Zakaria named Commencement speaker
Fareed Zakaria, a Harvard alumnus whose insights into the power shifts setting the stage for a new global era have made him a celebrated thought leader on international affairs, will be the principal speaker at the Afternoon Exercises of Harvard’s 361st Commencement. “Harvard is an institution with a global reach, and the men and women who graduate next May will be going out into an increasingly interconnected world,” said Harvard President Drew Faust. “Fareed Zakaria is an unusually creative and incisive thinker in the realm of international affairs, and it will be a particular privilege to hear from him as Harvard looks toward the future from the vantage point of its 375th anniversary.” The 2012 Commencement will mark the end of Harvard’s yearlong anniversary celebration, which in part will underscore the University’s expanding international activities. “So many of our alumni around the world are engaged in the international arena, from diplomats to...