June 24, 2020
Thanks to generous alumni and friends of UC Law SF, the school鈥檚 Center on Tax Law was able to provide $25,000 to top students graduating from the school鈥檚 tax concentration. The scholarships are funded through generous donations by Jennifer Fung 鈥18 and Adrian Fung, through the Fung Family…
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鈥檚 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 Consortium Colleagues, Students, Alumni, and Friends: America is at a crossroads. 鈥媁e 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)聽鈥 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…
June 11, 2020
UC Law SF has launched a major fundraising campaign to expand the work of its Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ). 鈥淎s a public institution, we have the responsibility to oppose racial injustice in all its forms; as a law school, we have the skillset to address those…
June 11, 2020
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced legislation that expands protections for family caregivers from discrimination by their employers, consulting with and drawing heavily on research from the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Law SF that shows that caregivers have long faced discrimination in the workplace, which data confirm…
May 21, 2020
With the pandemic upending the California Bar Exam and some post-graduate opportunities, UC Law SF has expanded its suite of services and resources to recent graduates, including enhanced bar preparation and mentoring, a waiver of fees to audit certain courses, bar-study aid scholarships, and extended access to library and research…
May 21, 2020
As the health care community faces unprecedented challenges in delivering care, the American Health Law Association (AHLA) has produced a Public Service Announcement (PSA) video series to heighten awareness of the ever-shifting legal landscape in light of the coronavirus. The video series features some of the top scholars of…
May 14, 2020
Starting May 4, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral argument by phone, and released livestream audio, in 10 important cases. This is unprecedented. The decisions, expected in June, could dramatically affect the November presidential election, as well as other major issues. Join Professor Rory Little as he discusses…
May 14, 2020
UC Law SF has launched a short-form podcast series, 鈥淟aw and the Pandemic,鈥 to share insights relating to some of the most pressing legal issues arising from the COVID-19 health and economic crisis. In each episode, faculty tackle some of the thorniest questions of the moment, from whether the…
May 13, 2020
If you are thinking about retiring but aren鈥檛 sure when or how to start, or what you would do if you leave practice, Ida Abbott ’75聽has written a new book, Retirement by Design (Ulysses Press, 2020), which uses design principles for creative retirement planning. She is helping firms manage partner…