Conan O’Brien Speaks at Harvard Commencement as Trump Tightens Pressure on the School
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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