65th Reunion

Class of 1959

Our 65th Reunion is May 30-31! 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, please call our office at 617-496-7001, or email our class inbox at 65threunion_haa@harvard.edu. We can't wait to see you!

Who's Coming List Reunion Schedule

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 1959 65th 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.  
1959 65th Reunion Adult Pricing (per adult) Early Bird Standard Onsite Registration
Registration Fee (per person) $25.00 $25.00 $25.00
Full Reunion Package (all events included) $265.00 $325.00 $385.00
A La Carte Package Options (for those not purchasing the full reunion package)      
     Thursday Day $100.00 $120.00 $140.00
     Thursday Evening $135.00 $155.00 $175.00
     Friday $40.00 $60.00 $80.00

Schedule 

Wednesday, May 29

4:00 - 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 and additional Reunion materials. Please note there is no luggage storage available at headquarters, except on Friday.

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Optional Pre-Reunion Dinner

DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Cambridge

Join your classmates to kick off the reunion weekend for dinner at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Cambridge. Pasta buffet, dessert, and open beer/wine bar will be provided at no charge. Parking for those not registered at the DoubleTree will be available for $15.

Please email 65thReunion_haa@harvard.edu to RSVP.

Thursday, May 30

7:15 a.m.

Bus departs for Sever Quad, Harvard Faculty Club

Doubletree Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Rd

7:30 a.m.

Bus departs for Sever Quad

Freepoint Hotel, 220 Alewife Brook Pkwy

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 and additional Reunion materials. Please note there is no luggage storage available at headquarters, except on Friday.

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Class Breakfast

Sever Tent

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Memorial Service

Memorial Church

10:30 a.m.

Class Photo

Memorial Church

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

Houghton Library Tour

Houghton Library

Join Peter X. Accardo, Librarian for Scholarly and Public Programs for Houghton Library and Thomas Hyry, Associate University Librarian for Archives and Special Collections and Florence Fearrington Librarian of Houghton Library, for a tour and presentation.

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Class Luncheon

Science Center Plaza Tent

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Karim R. Lakhani, Dorothy and Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration Symposia

Harvard Hall 101

Join Professor Karim R. Lakhani of the Harvard Business School for a presentation on A.I. and its future in our lives.

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 p.m.

Bus departs for Freepoint Hotel

Sever Quad (via gate on Quincy St)

Bus departs for Doubletree Hotel

Sever Quad (via Gate on Quincy St)

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Lisa Wong AB '79, RAE '17, RAE '19 (45th) – Associate Co-Director, Arts and Humanities Initiative at Harvard Medical School

Lowell Lecture Hall

5:30 p.m.

Bus departs for Corner of Oxford & Kirkland St

Freepoint Hotel, 220 Alewife Brook Pkwy

Bus departs for Johnston Gate

Doubletree Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Rd

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Crimson Society Clam Bake Dinner

Holden Tent

9:00 p.m.

Bus departs for Freepoint Hotel

Corner of Oxford and Kirkland St

Bus departs for Doubletree Hotel

Johnston Gate, Harvard Yard

Friday, May 31

7:15 a.m.

Bus departs for Sever Quad

Doubletree Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Rd

7:30 a.m.

Bus departs for Sever Quad

Freepoint Hotel, 220 Alewife Brook Pkwy

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, 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

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Class Breakfast

Sever Tent

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Alexander Keyssar AB '69, PhD '77, RAE '19 (55th) – Matthew W. Stirling Jr. Professor of History and Social Policy

Lowell Lecture Hall

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.

Harvard Alumni Day 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!

Suggested dress code is smart casual.

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Tree Spread Luncheon

Holden Tent

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 p.m.

Bus departs for Freepoint Hotel

Corner of Oxford and Kirkland St

Bus departs for Doubletree Hotel

Johnston Gate, Harvard Yard

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.

5:15 p.m.

Bus departs for Freepoint Hotel

18 Mason St, Cambridge, MA 02138

Bus departs for Doubletree Hotel

18 Mason St, Cambridge, MA 02138