Garber Confers 6 Honorary Degrees

Garber conferred six honorary doctorate degrees after Harvard Provost John F. Manning ’82 introduced each recipient and recited a list of their accomplishments to repeated applause from the Class of 2025.

The recipients included basketball all-star and Harvard College Class Day speaker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Pennsylvania State University professor Richard B. Alley; Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Esther Duflo; University of California Berkeley professor Elaine H. Kim; actress Rita D. Moreno; and physician and Commencement speaker Abraham Verghese.

As Carolyn Hao ’26 sang “Somewhere” from West Side Story — a movie that Moreno starred in — Moreno quietly sang along with tears streaming down her face.

—Staff writer Dhruv T. Patel can be reached at dhruv.patel@thecrimson.com. Follow him on X @dhruvtkpatel.

—Staff writer Grace E. Yoon can be reached at grace.yoon@thecrimson.com. Follow her on X @graceunkyoon.