Commencement 2024

Harvard Divinity School held its Diploma Awarding Ceremony on May 23, 2024. Auds Hope Jenkins, MDiv '24, was selected by a panel of students, staff, and faculty as the class speaker for HDS Commencement 2024. SPEAKER 1: Harvard Divinity School. SPEAKER 2...

The 2024 Multireligious Commencement Service was held on May 22, 2024. The faculty speaker was Marla F. Frederick, Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, John Lord O’Brian Professor of Divinity, and Professor of Religion and Culture. This annual program was...

"As you become alumni of HDS, I ask that you take the School's vision, its mission, and the responsibilities of upholding such aspirations with you wherever your journey may lead. "Harvard Divinity School Class of 2024, we need you. We need religious...

Auds Hope Jenkins, MDiv '24, was selected by a panel of students, staff, and faculty as the class speaker for HDS Commencement 2024. Each year, the addresses of all of the finalists are published in the HDS Commencement Bulletin . The following remarks...

How I've Changed I have been transformed throughout my time at HDS. I've become more comfortable in my own skin, and I'm walking away with the belief that living authentically is a profound way of worshiping God. Memorable Moment My most memorable moment...

How I’ve Changed I have become more self-reflexive, more aware of my interior process and the range of feelings that come up, taking the time to articulate them slowly and thoughtfully. I hope I have become more forgiving and loving. What I realized...

How I’ve changed During my time at HDS, I have laughed and cried, and gained and lost weight. I have also stumbled quite hard, but with and through community and friendships, I was encouraged never to crumble or give up! I was challenged academically...

Memorable Moment The time I spent with HDS Muslims in my first year—going apple picking when we barely knew each other, celebrating Eid together, going to the nearby ocean towns, and all the chai times. A second moment is when Professor Rivera said yes to...

Message of Thanks While I would like to thank all of my professors at HDS, there are a couple of professors without whom getting here would not have been possible. I want to thank Mike Delaney for the countless office hours, support, and guidance...