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Live Stream: Mark Zuckerberg Harvard Commencement
The Facebook founder has returned to the school he dropped out of to pursue some rinky-dink social network.
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Mark Zuckerberg, another one of those famous Harvard dropouts who went on to become one of the world's most important and influential billionaires, is set to give the commencement speech to Harvard's graduating class. Zuckerberg left Harvard to create the ubiquitous social media juggernaut Facebook.
Thursday's commencement is the 366th in the Crimson's history. He finally got his honorary degree before speaking.
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Zuckerberg's path isn't so different from that of Bill Gates, who also left Harvard to revolutionize the tech industry. Gates, who co-founded Microsoft, spoke at Harvard's 2007 commencement.
Zuckerberg said his speech will see him "share what I've learned about our generation and the world we're all building together."
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