After the weighty messages, the graduates exulted in their accomplishments as they walked

Briana Bunn exults at the end of the “Paper Chase.”

across the stage to receive diplomas from Dean Michael A. Fitts. Two hundred-seventy graduates received juris doctor degrees, while 98 received masters degrees and two received Ph.D.s. Fifty-five of the students graduated cum laude, with 12 graduating magna cum laude and two, Adam Brenneman and Abby Wright, graduating summa cum laude. Professor Matthew Adler was honored as well, receiving the Harvey Levin Award for Teaching Excellence.