The HAA Crimson Society looks forward to its official in-person launch June 2–3, 2022! Directly below you will see the schedule of events for this in-person celebration. This year, registration for the Crimson Society celebration will be available online or through a mailed paper form. Both options will include registration for the traditional Tree Spread, the Alumni Parade, and Harvard Alumni Day.
If you have any questions, please email us at haa_crimsonsociety@harvard.edu.
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Schedule
Check In Opens Thursday, June 2, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Cabot Library, Science Center
Check in and pick up your name tag. Your name tag will serve as your ticket for all Crimson Society events.
Thursday, June 2
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Box Lunch
Lunch will be served in a tent located in the Old Yard between Matthews and Weld.
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Symposia Session, Lowell Lecture Hall
This session will feature Professor Michael Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History and Anthropology, who will discuss what Chinese philosophers can teach us about the good life.
3:00–3:30 p.m.
Coffee Break
3:30–4:30 p.m.
Symposia Session, Lowell Lecture Hall
This session will feature Professor Richard F. Thomas, George Martin Lane Professor of the Classics, who will discuss why Bob Dylan deserves his Nobel Prize.
6:00–9:00 p.m.
Dinner, Foster's Clam Bake
A traditional New England Clam Bake will be held in a tent located in the Old Yard between Matthews and Weld.
Friday, June 3
Friday Check In Opens 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cabot Library, Science Center
Check in and pick up your name tag. Your name tag will serve as your ticket for all Crimson Society events.
10:00–11:00 a.m.
Keynote Session, Lowell Lecture Hall
This keynote will feature Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor, on ethics and democracy.
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Tree Spread Lunch
Lunch will be served in a tent located outside of Phillips Brooks House.
1:30–4:00 p.m.
Harvard Alumni Day, Tercentenary Theatre
A University-wide, global event honoring alumni impact, citizenship, and community. The time-honored and festive alumni parade led by the eldest alumni into Tercentenary Theatre will kick off the afternoon festivities. Following the parade, the program, led by the HAA president Vanessa W. Liu AB ’96, JD ’03, will feature former poet laureate, Pulitzer-prize winner, and Harvard Professor Tracy K. Smith AB ’94 as the Harvard Alumni Day keynote speaker. The speaking program will also include a report from Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow MPP ’76, JD ’76, PhD ’78, and a celebration of Harvard Medalists, along with musical components, and recognition of the Chief Marshal of Alumni Allyson Hobbs AB '97.
