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.
Cap & Gown Distribution Events
Plan Your visit to the Rose Hill Campus
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.
Forms
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
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