Program Information

The Alumni Relations team and your class committees have put together a robust and exciting program. Below is the general outline of event offerings. Additional program offerings and details will be outlined in the coming weeks, so please check the website frequently for updates.

Friday, October 27

• 7:30 am – 8:00 pm: Reunion Registration Area & Welcome Center/Refreshments, HLS Campus
• 8:00 am – 11:45 am: Class Visitations
  • Copyright
  • Legislation and Regulation
  • Legislation and Regulation 2
  • Legislation and Regulation 7
  • Torts 5
  • Jews, Christians, and Law at the Beginning
• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Harvard Law School Library Open House
  • The Caspersen Room, special exhibit on display: Challenging Our Right to Read.
  • The Root Room, special pop-up exhibit 1:00 – 3:00 pm: featuring an early manuscript Magna Carta, SCOTUS oral argument folders that belonged to Professor Laurence Tribe ’66, SCOTUS bobblehead dolls, and more.
• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Optional Self-Guided Experiences
  • Harvard Law School Campus
  • Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street (opens at 10:00 am)
  • Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
  • Harvard Defenders Open House, 1607 Massachusetts Avenue, 2nd floor
    • Founded in 1949, Harvard Defenders is one of the largest and oldest student-practice organizations at Harvard Law School. Each year approximately 85 Harvard Law students volunteer to provide pro-bono representation to low-income defendants in criminal show-cause hearings and assist callers with other legal issues through our extensive referral network.
• 12:00 – 1:45 pm: Reunion Luncheon, HLS Campus
• 2:00 – 3:30 pm: Concurrent Sessions, HLS Campus
• 3:45 – 4:45 pm: Coffee, Conversation, and Classmates, HLS Campus
• 5:00 – 10:00 pm: 50th Reunion Champagne Toast and Reception: Class of 1973, HLS Campus
  • Members of the Class of 1973 are cordially invited to a special champagne toast and reception to celebrate this milestone year. Reconnect over food (heavy hors d’oeuvres, chef stations, desserts and more), beverages, and music.
• 5:00 – 10:00 pm: Welcome Back Alumni Evening Celebration Reception, HLS Campus
  • Join all Reunion alumni from the Classes of 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1978, 1983 and 1988 for an opportunity to reconnect over food (heavy hors d’oeuvres, chef stations, desserts and more), beverages, and music.

Saturday, October 28

• 7:30 am – 8:00 pm: Reunion Registration Area & Welcome Center/Refreshments, HLS Campus
• 8:00 – 9:00 am: Continental Breakfast, HLS Campus
• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Harvard Law School Library Open House, HLS Campus
  • The Caspersen Room, special exhibit on display: Challenging Our Right to Read.
  • The Root Room, special pop-up exhibit 1:00 – 3:00 pm: featuring an early manuscript Magna Carta, SCOTUS oral argument folders that belonged to Professor Laurence Tribe ’66, SCOTUS bobblehead dolls, and more.
• 9:15 – 10:45 am: Concurrent Sessions, HLS Campus
• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: A Conversation with Dean John F. Manning ’85, HLS Campus
• 12:15 – 1:30 pm: Reunion Luncheon, HLS Campus
• 1:30 – 3:00 pm: Social Break featuring Fall Inspired Food Trucks, HLS Campus
• 1:45 – 3:00 pm: Class Photos, HLS Campus

• 2:00 – 5:00 pm: Optional Self-Guided Tours
  • Harvard Law School Campus
  • Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street
  • Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
• 3:00 – 5:00 pm: Class Symposia, HLS Campus
• 6:00 – 10:00 pm: Class-Specific Cocktail Reception & Dinner, HLS Campus and The Charles Hotel
  • 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Cocktail Reception
  • 7:00 – 10:00 pm: Dinner

Sunday, October 29

• 9:00 – 11:30 am: Celebration of Life and Brunch, The Charles Hotel

Please note: Pre-registration is not required for Class Visitations, Concurrent Sessions and Class Symposia. Event offerings and/or order of events are subject to change.