November 19, 2021
Earlier this fall, UC Law SF welcomed 16 affiliated and visiting scholars from around the world. This talented group of practitioners, professors, and subject matter experts contribute to the college’s vibrant intellectual community and enhance the work of its centers of excellence. “Affiliated and visiting scholars associated with our centers…
November 19, 2021
Professor Manoj Viswanathan presented Retheorizing Progressive Taxation at the National Tax Association’s Annual Meeting.
November 19, 2021
In our Engaged Scholarship series, we speak with members of the UC Law SF faculty who are influential scholars, advocates, and thought leaders. Our latest conversation is with Chancellor and Dean David Faigman, John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law. David Faigman is an influential academic whose landmark work…
November 12, 2021
We are excited to announce that the HPL program has officially relaunched and is accepting applications for Fall 2022. The HPL program offers a Master of Science degree jointly conferred by UCSF and UC Law SF and provides students with the tools and training needed to effectively address contemporary legal…
November 12, 2021
GeriPal, A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional, featured Professor Sarah Hooper’s work in aging and disability justice on two separate episodes. On “Reducing Prolonged Admissions,” Professor Hooper was joined by Kenny Lam, Jessica Eng, and Anne Fabiny to discuss their…
November 10, 2021
The UC Law SF Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution is training 227 members of the California Labor Commissioner’s Office on techniques to help the agency resolve disputes between California wage-earners and their employers more quickly and efficiently. In one of the largest projects of its kind CNDR has…
November 2, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabeth Moore Chief Communications Officer, UC Law SF mooreelizabeth@uclawsf.edu SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Nov. 2, 2021—The University of California Hastings College of the Law Board of Directors voted today to authorize UC Law SF leadership to work with state legislators and other stakeholders to change the…
October 27, 2021
Dear UC Law SF Community, As many of you have likely already seen, the NY Times today published a story online about the school and its namesake, “A California Law School Reckons With the Shame of Native Massacres.” It will be in…
October 22, 2021
For the past year, UC Law SF’s Center for Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) and the Disability Resource Program (DRP) have led workshops on how to cover sensitive topics in the classroom. “Each semester, students would come to us because they were triggered in their classes,” says DRP Director Lisa…
October 21, 2021
Professor Manoj Viswanathan presented Retheorizing Progressive Taxation as part of NYU Tax Policy Colloquium.
October 21, 2021
On Oct. 19, UC Law SF Professor Robin Feldman testified before Congress in support of greater patent transparency. “To put it simply, shell games and hide-and-seek rarely make for an efficiently functioning market,” Feldman told the panel. The current patent system lacks the transparency needed to ensure…
October 15, 2021
Four UC Law SF professors rank among the most-cited scholars in their fields over the past five years. One of them—UC Law SF Chancellor and Dean David Faigman—topped the list of evidence scholars at #1. Two—Richard Marcus and Scott Dodson—made the top-10 civil procedure list alongside scholars from Yale, NYU,…