The First Annual Commencement Exercises of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law were held on June 10, 1979, at Yeshiva University’s Danciger Campus in New York City, celebrating 285 degree candidates—most from local New York colleges and universities.

Explore the Cardozo Commencement Programs Collection to see this historic program and the ceremonies that followed, capturing the evolution of Cardozo’s graduation traditions since that landmark day.