--- description: Mark Zuckerberg will deliver the commencement speech for Harvard University Thursday morning. Watch it here. title: Watch Live: Mark Zuckerberg Delivers Harvard Commencement Address image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt06b595e20821742d/6988ceddcf40a83f7ac47d79/gettyimages-511573652.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Education](/tag/education/) ## Education Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Live: Mark Zuckerberg Returns to Harvard to Deliver Commencement Address by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 25, 2017 2:05 PM CUT  BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 21: Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerber gives his speach during the presentation of the new Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge on February 21, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. The annual Mobile World Congress will start tomorrow and will host some of the world's largst communication companies, with many unveiling their last phones and gadgets. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) BARCELONA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 21: Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerber gives his speach during the presentation of the new Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 edge on February 21, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. The annual Mobile World Congress will start tomorrow and will host some of the world's largst communication companies, with many unveiling their last phones and gadgets. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)David Ramos—Getty by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 25, 2017 2:05 PM CUT [Mark Zuckerberg](http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/9771/mark-zuckerberg-may-have-built-your-new-f-150 "undefined") will deliver the commencement address for Harvard University on Thursday. Zuckerberg was part of Harvard’s class of 2006 before he dropped out to work full-time on [Facebook](http://fortune.com/2017/05/21/facebook-content-screening-guidelines-leaked/ "undefined"), which he created while he was a student. Zuckerberg also met his wife [Priscilla Chan](http://time.com/4697121/mark-zuckerberg-pregnant-again/ "undefined") while attending the school. He follows Bill Gates, another famous Harvard dropout, who has delivered the university’s commencement address. Leading up to his speech, Zuckerberg [posted a video](http://fortune.com/2017/05/19/mark-zuckerberg-harvard-acceptance-video-reaction/ "undefined") his father filmed of his somewhat unenthusiastic reaction when he found out he was accepted to Harvard. “Next week I’m going back for commencement to get my degree,” he said in the caption. Zuckerberg is scheduled to give his commencement address sometime in the afternoon. 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