Anne Joseph O’Connell, Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, was selected by the 2026 graduating class for Stanford Law’s John Bingham Hurlbut Award for Excellence in Teaching, which honors a professor who “strives to make teaching an art.” O’Connell delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony, urging graduates to know when to act quickly and when to slow down—and to build lives that leave room for inspiration, intuition, unexpected turns, and joy. SL