Midyear graduates recognized
The midyear graduation ceremony did not feature the same level of pageantry or tradition of Harvard’s annual May Commencement, noted Gabriel Cunningham ’13, but that did not mean there was less reason to celebrate. “I do not call this meeting to order with a top hat and staff like the high sheriff of Middlesex County,” said Cunningham, a midyear graduate and the ceremony’s emcee. “But I do call this meeting to order with a round of applause for the graduates.” Surrounded by family and friends, 111 Harvard College undergraduates were honored on Tuesday during ceremonies at the Knafel Center, the former Radcliffe Gymnasium. Students graduate “out of cycle” and become midyear graduates for a variety of reasons. Some take time off for family or health reasons, while others choose to explore a nonacademic pursuit or travel. And then there are some students who graduate early. “We may not think of ourselves as the Class...