Harvard Law School’s 2025 Commencement celebrations began on May 28 with Class Day, a highlight of the festivities. The Class Marshals for 2025 addressed their fellow graduates with heartfelt congratulations and the outstanding contributions of a number of graduates were recognized with awards of excellence. The event featured remarks from Bob Myers, former general manager and president of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and this year’s Class Day speaker; Andrew Manuel Crespo ’08, the Morris Wasserstein Public Interest Professor of Law, who was recognized with the Albert M. Sacks-Paul A. Freund Award for Teaching Excellence; and Ralph Vieux, staff assistant in the Office of Community Engagement, Equity, and Belonging, who received the Suzanne L. Richardson Staff Appreciation Award. 

View highlights in the gallery below. 

  • One person in commencement regalia walks along with others on a path on campus.
  • A man cleans rows of white chairs with a blower.
  • A man takes a photo of a women wearing commencement attire standing amid rows of white chairs.
  • A group of people pose under
  • A man and woman shaking hands
  • Two women embrace as others watch