2018 – 2019: The Year in Pictures
Harvard Law School looks back in pictures on the 2018-19, from orientation through commencement, as we congratulate our graduates.
Unexpected Reunion
Most law school graduates look forward to seeing their mothers and favorite professors at their commencement ceremonies. Very few see their 4th grade teachers or the mothers of their professors cheering them on as they receive their diplomas. Michael Donohue is the exception.
Snapshots: Harvard Law School Class Day 2019
The Class of 2019 celebrated Class Day with friends and family, faculty and staff, and special guests on Harvard Law School’s Holmes Field.
Students honored at 2019 Class Day ceremony
A number of Harvard Law students from the Class of 2019 received special awards during the Class Day ceremony on May 29. They were recognized for outstanding leadership, citizenship, compassion and dedication to their studies and the profession.
Nancy Pinn receives staff appreciation award
Nancy Pinn, director of administration and student affairs in the Graduate Program, received the Suzanne L. Richardson Staff Appreciation Award during Harvard Law School’s Class Day exercises on Wednesday, May 29.
Asseret Frausto wins CLEA’s Outstanding Clinical Student Award
Asseret Frausto ’19 is the winner of the Outstanding Clinical Student Award from the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA). The award is presented annually to one student from each law school for outstanding clinical coursework and contributions to the clinical community.
Logan Leslie: From active duty to actively recruiting veterans
Logan Leslie JD/MBA ’19 loved military service and planned to spend his lifetime in it. But a growing family—along with the ‘heartbreaking’ poverty and failed institutions he witnessed in Afghanistan—spurred him to serve in a different way.
Emanuel Powell wins Gary Bellow Public Service Award
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Emanuel Powell ’19 is the winner of this year’s Gary Bellow Public Service Award, established in 2001 to honor Professor Gary Bellow ’60, his commitment to public service, and his innovative approach to the analysis and practice of law.
Dalia Deak receives the David Grossman Exemplary Clinical Student Award
Dalia Deak ’19 is this year’s winner of the individual David Grossman Exemplary Clinical Award, given each year to the student who embodies the pro bono spirit of the late professor and exemplifies putting theory into practice through clinical work.
Radhika Kapoor: ‘I want to be able to help develop transitional justice norms’
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Radhika Kapoor LL.M. ’19 came to HLS to take advantage of Harvard’s institutional expertise in international law, humanitarian law and post-conflict stability—and to foster her love of reading.