5:00–6:00 PM
A Conversation with President Bacow (Tentative)
Memorial Hall, Sanders Theatre
Enjoy a discussion with Lawrence S. Bacow JD ’76, MPP ’76, PhD ’78, 29th President of Harvard University.
5:00–9:00 PM
Reunion Registration Opens
Boston Marriott Cambridge, 50 Broadway, Kendall Square T-Stop
6:15 PM
Bus Departs for Boston Marriott Cambridge
Memorial Hall, Sanders Theatre (Kirkland Street exit)
6:30–9:00 PM
Reception and Cocktails
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Mezzanine
Dinner is served in stations with a full bar available.
8:30 AND 9:00 PM
Bus Departs for Campus
Boston Marriott Cambridge
Tuesday, May 28
7:00 AM
Bird-Watching Tour of Mount Auburn Cemetery with Docent Tom Warren ’64 (Optional)
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Please coordinate your own transportation to the cemetery or plan to carpool with classmates.
8:15 AM
Bus Departs for Harvard Yard
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Broadway side (Oxford Street drop-off)
8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Registration
Cabot Science Library, Science Center, 1 Oxford Street
9:00–9:15 AM
Welcome to the 55th Reunion by Reunion Committee
Science Center Hall C
9:15–10:15 AM
Session I: Brief TalksScience Center Hall C
Brief discussions led by 1964 classmates. Topic: “If I’d known then (at Harvard or later) what I know now, then I would have…”
Moderators: Charlotte Ikels ’64 and Susan Harding ’64
- Andrea Peterson—“I Was Too Young for College”
- Sheldon Sturgis—“The Importance of Being Led Out: Educo, Educere”
- Deirdre McCloskey—“How I Went from Marxist Freshman to Libertarian Old Lady”
- Frances Karttunen—“Unexpected Opera”
- Joseph Scott—“Storytelling with Songs”
- Ciji Ware—“Majoring in the History of Unicorns—Revisited”
10:15–10:30 AM
Coffee Break
Science Center
10:45 AM–NOON
Session II: Climate Change SymposiumScience Center Hall CModerator: John Henn ’64
Panelists:
- Professor James McCarthy, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography
- Professor William Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development
- William Nitze ’64
- Gifford Pinchot ’64
NOON–1:15 PM
Lunch
Meyer Gate Tent (outside the Science Center)
1:30 PM
Class Photo
Widener Library Steps
2:15–3:15 PM
Session III: Negotiating U.S. Foreign Policy IssuesScience Center Hall EPanelists:
- Bob Mnookin ’64
- Barry White ’64
- Marshall Bouton ’64
3:15–3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Science Center
3:30–4:30 PM
Session IV: Breakout Interest GroupsScience Center Classrooms- Harvard Crimson: Science Center 104
- Vietnam War–Era Veterans: Science Center 105
- Peace Corps: Science Center 109
- Choral Groups: Science Center 110
- HRO: Science Center 111
- G&S: Science Center 116
- Signet: Science Center 216
- Medicine: Science Center 221
- Radcliffe: Emerson 101
- Conversations on Current Events: Emerson 108
4:30 PM
Bus Departs for Boston Marriott Cambridge
Corner of Oxford Street and Kirkland Street
6:00 PM
Bus Departs for Harvard Yard
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Broadway side
6:30–7:30 PM
Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres
Leverett House Dining Hall
7:30–10:00 PM
Dinner and Entertainment
Leverett House Dining Hall
Dinner will be followed by remarks from researcher Mike Kaufman, who will present his work on the Harvard Student Study that was undertaken with our class as undergraduates. His presentation will begin at 9:00 p.m.
9:30 PM AND 10:00 PM
Bus Departs for Boston Marriott Cambridge
Leverett House
Wednesday, May 29
7:30–8:30 AM
Memorial Service Choir Rehearsal
Choir Room, Memorial Church
8:00 AM
Bus Departs for Harvard Yard
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Broadway side (Quincy Street drop-off)
8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Registration
Cabot Science Library, Science Center, 1 Oxford Street
9:30–11:00 AM
Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1964 Memorial Service
Memorial Church
11:15 AM–12:30 PM
Optional Activities (tours, museum visits, free time)
12:30–2:00 PM
Lunch
Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy Street
2:15–3:30 PM
Session V: Brief TalksEmerson Hall 105
Brief discussions led by 1964 classmates. Topic: “How did the 1960s (Vietnam/Civil Rights/women’s movement) affect your subsequent life?”
Moderators: Colleen Gaines Clark ’64 and Tom Brome ’64
- John Graham—“Vietnam—the War Within”
- Frinde Maher—“Another Kind of Vietnam Vet”
- William Reed—“Obligated Volunteer, How I Got to Vietnam”
- John Wilcox—“Surfing the Tsunami of the ’60s”
- Peter Gibbon—“My ’60s: An Unusual Education”
- Richard Weisskoff—“Reconnecting Head, Heart, and Belly: The Rebirth of Farming in Puerto Rico, 1964–2019”
- Elise Tripp—“A New Generation of Activists”
- Fernand Brunschwig—“STEM Teachers NYC—For Teachers, by Teachers, About Teaching"
3:45–5:00 PM
Session VI: Health CareEmerson Hall 105Moderator (Tentative): Gordon Harper ’64
Panelists (Tentative):
- Gordon Harper ’64
- Julie Inglefinger ’64
- James Perrin ’64
- Stuart Copans ’64
- David Reiser ’64
3:45 AND 5:15 PM
Bus Will Begin Departing for Boston Marriott Cambridge
Quincy Street, Sever Gate
5:45 AND 6:00 PM
Buses Depart for Dinner on Campus
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Broadway side (Oxford Street drop-off)
6:30–7:30 PM
Cocktails and Hors d’Oeuvres
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
7:30–10:00 PM
Dinner
Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
8:00 PM
Harvard Band and Glee Club Concert
Tercentenary Theatre
9:30 AND 10:00 PM
Buses Depart for Boston Marriott Cambridge
Oxford Street
Thursday, May 30—Commencement Day
6:30 AM–5:00 PM
Registration
Cabot Science Library, Science Center, 1 Oxford Street
7:00 AM
Buses Depart for Harvard Yard
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Broadway side (Alumni Gate drop-off, Massachusetts Avenue)
8:30 AM
Alumni/ae Procession Begins
Tercentenary Theatre
9:00 AM
Buses Depart for Harvard Yard
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Broadway side (Oxford Street drop-off)
9:00 AM
368th Commencement: Morning Exercises*
Tercentenary Theatre
The Morning Exercises consist of orations, anthems, and the conferring of degrees on all graduates. Diplomas are received at ceremonies at the Houses and at individual Schools. Seating for the Morning Exercises is limited. Tickets are required for entry to Harvard Yard and are limited to one per alumnus or alumna. You may pick up your ticket from headquarters at any time on Wednesday or Thursday. Guests may view a simulcast of the program in the Science Center.
11:00 AM
Buses Depart for Harvard Yard (for those not attending the Morning Exercises)
Boston Marriott Cambridge, Broadway side (Oxford Street drop-off)
11:30 AM
1964 Tree Spread Luncheon
Meyer Gate Tent, Science Center Plaza
1:45 PM
Afternoon Alumni/ae Procession Begins
Tercentenary Theatre
2:00 PM
Buses Depart for Boston Marriott Cambridge
Oxford Street
2:30–4:15 PM
Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association: The Afternoon Program*
Tercentenary Theatre
The Afternoon Program is the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. The 2019 program will be hosted by HAA President Margaret M. Wang AB ’09 and includes remarks by Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow JD ’76, MPP ’76, PhD ’78 and Commencement speaker German Chancellor Angela D. Merkel; an introduction of the 25th reunion chief marshal Tracy K. Smith AB ’94; the announcement of Harvard Overseer and HAA Director election results; and the presentation of the Harvard Medals. The Afternoon Program takes place from 2:30 p.m. until 4:15 p.m. at Tercentenary Theatre in Harvard Yard. Tickets required.
4:30 PM
Buses Depart for Boston Marriott Cambridge
Oxford Street
Friday, May 31—Radcliffe Day
*Tickets required