Conan O'Brien named Harvard University's Commencement speaker for 2026 graduation

Conan O'Brien will be Harvard University's Commencement speaker this year.
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Late Night Host Conan O’Brien Named 2026 Harvard Commencement Speaker

Comedian and television host Conan C. O’Brien ’85 will deliver the keynote addresses at Harvard’s 375th Commencement Ceremony ...

A comedy icon is headlining Harvard’s 375th commencement

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts — One of America’s most recognizable comedians and television personalities will take center stage at Harvard University’s milestone graduation ceremony this spring. Harvard ...

Harvard names Conan O’Brien as its 2026 commencement speaker

The university revealed on Thursday that the Brookline native and Harvard class of '85 alum will return to campus for this year's commencement ceremony.

An Early Look At The Headliners Speaking At 2026 College Commencements

As in years past, authors, athletes, politicians, and entertainers are popular choices to serve as college commencement speakers. Here's an early look at some of them.
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Chinese student struck chord emphasizing humanity at Harvard commencement speech

A day after her emotional speech at Harvard University’s commencement, Yurong “Luanna” Jiang kept running into classmates who praised her message that people should see everyone's common humanity ...
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Mark Zuckerberg says the ‘most important thing’ he built at Harvard was a prank website: ‘Without Facemash I wouldn’t have met Priscilla’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivers the commencement address at the Alumni Exercises at Harvard's 366th ...