Campus & Community

Complete coverage of Harvard Law School's 2025 Class Day, Commencement, and related events

From an breathtaking array of events and impactful discussions with Harvard Law School faculty and distinguished guest speakers, to day-to-day snapshots of life on campus. Here are some notable moments from a jam-packed academic year.

In a Last Lecture to the graduating class, Martha Minow said that ‘choosing kindness in a time of heightened division is a radical act’.

The Harvard Law School community gathered to honor members of the Harvard Law community’s campus services staff at the annual Support Staff Awards Dinner.

As part of the Last Lecture series, Professor Michael Klarman tells graduating Harvard Law students that the time for taking American democracy for granted is over.

During the annual Why I Changed My Mind event, three Harvard Law faculty members shared stories of how they shifted their views.

Friends, family, students, and colleagues gathered to honor the life of former Harvard Law School Professor William J. Stuntz during an afternoon and evening of events in April.

At a gathering on April 2 to honor William J. Stuntz, the late Harvard professor and influential scholar on criminal law and procedure, Jack Goldsmith paid special tribute to his longtime friend and colleague.

Seeking opportunities for transactional law students, three classmates worked to bring back the Williston Negotiation and Contract Drafting Competition in April.

In his contribution to the Last Lecture series at Harvard Law, Professor Guy-Uriel Charles muses on the U.S. political climate and coping amid change.

The LL.M. Class of 2025 shared food, cultural displays, dance, and song at this year’s International Party.

Now in its fifth year, the Harvard Staff Art Show highlights the work of hundreds of staff members across the university who have dedicated themselves to creative pursuits outside of their day jobs.

The final Rakoff Bake Off at Harvard Law pays tribute to a beloved teacher and mentor, the law, and the beauty of a well-baked sponge or a glossy ganache.

A look at Harvard Law campus on a winter day.

Snapshots from the fall 2024 semester at Harvard Law School

Harvard Law Today features a selection of the book events that took place on campus during the fall semester.

A veteran and lifelong learner visited Harvard Law’s campus for a taste of law school life, as part of AARP’s Wish of a Lifetime program.

Panelists at Harvard Law School discussed cultural heritage loss through the lens of Nepal and the recent repatriation of Nepalese art and artifacts to the country.

For the eighth year in a row, students took home the awards known as Tortys at the annual ceremony celebrating students' short tort films.

Penny, a 3 year-old beagle, visited Harvard Law School to meet Mary Hollingsworth, director of the Animal Law & Policy Clinic, whose work led to her release from an inhumane breeding facility.

Empathy, understanding, and less algorithmic amplification on social media platforms are the best ways to combat conspiracy theories, experts say at Berkman Klein Center event.