Assembly

In a tradition dating back to the school's earliest days, the entire school gathers for assembly on most Thursdays. Students, alumni/ae, and noted guests from the worlds of arts, letters, science, business, and politics speak, perform, and discuss their life's work. 

Fall 2024

September

  • September 12: Clubs Assembly
  • September 19: Le Ly Hayslip, Writer and Memoirist 

October

  • October 10: Community Discussions about Academic Integrity
  • October 17: Max Ehrman '08, Director of Baseball Research and Strategy for the Washington Nationals
  • October 24: Tanya Wright, Actress

November

  • November 7: Diversity Day
  • November 14: George Kaligeros, Poet
  • November 26: Thanksgiving Assembly

December

  • December 5: Prof. Tina Eliassi-Rad, AI Expert
  • December 20: Holiday Assembly

Past Assembly Speakers...

...have included experts and innovators from all corners of human enterprise, including:

  • Sandeep Das, Grammy Award–Winning Indian Tabla Player
  • Jon Hiatt '66, Former General Counsel and Chief of Staff of the AFL-CIO
  • Rev. Irene Monroe, LGBTQ Advocate, Theologian, and Speaker
  • Anna Ornstein, Auschwitz Survivor, Psychoanalyst and Psychiatrist, Author, Speaker, and Scholar
  • Sumbul Siddiqui, Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Michelle Wu, as Boston City Councillor and Declared Candidate for Mayor of Boston
  • William Gross, Commissioner of Police, City of Boston  

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