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UConn Law Celebrates the Class of 2025

The School of Law conferred 198 degrees — 143 juris doctor (JD), 54 master of laws (LLM), and one doctor of the science of laws (SJD).

A group of graduates poses in front of the Middle Path sculpture

PHOTOS: UConn Law Commencement

Nearly 200 graduates celebrated Commencement at UConn Law

Meet Members of the UConn Law Class of 2025

The School of Law is proud to share the stories behind nine of the students about to join the ranks of alumni.

UConn Law Faculty Member and Librarian Receive Promotions

Professor Rachel Timm and librarian Tanya Johnson were among the annual slate of promotions approved by the Board of Trustees.

Rachel Timm portrait

Rachel Timm Wins 2025 UConn Law Teaching Award

Timm's nomination for the student-voted award praised her for creating "a learning environment in which students feel confident and empowered."

Anna VanCleave portrait

UConn Law’s Anna VanCleave Recognized for Criminal Law Research Project

Professor VanCleave's project aims to gather data on bail and detention practices and impacts that will inform discussions about the current practices and the necessary components of a bail reform package.

Leslie Levin portrait

UConn Law Professor Leslie Levin Honored by New York State Bar Association

Levin is one of the leading scholars on legal ethics in the country and was one of the first to study lawyers' ethical decision making using empirical methods.

A display shows two magazine covered with photos of a young Joe Steffan.

UConn Law Library Exhibit Shows Alumnus’ Case Against Department of Defense

Joe Steffan donates his files to the library in hopes that those studying the case and the issue of gay rights in the future will understand how they were litigated

A posed photo of Governor Ned Lamont surrounded by five UConn Law alumni and faculty members who have worked on the bill.

UConn Law Professors Lead Drafting of New Proposed Hate Crimes Bill

The proposed law to consolidate the state's confusing hate crime statutes has been adopted as a governor's bill in this legislative session.

Starr Hall and the Middle Path sculpture

UConn Law and Hartford HealthCare Launch Health Equity Clinic

The new clinic will provide assistance when health-harming legal issues intertwine with patient care in partnership with Hartford Hospital.