Vermont Law and Graduate School

Get to Know Our Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
2026-02-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
The Office of Admissions invites you to join us, along with members of the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) team, for a session focused on food and agriculture policy. The CAFS team will provide an overview of their current projects and initiatives related to Farm to School, Local and Healthy Food Access, Urban Agriculture, and Farmland Access. This session will offer insight into how CAFS advances community-centered, justice-focused food system reform and how students contribute to this work.

Please register in advance by clicking here.

*This event is geared toward prospective master’s and LLM students.

Get to Know Our Master of Legal Studies Program
2026-02-04 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
The Office of Admissions invites you to join us along with Xiaoyu Zhang LLM’17, director of the Master of Legal Studies program and assistant professor of law, for a session focused on this degree. We’ll explore the program curriculum, experiential opportunities, and career avenues.

Please register in advance by clicking here.

*This event is geared toward prospective master’s students.

Energy Policy: Graduate Programs Edition
2026-02-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
The Office of Admissions invites you to join us for a session devoted to energy policy with Mark James LLM’16, interim director of the Institute for Energy and the Environment and associate professor of law. We’ll explore careers in energy and the programs we offer to get you there. The session will also feature a mini-lecture and Q&A session with Professor James.

Please register in advance by clicking here.

*This event is geared toward prospective master’s and LLM students.

Environmental Policy: Graduate Programs Edition
2026-03-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
The Office of Admissions invites you to join us for a session focused on our environmental graduate programs with Yanmei Lin, acting director of the Maverick Lloyd School for the Environment and professor of law. We’ll explore the Executive Master of Environmental Policy (EMEP) and Master of Climate and Environmental Policy (MCEP) curriculum, opportunities for experiential learning, specialization areas, and career options.

Please register in advance by clicking here.

*This event is geared toward prospective master’s and LLM students.

VLGS Commencement Ceremony
2026-05-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Royalton Town Green, 194 Chelsea St., South Royalton, Vermont, 05068
Vermont Law and Graduate School’s 50th Commencement Ceremony is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 10 a.m. on the Royalton Town Green.

A reception that includes food, champagne, and a steel drum band will immediately follow the ceremony on the Debevoise Hall Back Lawn. The reception is free and open to all graduates and their families.

Stay tuned for additional details!
