Matt Lauer of NBC News to Deliver Class Day Speech at Harvard
Cambridge, Mass. March 31, 2009 - Matt Lauer, co-anchor of Today on NBC News, has been selected as the 2009 Senior Class Day speaker. He will address Harvard College graduates and their guests on Wed. June 3, 2009, at 2 p.m. in Tercentenary Theatre at Harvard Yard. "Matt Lauer's work as a journalist places him right in the middle of many pressing issues that affect our graduating class, our society, and the world," said Lumumba Seegars '09, First Marshal of the Senior Class Committee. "The stories he has heard, the things he has seen and the people he has met throughout his career all provide him with an inspiring viewpoint from which to address the graduating seniors. We are incredibly excited to welcome him to Harvard." Senior Class Day is a student-focused, less-formal celebration that takes place the day before Commencement.


