William Green shows his diploma to A.J., his 3-year -old son. He is holding nine-month-old Robert.

“Before you receive your diploma; before you worry about the bar exam; before you belabor the repayment of loans, or the attainment of the second, appellate level clerkship; before you stress out about making partner, or dwell upon whether you will be nominated for a cabinet post, I ask that you consciously decide to hold the private conviction that each human being, including yourself, merits human dignity,” she said.