Photo of program. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Students decorated the entrance to Vanderbilt Hall, the residence hall for HMS and HSDM students. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Tents on the Quad. Photo by Jake Miller.

Bouquets of flowers for sale outside the HMS Quad on Commencement Day. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Cupcakes adorned with chocolate diplomas and mortar boards make Commencement Day even sweeter. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Families await the arrival of the graduates on the Quad.Photo by Jake Miller.

Blossoms on the Quad. Photo by Jake Miller.

The stage is set for the HMS Class Day program. Photo by Angela Alberti.

The HMS flag flies over the graduation tents on the Quad. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Kristin Huang shows her Harvard pride head to toe. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Blossoms on the Quad. Photo by Jake Miller.

Adjusting a mortar board before the Class Day program begins. Photo by Angela Alberti. Adjusting a mortar board before the Class Day program begins. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Matthew Greenblatt with his wife, Kara and son, Ethan. Photo by Angela Alberti.

HSDM graduate Brian Luong wears flowers, and of course, a giant toothbrush, around his neck. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Josue Zapata celebrates with his parents. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Josue Zapata and his father show off their Harvard ties. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Bijiibaa Kristin Garrison. Photo by Angela Alberti.

“It’s tradition to wear lots of flowers at graduation,” says graduate Katherine Johnson of her hometown, Honolulu. Photo by Angela Alberti.

William Ulmer celebrates with his family. Photo by Jake Miller.

Graduate Mary Alexander and her uncle Stuart Clinton. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate My-Linh Nguyen celebrates with family. Photo by Angela Alberti.

HSM graduate, Vikrum Singh Nanda, gets a boutonniere from classmate Patricia Saura McClory. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Hye Min Yang makes a fashion statement with her cap and gown. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduates and their families and friends arrive on the Quad. Photo by Jake Miller.

Embracing the moment on Class Day 2012. Photo by Jake Miller.

Tom Rogers gets a little help adjusting his cap before the graduation ceremony. Photo by Jake Miller.

Graduate Ali Qureshi celebrates with his family after Class Day. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Katherine Johnson shows the graduation day gifts she received, including a lei made of candy. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Hermioni Lokko. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Xin Gao with his wife Liane Young. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Luis Ticona received an MD and an MPP. His father, Jose (left) and brother, Daniel show off the dual degrees. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Photo by Angela Alberti.

HSDM graduate Evan Pedersen and a few family members on the steps of Gordon Hall. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Wesley Greenblatt, Brian Luong (HSDM), Po-Hao Chen wish each other well after the Class Day ceremony. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Anthony Muiru takes the stage to celebrate after the ceremony. Photo by Jake Miller.

Holmes Society graduates Anthony Muiru and Edo Bedzra (far right) introduce their family members. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Fola Babatunde is ready for residency. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Rayanne Lee, HSDM celebrates with flowers and family on the Quad . Photo by Jake Miller.

Photo by Angela Alberti.

Anwisye-Mashele with Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Office of Advising Resources, Laurie Raymond. Photo by Angela Alberti.

HSDM graduate Neha Datta gets a hug from an HMS classmate. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Sherman Jia with his grandmother Yuying He. Photo by Angela Alberti.

Graduate Carl Lokko celebrates after receiving his diploma. Photo by Jake Miller.

Graduate Edith Gurrola receives a few final adjustments to her hood before the commencement program begins. Photo by Jake Miller.

The son and husband of graduate Sheila Abdallah, Yusuf and Thaer Abdullah, watch and wait while the class of 2012 take their group photo. Photo by Jake Miller.

Matt Baker and James Guseh, both HMS '11 and both now residents in medicine at Mass General, wathing their friends from the class of '12 prepare to graduate. Photo by Jake Miller.