The Law School’s 2025 Class Day ceremony took place on Sunday, May 18, on the South Lawn of our Morningside Heights campus. More than 800 J.D., LL.M., J.S.D., and E.LL.M. graduates were honored.
Columbia University’s Commencement ceremony for the 271st academic year took place on May 21, 2025. This time-honored tradition celebrates the graduates from Columbia’s 19 schools, colleges, and affiliate institutions.
Students praise Huntington for her expertise in family law, engaged teaching style, and classroom pedagogy. She will receive the prize, awarded annually by the Law School’s graduating class, and speak at graduation on May 18.
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The two-term governor will deliver the keynote address to the Class of 2025 at the May 18 ceremony.
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The tradition of wearing academic attire began in England in the Middle Ages (a gown and hood helped keep scholars warm) and is thought to have come to the United States through King’s College—now Columbia University.
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Cheers of pride and tears of joy greeted J.D., LL.M., E.LL.M., and J.S.D. students, who—along with their families and friends—celebrated graduation at the Law School’s 2025 Class Day ceremony, featuring a keynote address by former Montana Governor Steve Bullock ’94.