This year’s cohort of graduates come from around the world, bringing their unique stories to Harvard.
The class of 2023 is remarkable in its breadth and depth of scholarship. Students from all corners of the world have enriched the HES community with their passion, dedication, innovation, and creativity.
HES is delighted to celebrate our students’ tremendous commitment and hard work during the University’s Commencement on Thursday, May 25. Congratulations graduates, we can’t wait to see what’s next!
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The Class of 2023
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1,486
171 ALB and 1,315 ALM degrees conferred
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38
Average Age
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46
States and Washington, DC represented
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64
Countries represented, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand, South Africa, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam
2023 Student Spotlights
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Alex Lee
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of English, ’23
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Ames Morton-Winter
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Museum Studies, ’23
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Ritesh Gupta
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Management, ’23
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Dana Ramos
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Journalism, ’23; Graduate Certificate in International Security
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Vincent Liu
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Digital Media Design, ’23
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Suwada Hinds
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Creative Writing and Literature, ’23
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Juan Carlos Lopez
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, ’23
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Natalie Lozano
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Management, ’23; Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management
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Beth Reiners
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Journalism, ’23; Graduate Certificate in Digital Storytelling
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Zohra Lakhani
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Digital Media Design, ’23; Graduate Certificate in Learning Design and Technology; Graduate Certificate in Digital Media Design
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Maleen Fischer
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Creative Writing and Literature, ’23
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David Crout
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Psychology, ’23
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Staci Emerson
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Industrial-Organizational Psychology, ’23; Graduate Certificate in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Leadership
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Annarose Mel Cruz
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Management, ’23
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Travis Berent
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of International Relations, ’23
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Elena Stemler
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Psychology, ’23
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Jillian Murphy
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Creative Writing & Literature, ’23
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Folake Adeshina
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Software Engineering, ’23; Graduate Certificate in Web Technologies
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Christy Wicks
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Creative Writing and Literature, ‘23
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Lupita Almuhana
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Psychology, ’23
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Christian Williams
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Finance, ’23
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Jason Haggart
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Management, ’23; Graduate Certificate in Strategic Management; Graduate Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Weronika Forys
Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB) in the field of Psychology and Premedical Studies, ’23
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Leonora Anyango
Master of Liberal Arts (ALB) in the field of Literature and Creative Writing, ’23
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Hristiana Dichevska Jenderek
Master of Liberal Arts in the Field of Psychology (ALM), ’23
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Stephen Parkes
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Management, ’23
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Julia Antuerpem
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Creative Writing and Literature, ’23
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Kimia Grigoriev
Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB), Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Psychology, ’23
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Olya Kushnir
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Sustainability, ’23
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Sumeera Gupta
Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in the field of Management, ’23; Graduate Certificate in Organizational Behavior