#  Inauguration of Lawrence S. Bacow 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 5, 2018** 

 01:30PM - 06:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Yard, 2 Kirkland Street, Cambridge MA**  



 

 



 

 The Inauguration events for [Harvard’s 29th president](https://www.harvard.edu/node/960), **Lawrence S. Bacow** JD ’76, MPP ’76, PhD ’78, will take place on **Friday, October 5, 2018**, in Tercentenary Theatre at Harvard Yard. All members of the Harvard community—including faculty, students, staff, and alumni—are invited.

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##  Schedule of Events

 *Harvard ID or ticket is required for admission.*

####  1:30 p.m.

 **Academic Procession Formation**  
*Boylston Hall*  
Delegates from other universities, Harvard faculty, current Harvard governing board members, and Harvard leadership participating in the academic procession should gather for procession formation at Boylston Hall. Delegates and Harvard faculty wishing to take part in the procession are requested to provide their own academic regalia.

#####  2:00 P.M.

 **Academic Procession**  
*Tercentenary Theatre, Harvard Yard*  
Tercentenary Theatre seating will open at 1:00 p.m. and guests should be seated for the academic procession by 1:50 p.m.

#####  2:30 P.M.

 **Installation of Lawrence S. Bacow**  
*Tercentenary Theatre, Harvard Yard*  
Members of the Harvard community, government and community leaders, delegates from universities across the country and around the world, and other colleagues and friends will gather together to welcome the new president at this historic ceremony.

 **The Bacow Block Party**  
*Harvard Yard*  
Immediately following the installation program, the celebration will continue with a festive gathering open to all ceremony attendees.

 [View a detailed schedule of Installation events](https://www.harvard.edu/node/9539181)



 

 



 

 

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