60th Reunion

Wednesday, June 4

2:00 - 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, favor, and additional Reunion materials.

3:00pm

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

4:15 - 5:45pm

Documentary Film Presentation: "Wilder than Wild" by Stephen Most '65

Science Center Hall A

5:15pm

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

6:00 - 9:00pm

Gala Reception & Dinner

Holworthy Tent

8:00pm

Shuttles to Hyatt Regency

Pick up locations are Corner of Oxford & Kirkland, Harvard faculty Club and Mass Ave @ Holyoke

9:00pm

Shuttles to Hyatt Regency

Pick up locations are Corner of Oxford & Kirkland, Harvard faculty Club and Mass Ave @ Holyoke

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, favor, 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.)

9:00 - 10:00am

Memorial Service

Memorial Church

10:30am

Class Photo

No signage permitted*

10:30am - 12:00pm

Symposium: Tectonic Changes in Our Lives Since 1961

Emerson Hall 105

Speakers include:
Joel Cohen: “Tectonic Changes 1960-2025: U.S. in Global Perspective”
Ilene H. Lang: “Backlash”
Howard Gardner: “The End of The Anthropocene”
Nancy Blackmun: “Impact of Outer Change on The Inner World”
Alison Brooks: Moderator
Charles Styron: Concluding Remarks
 

12:00 - 2:00pm

Class Luncheon

Holden Tent

2:15 - 3:15pm

3-Minute Talks – Back-to-Back Presentations without questions

Emerson Hall 105

Speakers include:
        1    Steve Kilston    The Most Important Thing In Our Universe
        2    Erica Levine Powers    Supporting the Rule of Law as a Citizen
        3    Bob Karlin    Heading in the Wrong Direction in my Career
        4    James Newell    Shakespeare Authorship Controversy
        5    Desmond Fitzgerald    A Reflection on Wealth Disparity: How We Can     
                Thoughtfully Respond
        6    Sally Sullivan    The Comfort of TV
        7    Hugh Walkup    Public Service
        8    Jeffrey Race    Current Changes in America in Historical Context
        9    Arthur Shurcliff    Classmate, Brother Charlie
        10    Elizabeth Block    Palestine
        11    Peter Grey    The Federal Reserve, Inflation, and Wealth Inequality
        12    David Devore    We Were Lucky
        13    J. Archer O'Reilly III    Welcome to the Semiquincentennial
        14    David Rosen    American Demagogues and Reactionaries--Huey Long, 
                Joe McCarthy, Barry Goldwater: The through-line from 
                them to our Current President
        15    Laurel Strange Hayler    Life's Surprises
        16    James Weaver    One Life in Medicine
        17    Danny Boggs    The Past of the Future--The Future of the Future
        18    Herb Motley      Moving to a Continuing Care Facility
        19    David Smith    Is Teaching Obsolete?
        20    Susan Engelke Shepard    A Proposed Statue to honor Mrs. Bunting, who 
                dramatically changed the Harvard Experience for 
                Women - and Men!
        1A    David Paul Eisenman    We have Stories to Tell. Let's Tell Them

 

3:15 - 3:45pm

A Generous Interlude of Levity with a Mystery Guest: “The Suthun Bumpkin Who Finally Becomes Hissef At Haarvud.”

Emerson Hall 105
 

3:45 - 5:15pm

Our traditional small group discussions: “The Challenge of Being Ourselves in Our 9th Decade” 

Breakout Groups in Boylston Hall, Emerson Hall, & the Science Center, Everyone Reconvening in Emerson Hall 105 at the end

4:00pm

Shuttle to Hyatt Regency.  Pick up location Solomon Gate @ 11 Quincy St.

5:30pm

Shuttles leave for campus from Hyatt Regency with stops at Oxford & Kirkland, and Harvard Yard

6:00 - 9:00pm

Class Clambake Dinner

Holworthy Tent

8:00 - 9:30pm

Shuttles on loop to Hyatt Regency from Harvard Yard 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, favor, 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

9:00 - 10:30am

Crimson Society Programming

Lowell Lecture Hall

9:00 - 10:30am

Documentary Film Presentation: "Kahlil Gibran: the Prophet from Lebanon" by Mark Woodcock '65

Science Center Hall A

10:30am

Alumni Parade Line-up

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

Holden 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 Solomon Gate @ 11 Quincy St.

3:00 - 4:30pm

Class of 1965 Radcliffe Event

Location TBD

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.

4:30pm

Shuttle to Hyatt Regency from Sever Quad

6:00 - 9:00pm

Class of 1965 Charles River Boat Cruise

The cruise can accommodate sixty (60) people and will be open to classmates and their guests on a first come, first serve basis.  This event will be separate from the overall reunion expense and a relaxing time for classmates to visit and converse. Pre-registration is required.

*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.