older adults. Patty founded the Geriatric Medical Home Visit Program, a home-based primary care program serving frail older adults, providing medical care to patients unable to access traditional clinic-based services.
- Richard Kahn is a retired attorney who relocated from Manhattan to Austin, TX, in 2021. Since relocating, Richard has joined a music nonprofit board and focused on interests dating back to his life before the law, from piano to swimming and gardening, honing his French and his culinary skills and participating in Austin’s lively cultural communities.
10:30 a.m.
Alumni Parade Line-up
Harvard Yard
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Harvard Alumni Day Parade & Program
Tercentenary Theatre
All Harvard alumni are invited to join the Harvard Alumni Association for the fifth annual Harvard Alumni Day, a day for and in celebration of Harvard’s vibrant global alumni community! The 156th Annual Alumni Association Meeting will include a keynote address, remarks from President Alan M. Garber, and the celebration of the 2026 Harvard Medalists.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Harvard Alumni Day Yard Party
Harvard Yard
Join classmates at the all-alumni Yard Party with food and beverage trucks (including beer and wine), including some local favorites.
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Harvard Art Museums Open House
Harvard Art Museums
Reconnect with fellow alumni and explore the galleries at your own pace. Stop by the Alumni Welcome Table in Calderwood Courtyard for a special giveaway and for information about alumni contributions featured throughout the museums.
3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Shared Interest Group Meetups
Various Locations
Shared Interest Group (SIG) meetups, and other alumni-organized mini-reunions.
3:00 P.M. & 4:30 P.M.
Afternoon Symposia Sessions
Science Center (limited seating)
- From the Yard to the World: Harvard Alumni in Public Service
- Harvard & America 250
- Stories from Fellow Alums
- Work on Climate and Sustainability at Harvard: Meeting the Moment at the Salata Institute
- Kempner Institute: Unlocking Intelligence (4:30 P.M.)
3:30 p.m.
Radcliffe Institute Open House
Radcliffe Yard, 10 Garden St
Enjoy light refreshments in Fay House; peruse curated selections from the Radcliffe College archives in the Schlesinger Library; and visit the Institute’s current gallery exhibitions, Cooking Up Change: Women’s Agency and Community Building Through Cookbooks and Eve Fowler: words doing as they want to do. Please register.
5:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Shuttle Bus for Evening Events
Science Center Plaza to David Rubenstein Treehouse (20 Western Ave, Allston)
Buses will transport classmates directly to the Treehouse for the evening program from Science Center Plaza at 5 P.M. Buses will depart approximately every 25 minutes thereafter, routed via the 52 Oxford Street Parking Garage.
Parking is complimentary at 52 Oxford Street, as well as (on Friday only) at the Soldiers Field Garage at 111 Western Avenue.
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Poetry Reading and Book Fair
David Rubenstein Treehouse, Riverbend Room
Many American poets have either served on the Harvard faculty or have studied with that faculty. HR1981 is no exception, having produced some of the strongest poets publishing today. Come hear several of them recite their work. Buy copies of their award-winning books, along with those of other classmates in all genres. Sharpies will be available for inscriptions.
7:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Class Gala: Dinner & Dance
David Rubenstein Treehouse
Come join us for our reunion gala, and catch up with old classmates and make new friends. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres with open bar will be followed by a sumptuous meal. Don’t forget to bring your dancing shoes to celebrate! (We’ll have a DJ.) Cocktail attire suggested.
