Eric Holder

Holder urges grads to 're-imagine' legal system at Law School commencement

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, CC '73, Law '76, spoke at the Columbia Law School commencement Friday, where he encouraged graduates to modernize the legal system.

By Joy Resmovits | May 14 07:23 pm ET

Holder encourages grads to 're-imagine' legal system at Law School commencement

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, CC '73, Law '76, spoke at the Columbia Law School commencement Friday, where he urged graduates to modernize the legal system.

By Joy Resmovits | May 14 07:06 pm ET

Attorney General Eric Holder to speak at Law School graduation

A year after he spoke at Columbia College Class Day, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is returning to Morningside to speak at the Law School graduation.

By Madina Toure | Mar 26 03:49 am ET

CC Class Day cheers Columbia identity, influence

Columbia College’s Class Day on Tuesday had an inward focus. The speaker, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, CC ‘73 and Law ‘76, described his elated return “home.”

By Joy Resmovits | May 19 02:58 pm ET

Holder Selected as Class Day Speaker

Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General, CC ’73, Law ’76, and a Columbia University trustee, will be Columbia College’s 2009 Class Day Speaker, the senior class council announced on Low Library steps Tuesday afternoon. Holder—the first black man to head the Justice Department—will address graduating seniors on May 19 on South Lawn.

By Joy Resmovits | Mar 10 09:14 pm ET

Breaking: Senior Class Council Confirms Holder as CC Class Day Speaker

Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General, CC '73, Law '76, and a University Columbia trustee, has accepted the invitation to be Columbia College's Class Day Speaker in 2009, the senior class council announced. Holder, the first African American to head the Justice Department, will laud graduating seniors on Tuesday, May 19 on South Lawn. Stay tuned for updates.

By Joy Resmovits | Mar 10 12:58 pm ET

Breaking: Holder Top Choice for CC Class Day Speaker

Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General, CC '73, Law '76, and a Columbia trustee, has been invited as Columbia Class Day Speaker. Holder, the first African American to head the Justice Department, is now the first choice of the senior class council, according to class representative Colin Felsman, CC '12.

By Joy Resmovits | Mar 9 06:37 pm ET

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