July 1, 2020
Dear UC Law SF Community, I hope this message finds you well. As I am sure you are aware, the trajectory of the pandemic is of increasing concern, statewide and nationally. And I know that you, like many across the globe, are feeling the impacts in your personal and professional…
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June 30, 2020
Dear UC Law SF Community, As you all know, on May 4 of this year, UC Law SF and five Tenderloin-based co-plaintiffs sued the City and County of San Francisco over the dangerous conditions on the sidewalks and in the doorways of our neighborhood. The situation in the Tenderloin was…
June 27, 2020
Hola Raza, Esperamos que ustedes y sus familias se encuentren en buena salud. La Raza Law Students Association at UC Law SF stands in solidarity with the Black Law Student Association (BLSA) and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. We would like to express our deepest condolences to the families…
June 24, 2020
Thanks to generous alumni and friends of UC Law SF, the school’s Center on Tax Law was able to provide $25,000 to top students graduating from the school’s tax concentration. The scholarships are funded through generous donations by Jennifer Fung ’18 and Adrian Fung, through the Fung Family…
June 18, 2020
June 17, 2020
Three UC Law SF students have been selected for the 2020 Renne Public Law Fellowship, designed to introduce law students to local government advocacy. The two-week program immerses students in the law and policy of local government agencies. The fellows are being taught by top political figures and municipal…
June 16, 2020
I keep getting emails from companies saying they stand in solidarity with black Americans and oppose racism. Super, glad to hear it. My reaction, though: What’s the racial makeup of your board of directors? Who succeeds in your organization? Who gets promoted? The social display of empathy is a good…
June 12, 2020
Dear UC Law SF Community, On May 31, I wrote to you to share my outrage and anguish over the horrific killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and to express my hope that this traumatic moment might yet bring us together as a school community—united by our values,…
June 12, 2020
Dear Consortium Colleagues, Students, Alumni, and Friends: America is at a crossroads. We stand in the midst of two public health crises, one that came upon us suddenly and another that America has created and recreated for four centuries. Police brutality and COVID-19 have both claimed and are claiming black…
June 12, 2020
San Francisco, CA (June 2, 2020) – The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS) stands in solidarity with Black communities and allies around the country rising up to seek justice for victims of antiblack police violence. We mourn the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna…
June 12, 2020
Our hearts ache and we are outraged as we mourn the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, the latest publicized instances of persistent anti-Black violence and hatred in this country. We stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Living in the Bay Area, on Ohlone…