50th Reunion

Class of 1974

Our 50th Reunion is May 28–31! You’ll find our schedule below. Our online registration form has now closed, but walk-in registration will be available for all reunion events at Reunion Headquarters, in the Cabot Science Library in the Science Center. If you have any questions regarding your reunion, feel free to email our class inbox at 50threunion_haa@harvard.edu. We can’t wait to see you!

Who's Coming List Reunion Schedule

1974 Class StoreRadcliffe Store

Reunion Packages Price Breakdown

All adult reunion attendees, which includes alumni and guests, have the choice between the full reunion package (all events and meals) and à la carte. You may view the price breakdowns below. Please be aware that early bird pricing will end on April 25 at 11:59pm (ET) and standard pricing will end on May 16 at 11:59pm (ET).

Class of 1974 50th Reunion adult pricing sheet. Please note, the registration fee is required with the full package and a la carte options. One registration fee per classmate.  
1974 50th Reunion Adult Pricing (per adult) Early Bird Standard Onsite Registration
Registration Fee (per classmate) $40.00 $40.00 $40.00
Full Reunion Package (all events included) $545.00 $640.00 $740.00
A La Carte Package Options (for those not purchasing the full reunion package)      
     Tuesday Evening $125.00 $145.00 $165.00
     Wednesday Day $85.00 $105.00 $125.00
     Wednesday Evening $120.00 $140.00 $160.00
     Thursday Day $55.00 $75.00 $95.00
     Thursday Evening $125.00 $145.00 $165.00
     Friday $55.00 $75.00 $95.00

Schedule

Tuesday, May 28

2:00 - 10:00 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. Please note there is no luggage storage available at headquarters, except on Friday.

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Science Center Plaza Tent

Wednesday, May 29

8:00 a.m. - 8:00 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. Please note there is no luggage storage available at headquarters, except on Friday.

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Annenberg

9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

My Hard Left Turn: The Class Speaks

Sanders Theatre

Over the years, many of us have made professional, personal, philosophical or lifestyle changes that took us in an entirely different direction, sometimes completely changing our outlook on life and/or what we are doing with our lives. These changes affected our relationships with others and with ourselves, and may even have redefined us. Don't miss the stories of the zigs and zags of some of your fellow classmates.

TOM PARRY: What? You're leaving Harvard? 
LENORE FRENCH: How Does A Feminist Break the Feminine Loss Trifecta?
JAMES HENDERSON JR: A Gay Black Man Walks into a Bar in Germany
FRAN SCHUMER: Food: The Dark Years I Never Wanted to Talk About  
DAVE BUCHNER: Everyone Said "Don't Do It"  
JEFFERSON WELLS: Journey to Judaism
CHRIS FOREMAN: A Near Death Experience
CARLOS SANDOVAL: Being Gay Saved My Life
DAN SWANSON: How Did I Get Used to Apartheid?

10:15 - 10:45 a.m.

Coffee Break

Annenberg

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Harvard-Radcliffe: Looking Back 1970-1974, Looking Ahead to 2044

Sanders Theatre

Author and former Harvard University President Drew Faust in conversation with A’Lelia Bundles ’74 and Lawrence O’Donnell ’74

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Class Luncheon

Science Center Plaza Tent

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Memorial Service

Memorial Church

3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Radcliffe Class Programming

Cronkhite Center

3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Harvard Class Activity: Liquidity Function

Felipe's Taqueria (21 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138)

Please join us at the Felipe’s Taqueria Rooftop for drinks ( 3 vouchers) and light snacks. This event was generously donated by two anonymous classmates. Registration is required for the event. Registration for the event is full.

6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Class Dinner

Annenberg

Thursday, May 30

7:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Annenberg

8:00 a.m. - 8:00 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. Please note there is no luggage storage available at headquarters, except on Friday.

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.

Symposia

Sanders Theatre

Speaker TBA

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.

Artificial Intelligence - Now What?

Sanders Theatre

Guest Speaker Professor Jonathan L. Zittrain

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

10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Theater of Possibility

Sanders Theatre

Diane Paulus, Artistic Director ART, Emily Mann’74, Pam Berlin’74, Winifred Neisser’74 and  moderator RoAnn Costin’74

11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Class Photo

Sanders Theatre

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Class Luncheon

Annenberg Dining Hall

2:00 - 3:15 p.m.

I’m Not Done Yet: The Class Speaks

Sanders Theatre

What are we doing with the rest of our lives? As we embrace our third act, many of us have something left undone that we are eager to pursue.  Career goals? Personal passions? Familial pursuits? Some of these may surprise you. Others may feel very familiar.

BARRY COHEN: Why I Will Die at My Three Desks 
MARILYN SASPORTAS: Making Impossible Dreams Possible 
BETH SCHNEIDER: Taking a Career Risk at 70 
DUANE JONES: My Most Important Case Is Now
GORDON MOTT: Newsman to Novelist: a Writer's Odyssey 
MAUREEN FREELY: I'm Still Editing My Life 
DAVID WARNER: To Act or Not to Act 
JONATHAN NEWMARK: Lessons Learned from Going Back to School at Age 60 

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

3:45 - 5:00 p.m.

Discussions Facilitated by Classmates
  1. Aging Well: Exploring less-traveled paths of Reiki, meditation, and hypnosis, with facilitator Dr. Cynthia Piltch and panelists Dr. James Suojanen and Dr. Leon Rosenberg
    Location: Paine Music Hall
  2. "Harvard after Affirmative Action: How has Admissions Recruitment Changed since Students for Fair Admissions?" with Joy St. John and Erica Bever
    Location: Geological Lecture Hall

6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Class Dinner

Science Center Plaza Tent

Friday, May 31

8:00 a.m. - 12:30 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, and additional Reunion materials. Luggage storage will be available for a small fee on Friday, May 31, from 8am-8pm. Pre-register for luggage storage here. Please see additional information on the FAQs page

Housing check-out will be available in the lobby of the House/dorm where you are staying. All House/dorm keys must be dropped off by 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 31. Keycard access will be cut off after this time. 

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Science Center Plaza Tent

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Democracy in the Balance

Sanders Theatre

A Conversation between Professor Archon Fung, Dale Russakoff, and Peter Shane

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

10:30 a.m.

Alumni Parade Line-up

Old 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 third annual Harvard Alumni Day, a day for and in celebration of Harvard’s vibrant, global alumni community! View the full Harvard Alumni Day Schedule. 

Suggested dress code is smart casual.

1:00 - 3:00 P.M.

Harvard Alumni Day Yard Party

Old Yard

Join your friends—and make new ones—at the all-alumni Yard Party with food and beverage trucks (including beer and wine), including some local favorites. View the food truck menus!

Suggested dress code is smart casual.

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Radcliffe Institute Open House

Radcliffe Yard

The Radcliffe Institute invites you to join us for an open house in Radcliffe Yard to reconnect with friends and classmates and to learn more about the work of the Radcliffe Institute today. Light refreshments will be provided in Fay House; selections from the Radcliffe College archives will be on display in the Schlesinger Library; and the Institute’s current gallery exhibitions, Rewrite, Organize, Remix: Visions of Feminist Organizing and A Female Landscape and the Abstract Gesture will be on view.  

Please register here if you plan to join us. This is a drop-in event, so please feel free to arrive at any time during event hours. 

If you have any questions, please contact Radcliffe Events at events@radcliffe.harvard.edu or 617-496-1984. We hope to see you there!

3:00 - 4:15 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

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Preserving Our Stories: A Celebration of the Radcliffe College Alumnae Oral History Project

Knafel Center, Radcliffe Yard or Zoom

The event will recount some memorable moments from the interviews with alumnae of the classes of the 1940s to 1970s followed by a reception for alumnae and interviewers to meet, mingle and reminisce. Separate registration is required for this event.