55th Reunion

Class of 1970

Our 55th Reunion is June 4-6! You'll find our tentative schedule below. If you have any questions about the schedule, feel free to call our office at 617-496-7001, or email our class inbox at 55threunion_haa@harvard.edu. We can’t wait to see you!

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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 22 at 11:59pm (ET) and standard pricing will end on May 15 at 11:59pm (ET). Please note any refund requests must be received by 11:59pm (ET) on May 15 and that registration fees will not be refunded.

Class of 1970 55th Reunion adult pricing sheet. Daytime pricing includes all activities up until the class dinner or reception. Please note, the registration fee is required with the full package and a la carte options. One registration fee per classmate.  
1970 55th Reunion Adult Pricing (per adult)Early BirdStandardOnsite Registration
Registration Fee (per classmate)$70.00$70.00$70.00
Full Reunion Package (all events included)$245.00$345.00$445.00
A La Carte Package Options (for those not purchasing the full reunion package)   
     Wednesday Day$40.00$60.00$80.00
     Wednesday Evening$80.00$100.00$120.00
     Thursday Day$40.00$60.00$80.00
     Thursday Evening$90.00$110.00$130.00
     Friday$5.00$25.00$45.00

Schedule

Wednesday, June 4

12:00-8:00pm

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 and additional Reunion materials.

11:30am

Shuttles leave for campus from Hyatt Regency to corner of Oxford and Kirkland

12:00-2:00pm

Class Luncheon

Annenberg

2:00-6:00pm

Hospitality Space 

Straus Common Room

2:30-3:20pm

The Cosmos:  Planet Earth is an overwhelming world.  We need perspective! Just what is our place here?

Science Center Hall B

Bob Kirshner takes us on a ride through the orderly wonders of our larger home.

3:30-4:30pm

Reflections, Personal Challenges and Finding Resilience  (open mic) 

Science Center Hall B

Moderator/facilitator Marty Ritter will invite brief remarks from classmates about what has changed us, sustains us, builds up our hope and  stokes our angst. Everything Everywhere All at Once.

4:45-5:45pm

Class of 1970: Mini Reunions

1.       Kirkland House (Science Center CR 104)

2.       Class of 1970 Library sit-in Activists (Science Center CR 105)

3.       Federal Cuts & Harvard’s Operations: Challenges and Ideas (Science Center CR 119)

6:00-8:00pm

Welcome Reception and Dinner

Smith Campus Center

8:00pm

Shuttles to Hyatt Regency with pick up locations are Corner of Oxford & Kirkland, Harvard Faculty Club and Mass Ave @ Holyoke St. 

8:30-10:30pm

Cabaret

Farkas

9:00pm

Shuttles to Hyatt Regency with pick up locations are Corner of Oxford & Kirkland, Harvard Faculty Club and Mass Ave @ Holyoke St.

10:30pm

Shuttles to Hyatt Regency with pick up location at Mass Ave @ Holyoke St.

 

Thursday, June 5

8:00am - 11:00pm

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 and additional Reunion materials.

8:30am

Shuttle leaves for campus from Hyatt Regency with stops at Oxford & Kirkland and Sever Quad (via gate at 32 Quincy St.)

(If you are parking at Oxford Garage, just tell the attendant that you are there for the Reunion and there will be no parking charge.)

9:00am - 6:00pm

Hospitality Space

Straus Common Room

9:00 - 10:20am

4 Breakout Sessions

No Recording of these sessions with phones or other devices

1. The World is Changing: What Now? Activism in 2025

Science Center 104

Moderator/facilitator Myles Lynk invites classmates to share their experience either continuing, or in some cases starting, their own activism in such areas as social, economic, racial and/or environmental justice. Possible topics could include your involvement with non-profit organizations, neighborhood or religious groups, political campaigns, or serving in government.

2. Reflections, Personal Challenges and Finding Resilience 

Science Center 105

Moderator/facilitator Delia O'Connor invites classmates to continue the conversations begun in the Wednesday plenary session. Come to share brief reflections and stories about what we have learned, what keeps us up at night, what we hope for, what we celebrate, what transitions we weather - in our knees, our careers, our families — and how to make that u-turn into resilience and embracing change.

3. Trump 2.0—Democracy and the Rule of Law

Science Center 116

Moderator/facilitator Ric Redman invites classmates to share their views, concerns, and possible responses to what many perceive as the current threats to democracy and the rule of law globally, nationally, and at Harvard. How have the recent actions of the Trump Administration affected you, your family and friends, or your organizations.? What responses require group action and how would it be achieved? What can one do individually at this time?

4. Mentoring the Next Generation and Leaving a Legacy

Science Center 119

Moderator/facilitator Carol Potter invites classmates to share their experiences with the variety of ways in which they are leaving a legacy of service and transmission of their values to others, including grandparenting, starting or serving on the board of a non-profit, teaching, involvement with one's religious community, volunteering, and other activities. How are you trying to make the world a better place for others?

10:40am-12:00pm

4 Breakout Sessions

No Recording of these sessions with phones or other devices

1. The World is Changing: What Now? Activism in 2025

Science Center 104

Moderator/facilitator Myles Lynk invites classmates to share their experience either continuing, or in some cases starting, their own activism in such areas as social, economic, racial and/or environmental justice. Possible topics could include your involvement with non-profit organizations, neighborhood or religious groups, political campaigns, or serving in government.

2. Reflections, Personal Challenges and Finding Resilience

Science Center 105

Moderator/facilitator Delia O'Connor invites classmates to continue the conversations begun in the Wednesday plenary session. Come to share brief reflections and stories about what we have learned, what keeps us up at night, what we hope for, what we celebrate, what transitions we weather - in our knees, our careers, our families — and how to make that u-turn into resilience and embracing change.

3. Trump 2.0—Democracy and the Rule of Law

Science Center 116

Moderator/facilitator Ric Redman invites classmates to share their views, concerns, and possible responses to what many perceive as the current threats to democracy and the rule of law globally, nationally, and at Harvard. How have the recent actions of the Trump Administration affected you, your family and friends, or your organizations.? What responses require group action and how would it be achieved? What can one do individually at this time?

4. Mentoring the Next Generation and Leaving a Legacy

Science Center 119

Moderator/facilitator Carol Potter invites classmates to share their experiences with the variety of ways in which they are leaving a legacy of service and transmission of their values to others, including grandparenting, starting or serving on the board of a non-profit, teaching, involvement with one's religious community, volunteering, and other activities. How are you trying to make the world a better place for others?

12:00-2:00pm

Class Luncheon

Sever Tent

2:00-3:00pm

Memorial Service

Memorial Church

All names of deceased classmates will be read.

3:30pm

Class Photo

Widener Steps, no signage permitted*

4:00pm

Shuttles to Hyatt Regency from Solomon Gate @ 11 Quincy St.

4:00-6:00pm

Radcliffe Class Time

Horner Ballroom

4:00-6:00pm

Veteran / ROTC Meet-Up

AD Club 1 Plympton Street

Classmates who "wore the uniform" and their partners are invited to join this gathering at the AD Club, 1 Plympton Street, on Thursday, June 5th, from 4 to 6 p.m.  If you plan to attend, please give a heads-up to Pat Grant (617-529-0776)  or David Hughes (781-856-8159), if you haven't already done so.

5:30pm

Shuttles leave for campus from Hyatt Regency with stops at Oxford & Kirkland, and Harvard Yard (via Johnston Gate entrance on Mass Ave.) 

6:00-9:00pm

Class New England Style Dinner

Science Center Plaza Tent

8:00-9:30pm

Shuttles on loop to Hyatt Regency from Oxford & Kirkland, and Harvard Yard (via Johnston Gate entrance on Mass Ave.) every 15 minutes

Friday, June 6

8:00am - 4:00pm

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 and additional Reunion materials. Luggage storage is available on-site. Learn more and pre-purchase your luggage storage here.

8:30am

Shuttle leaves for campus from Hyatt Regency with stops at Oxford & Kirkland, and Sever Quad

9:00am-6:00pm

Hospitality Space 

Straus Common Room

9:00-10:00am

Make Us Laugh: Self-Deprecating Humor to Lighten Our Mood

Science Center Hall D

Moderator/facilitator Ron Janis will invite us all to land a punch line and work our smile muscles.

10:30am

Alumni Parade Line-up

Various Locations

View the parade map to learn where to line up to process with your class!

11:00am - 1:00pm

Harvard Alumni Day Parade & Program

Tercentenary Theatre

All Harvard alumni are invited to join the Harvard Alumni Association for the fourth annual Harvard Alumni Day, a day for and in celebration of Harvard’s vibrant, global alumni community! Suggested dress code is smart casual.

1:00-3:00pm

Tree Spread Luncheon

Phillips Brooks House Tent

2:30-3:30pm

Film Screening of CLIFFE NOTES: Stories from the Radcliffe Class of 1975

Radcliffe Yard (in the Knafel Center)

In partnership with the Radcliffe class of 1975, the Radcliffe Institute invites you to a film screening of CLIFFE NOTES: Stories from the Radcliffe Class of 1975. The film is a short documentary based on interviews conducted as part of the Radcliffe ’75 Oral History Project. Directed by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Pamela Hogan ’77, in collaboration with Executive Producers Martha Sandweiss ’75, Alison Graham ’75, and Joan Porter MacIver ’75, the film documents the college experiences of women in the class, during a pivotal time in the University’s history, as captured through their interviews by fellow classmates. A brief Q&A with Pamela Hogan will follow the film. All are welcome. Please register here if you plan to join us as space is limited.

3:00pm

Shuttle loop to Hyatt Regency.  Pick up location Harvard Yard (via Johnston Gate entrance on Massachusetts Ave.)

3:00-6:00pm

Harvard Alumni Day Afternoon Programming

Various locations

View the comprehensive list of Harvard Alumni Day symposia sessions, Shared Interest Group meet-ups, and reunions-wide gatherings

3:30-5:00pm

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, Illuminate: Contextualizing Asian American Women’s Stories through the Archives and Talismans (Kupol LR 3303) 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.

6:00pm

Class of 1970 Dinner (sponsored by the Class of 1970)

Sheraton Commander

 

* Class photos celebrate the spirit and unity of each Class. Only the official Harvard and Radcliffe class banners are authorized for display. Signs, flags, banners, or similar items will not be permitted.  Individuals with such items will be asked to remove them. If they are not removed, the photo will not be distributed.  All persons participating in the Class Photo are expected to abide by the AA&D community expectations.