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School of Law Diploma Ceremony

Congratulations to our 2025 graduates!

The Law School diploma ceremony will be held on Monday, May 19, 2025 at Edwards Parade, Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University in the Bronx. The ceremony starts at 9:30 A.M.

2025 Diploma Ceremony Speaker

Watching the Diploma Ceremony Remotely

The Diploma Ceremony will be live streamed on this page. As we get closer to the May 19th date, the livestream will be posted 30 minutes before the ceremony begins.

Fordham Law Diploma Ceremony

Cap & Gown Distribution Events 

 

Plan Your visit to the Rose Hill Campus

Travel Information

HOTEL INFORMATION

SEVERE WEATHER PLAN

If the Severe Weather Plan is implemented, each law school graduate has 4 tickets. Graduates do not need a ticket. Information regarding claiming the 4 guest tickets will be provided at a later date.

Rose Hill Campus Map

 

Forms

Invitation Form for Visa Purposes


Enrollment, Graduation and Good Standing Verification Request

 

University Commencement

All students are invited to attend the University Commencement on Saturday, May 17th at 10 a.m.  Click here for more details about this event. Class of 2025 Law School graduates will be sent an RSVP form for the University Commencement at a later date. 

Graduation Award Recipients

Teacher of the Year Award

Aaron Saiger
Professor of Law

This award is presented by the Student Bar Association to a professor who students identify as being a master teacher.

Adjunct Teacher of the Year Award

Yazmine Nichols
Adjunct Professor of Law

This award is presented by the Student Bar Association to a professor who students identify as being a master teacher.

Dean’s Medal of Recognition

Leah Hill
Ann Moynihan Distinguished Clinical Scholar, Professor of Law

This award, the highest honor the Dean can confer, is presented to a person selected by the Dean who has shown outstanding commitment to the ideals of the Law School through their service to its community across their career.

Russell Pearce
Edward and Marilyn Bellet Chair in Legal Ethics, Morality, and Religion, Professor of Law

This award, the highest honor the Dean can confer, is presented to a person selected by the Dean who has shown outstanding commitment to the ideals of the Law School through their service to its community across their career.

Eugene J. Keefe Award

Fordham Law Feerick Center Director Dora Galacatos

Dora Galacatos
Adjunct Professor of Law and Executive Director, Feerick Center for Social Justice

This award is presented to the person or organization that has made the most important contribution to the Fordham Law community. It is presented by the Student Bar Association in memory of a beloved faculty member who served at Fordham Law from 1926 to 1968