Class-Year Reunions
Every fall, Michigan Law hosts classes celebrating milestone anniversaries in the Quad: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 years. We also welcome back all emeritus alumni celebrating 51 or more years since graduation. Information about the 2025 Reunion will be shared in late spring.
European Alumni Reunion
Michigan Law’s next European Alumni Reunion will take place 11–13 July 2025 in Berlin. Although the event is organized with Europe-based alumni in mind, the Reunion is open to all Michigan Law graduates as well as those who have visited the Law Quad as research scholars, faculty, and lecturers, or who are otherwise friends of the Law School.
The Reunion will include substantive panel discussions on leading issues in European and US law as well as social gatherings, and will be a chance to reconnect with classmates, colleagues, and friends.
Registration for the European Alumni Reunion will open at the end of March—in the meantime, we encourage you to save the date and make plans to join the Michigan Law community for this special event in Berlin.
Black Alumni Reunion
Michigan Law’s Black Alumni Reunion, formerly known as the African American Alumni Reunion, is held in Ann Arbor every three years. The next Reunion will be spring 2026.
The Reunions are an opportunity for alumni to connect with current students, attend and participate in panels and other programming, bond with fellow Michigan Law graduates, and support the recruitment and matriculation of Black students at Michigan Law. The Reunions are open to all Michigan Law alumni registrants and their guests.
The 2023 Black Alumni Reunion took place March 24–26, 2023, to coincide with the annual Butch Carpenter Scholarship Gala, hosted by the Black Law Students Association, as well as Preview Weekend for admitted students.
Distinguished Alumni Award
The Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes extraordinary alumni whose achievements exemplify the values and ethos of the University of Michigan Law School.
Presented annually to one or more deserving alumni, the award is intended to highlight individuals who have made an exceptional impact on their profession, community, and Michigan Law.
Alumni Service Day
Michigan Law’s Alumni Service Day is an annual event for alumni to serve their local communities and connect with fellow Michigan Law graduates in their area.
Local volunteers partner with community organizations to take on a project that can make a difference in a single day, such as planting a community garden, sorting food for a food bank, and other initiatives.
Insights from the Quad
Michigan Law hosted a series of virtual faculty discussions during the 2020–2021 academic year on a wide range of legal topics. Tune in below to catch up on any events you missed.
Moving Toward Equality
The #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have illuminated longstanding inequalities in life and in law. Catharine A. MacKinnon discusses her recent legal proposal crafted with Columbia and UCLA law professor Kimberlé W. Crenshaw.
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Legal Responses to COVID-19
The legal system is deeply involved in the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. This panel will discuss how health law influences individual decisions, emergency powers restrict personal and business activities, tort law shapes business decisions, and regulation shapes the race for a cure.
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Voting Rights and American Democracy
From its earliest days, our nation has experienced conflict between those who would extend the franchise to previously excluded groups and those who would keep the right to vote a narrow one. This panel discusses that conflict in the run-up to the 2020 election.
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Criminal Justice Reform
The problems in our criminal justice system are longstanding and deep. They are also receiving new attention from actors across the political spectrum. This panel discusses some of the largest challenges to (and most promising proposals for) reform.
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The Supreme Court in a Polarized America
American politics have become extremely polarized. This panel discusses how the Supreme Court has shaped and been shaped by our current political polarization, how it has fared in this environment, and what we should watch for in the coming presidential term.
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Debating the Corporate Purpose
Major U.S. business and legal entities have argued against shareholder primacy and in favor of broader visions of corporate purpose. This panel explores the conceptions of corporate purpose now in circulation, along with related developments in capital markets.
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America and the World
The U.S. position in the world is, by all accounts, shifting. This panel considers what this shift portends for the international legal order—and particularly, for its capacity to address the challenges that confront the United States and the rest of the world.
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