January 18, 2022
Black Californians constitute 6.5% of California鈥檚 total population but make up nearly 40% of its homeless population. This disparity exists in San Francisco and it exists in Santa Cruz. It鈥檚 an issue in Chico, as it is in Los Angeles. Brandon Greene, affiliated scholar at UC Law SF鈥 Center for…
December 28, 2021
Professor Heather Field published聽Taxpayer Choices, Itemized Deductions, and the Relationship between the Federal & State聽Tax聽Systems聽in the Columbia Journal of聽Tax聽Law.
December 17, 2021
The UC Law SF Library will be closed from Saturday, December 18, through Saturday, January 8th.聽 We will reopen at 10 am on Sunday, January 9th. Our warmest wishes to you and your family for a happy and safe holiday season!…
December 13, 2021
Drawing on four decades of research, Distinguished Professor Joan Williams published her twelfth book in November 2021, Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good (Harvard Business Review Press), a comprehensive guide for company executives. The book outlines evidence-based techniques developed in Williams鈥…
December 7, 2021
When Mario Ernesto Lopez was named UC Law SF鈥檚 inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives this past August, he was undaunted by the fact that the position came without a roadmap. 鈥淚鈥檝e always done things a little bit differently,鈥 Lopez says, grinning. Since 2016, he鈥檚 brought what coworkers…
December 2, 2021
A marketplace app where users can sell services to one another and get paid in crypto. A digital wishing tree used by unhoused people to request money for an umbrella or help toward their monthly grocery bill. A kiosk that dispenses clean needles and opioid overdose reversal medication. And a…
November 21, 2021
As part of the 2021聽Tax Speaker Series hosted by the UC Law SF Center on Tax Law, Phyllis C. Taite, Professor of Law at Oklahoma City University School of Law, will present聽on November 2 from 3:40-4:40pm PDT. Learn more about Professor Taite on her聽faculty webpage. The…
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鈥檚 vibrant intellectual community and enhance the work of its centers of excellence. 鈥淎ffiliated and visiting scholars associated with our centers…
November 19, 2021
Professor Manoj Viswanathan presented聽Retheorizing Progressive Taxation聽at the National Tax Association鈥檚 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. 聽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,聽A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional, featured Professor Sarah Hooper鈥檚 work in aging and disability justice on two separate episodes. On 鈥淩educing Prolonged 糖心原创,鈥 Professor Hooper was joined by聽Kenny Lam, Jessica Eng, and Anne Fabiny to discuss their…