Conan O’Brien to Speak at Harvard Commencement Amid University's Ongoing Battle with Trump
More than 4,000 graduate workers plan to picket as Harvard faces lawsuits, funding cuts and protests over its clash with the Trump administration.
- On Thursday, May 28, 2026, comedian Conan O'Brien addresses Harvard University graduates as the Ivy League school faces intense scrutiny from the Trump administration.
- The Trump administration previously slashed over $2.6 billion in research funding, terminated federal contracts, and attempted to block the college from hosting international students.
- Striking graduate student workers are picketing this year's commencement over a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the university; over 4,000 workers seek better pay and harassment protections.
- Alongside O'Brien, the university will award honorary degrees to Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton, historian Sir Noel Malcolm, actor Audra McDonald, and columnist Peggy Noonan.
- Reflecting ongoing battles with the federal government, Harvard commencements have grown increasingly political in recent years; the administration sued the school in March over alleged failures to address campus antisemitism.
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‘We are living through a period of extreme narcissism,’ Conan O’Brien tells graduates at Harvard’s 375th commencement - The Boston Globe
O’Brien quipped that “no university in our nation has produced more Nobel laureates or white-collar criminals. So, whether you chose good or evil, know that you are among the very best.”
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Conan O’Brien to speak at Harvard commencement amid university's ongoing battle with Trump
Harvard graduates will hear from comedian and television host Conan O’Brien at their commencement. The appearance Thursday of O'Brien, a Harvard alum, comes as the Ivy League school has continued to be a targeted by the Trump administration.
Conan O'Brien to give Harvard's commencement address
Comedian and television host Conan O’Brien will entertain Harvard University graduates at their commencement Thursday, at a time when the Ivy League school is in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. The administration sued Harvard in March, accusing its leadership of failing to address antisemitism on campus. The move came months after a judge sided with Harvard in another lawsuit and ordered the administration to reverse billions of doll…
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