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The University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor is one of the world’s finest institutions of legal education. Housed in the Cook Quadrangle on the University of Michigan’s central campus, the Law School is unmatched for beauty and is superbly functional for its residential and scholarly community. The School has a sizable and diverse faculty, with many preeminent in their fields. The careers of

alumni also speak eloquently to the strength of the School; our graduates are leaders serving with distinction in the public, private, and academic sectors in this nation and beyond.

05/28/2026

Dean Z’s graduation speech 🥺😭💙💛

An excerpt from the graduation live stream where Dean Sarah Zearfoss is speaking from behind the lectern in Hill Auditorium.

05/27/2026

At Dean Sukhatme’s first Michigan Law Senior Day, he introduces Dean of Admissions Sarah Zearfoss, ‘92, as the alumni speaker.

Video description: Dean Sukhatme speaks from behind the lectern in Hill Auditorium.

05/26/2026

From wrongfully convicted to student speaker at this year’s graduation, Ruben Piñuelas’ story is one-of-a-kind. Hear what he had to say via this unabridged video from his Senior Day speech.

Video description: A clip from the 2026 graduation ceremony, with Ruben speaking from behind the lectern in Hill Auditorium.

05/21/2026

A2Z is back!

Watch the complete episode on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcasting app! In Episode 1 talks about some general thoughts on the season and the application cycle to come. (And there’s some grammar too!)

Video description: Dean Z is in Hutchins Hall 120, speaking to the camera.

throwbacks 🥺Photo descriptions: 1. Six students are wearing maize and blue and sitting on the steps of Hutchins Hall d...
05/20/2026

throwbacks 🥺

Photo descriptions:

1. Six students are wearing maize and blue and sitting on the steps of Hutchins Hall during orientation.
2. A large group of students sit in a circle on the grass in the Law Quad. 
3. Looking at the crowd of students in Hutchins Hall 100 during orientation. 
4. A wide-angle of Dean Z addressing students during orientation in Hutchins Hall 100.
5. Four students chat in the Law Quad during orientation. 
6. A group of six people smile while holding popsicles. 
7. Four students pose for a photo outside of the Lawyers Club during orientation.
8. A group of six students get together for a photo during orientation. 
9. Another group photo of different students during the same orientation event. 
10. The Michigan Access Program (MAP) standing for a group photo before orientation. 
11. UpCo busy with students sitting at tables and standing around chatting. 
12. A students laughs along with her classmates in a Hutchins Hall classroom. 
13. In Hutchins 250, students are looking and listening to a classmate speaking in the back. 
14. A student speaks with then Dean of the Law School, Kyle Logue.
15. The then-1L class of BLSA poses for a group photo on the steps of the Law Library. 
16. A student is serenaded next to his girlfriend (now fiance) during Valograms. 
17. Classmates look on and take photos as another student is sang a Valogram during class. 
18. A group of six guys get together for a photo at the SFF Auction (pretty sure this is from the auction.) 
19. A students shows up to “Spirit Day” wearing a ghost costume.

05/15/2026

Final cold calls!

Video description: Graduating 3Ls pick a question out of an MLaw coffee cup and answer it on the spot.

More photos from Senior Day 2026! Photo descriptions:1. A lineup of students smiles as they walk into Hill Auditorium fo...
05/14/2026

More photos from Senior Day 2026!



Photo descriptions:

1. A lineup of students smiles as they walk into Hill Auditorium for the graduation ceremony. 
2. A student checks her tam in a mirror. 
3. Two students smile as they walk to their seats in the auditorium. 
4. A full Hill Auditorium sits for the graduation ceremony. 
5. Professor Barb McQuade is prepared to put a hood on a graduate. 
6. A student smiles and waves as she walks across the graduation stage. 
7. A student stands up and cheers for a friend who is walking across the stage. 
8. A student smiles and waves as she walks across the stage. 
9. Students in the crowd cheer for friends walking across the stage. 
10. Two graduates hug outside of Hill Auditorium after the ceremony. 
11. A student in the Michigan Innocence Clinic poses for a photo with Roy Blackman, a man she helped get out of prison. 
12. A student hugs her partner outside of Hill Auditorium. 
13. The graduation speaker, Ruben Piñuelas, is hugged by a classmate. 
14. Two graduates pose for a photo together. 
15. Four graduates stand in an archway and toss their tams into the air. 
16. Seen from the side, a group of friends pose for a photo. 
17. A graduate smiles and hugs and rising 3L in the Law Quad. 
18. Two graduates show off their graduation hoods in the Law Quad. 
19. Standing in the Law Quad, two students toss their tams in the air. 
20. Seen from behind, two graduates have their arms around each other while facing the Lawyers Club.

05/14/2026

One final cold call, with the question pulled out at random.



Video description: as students gathered in a large classroom before graduation, we asked them to pull a question out of a cup, and share their answer.

Senior Day 2026! 📸 # Image descriptions:1. A graduation tassel showing the year “2026” hanging off of a graduate’s tam i...
05/13/2026

Senior Day 2026! 📸

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Image descriptions:

1. A graduation tassel showing the year “2026” hanging off of a graduate’s tam in the Law Quad. 
2. A student holds up a heartshaped mirror and another student’s reflection in the mirror shows her making a kissy face. 
3. Two students laugh while looking at something on a phone. 
4. Out of a sea of students, Professor Barb McQuade is standing, smiling, and waving. 
5. A student smiles as she hugs another student in the crowd.
6. A wide view of Hill Auditorium as Dean Neel Sukhatme begins the graduation ceremony. 
7. One student smiles and claps, while another records on her phone. 
8. Student speaker Ruben Piñuelas receives a standing ovation as he stands behind the lectern.
9. Students smile and pump their fists in the crowd in Hill Auditorium. 
10. Dean of Admissions and keynote speaker Sarah Zearfoss receives as a standing ovation as she stands behind the lectern. 
11. Dean Zearfoss smiles as she delivers her graduation speech.
12. A row of students smile during the graduation ceremony. 
13. The law school a cappela group, The Headnotes, sings The Victors on the Hill Auditorium stage. 
14. A student in the front is turning and smiling at the crowd behind her. 
15. Outside of Hill Auditorium a student has a big smile on her face as she holds a photo of her as a kid.
16. A student with his family does a jump shot in the Lawyers Club archway. 
17. A student is surrounded by his large family in the Law Quad. 
18. Senior Day speaker Ruben Piñuelas stands with a large group of fellow exonerees who were there for the day to celebrate with him.
19. A student outside of the Lawyers Club archway tips her sunglasses down to look at the camera and smile. 
20. A couple holding hands walks down the cloisters to exit the Law Quad.

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