On Thursday May 28, 2015, the Harvard Law School Class of 2015 officially became HLS graduates. Here is a look at their day of celebration, filled with families, gavels, a former governor—and at least one kazoo.
![A bagpiper plays while graduates march in front of Langdell Hall](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.28.15Commencement0128-900x683-1.jpg)
![A large sign reading 'LAW'](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4458-900x620-1.jpg)
![Graduates on Harvard Yard](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4691.jpg)
![Graduates posing for a photo](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4305.jpg)
![Graduates sitting and looking at their phones](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4323-scaled.jpg)
![Two graduates smiling and holding plastic gavels](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4273.jpg)
![Lawrence Lessig smiling in the audience](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/05_01_15_EndingInstitutionalCorruption_MStewart0928-scaled.jpg)
![Two graduates smiling at the camera, one holding up a peace sign](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4535.jpg)
![A graduate posing with Martha Minow, both smiling and holding plastic gavels](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.28.15Commencement0318.jpg)
![Two graduates with 'Black Lives Matter' on their grad caps, standing on either side of a sign reading 'LAW'](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4269.jpg)
![A group of graduates posing together](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4349.jpg)
![A group of graduates sitting together, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4371.jpg)
![Two graduates posing together, holding plastic gavels. One has a kazoo in his mouth](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4332.jpg)
![Graduates sitting on Holmes Field](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4749.jpg)
![Graduates sitting on Harvard Yard](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4654.jpg)
![Faculty sitting in caps and gowns on stage](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4798.jpg)
![Faculty sitting on stage in caps and gowns, Martha Minow with her hand in the air](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4698.jpg)
![Two men in gowns on stage, one handing the other a book](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4916.jpg)
![A man and a woman speaking to each other](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4587-scaled.jpg)
![Graduates standing in line to receive their diplomas](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CommencementDay_D2C5191_MStewart.jpg)
![A graduate facing the man speaking at the podium](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.28.15Commencement0840.jpg)
![A woman in cap and gown, seated on stage](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C5084.jpg)
![A woman seated in the audience, using her phone to take a photo](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4968.jpg)
![Graduates taking a selfie](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C5272.jpg)
![A graduate posing with his family on Holmes Field](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4986.jpg)
![A graduate posing with two women under an umbrella](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4941.jpg)
![A graduate posing with her family](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4990.jpg)
![A graduate showing off her grad cap](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4963-scaled.jpg)
![Two graduates posing with a man](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C5018.jpg)
![A graduate posing with his family at a table on Holmes Field](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.28.15Commencement0659-Fixed.jpg)
![Two graduates posing together as a man takes their photo](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.28.15Commencement0043.jpg)
![A man giving directions to a graduate](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.28.15Commencement0032.jpg)
![A graduate smiling and holding a plastic gavel above her head](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.28.15Commencement0087-scaled.jpg)
![A graduate smiling and holding his son](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4935.jpg)
![A graduate and a man holding a baby, smiling](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4971.jpg)
![A graduate smiling and holding a baby](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C4991.jpg)
![A graduate holding two babies](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C5066.jpg)
![A group of people waving their plastic gavels](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.28.15Commencement0092.jpg)
![A graduate holding hands and smiling with a woman](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/5.28.15Commencement0676.jpg)
![A graduate holding her diploma](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C5312.jpg)
![A group of graduates tossing their caps into the air in front of Austin Hall](https://hls.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/D2C5294.jpg)
On Thursday May 28, 2015, the Harvard Law School Class of 2015 officially became HLS graduates. Here is a look at their day of celebration, filled with families, gavels, a former governor—and at least one kazoo.