Dean's Message Archives - ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ Made in San Francisco. Ready for the world. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:33:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 /wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-2025-UC-Law-SF-site-icon-32x32.png Dean's Message Archives - ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ 32 32 UC Law SF on the Move, Even as Measured by US News /2021/03/30/new-ranking/ Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:37:02 +0000 /?p=45701 With the publication today of US News & World Report’s (USNWR) annual rankings of law schools, it is a propitious time to take stock of the state of UC Law […]

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]]> Expressing Solidarity as We Head Into the Lunar New Year /2021/02/12/lunar-new-year-2021/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:26:22 +0000 /?p=44687 A message from David Faigman and Jenny Kwon: Dear UC Law SF Community, As many of you know, Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for many of Asian descent […]

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]]> Happy New Year from Chancellor and Dean David Faigman /2021/01/06/hny/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 21:38:41 +0000 /?p=43126 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Among my family and friends, I am known as an eternal optimist, sometimes against all odds. I have been fortunate that this optimism has usually been vindicated. […]

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]]> Joint Statement of CA Deans on the Bar Exam /2020/07/19/joint-statement-of-ca-deans-on-the-bar-exam/ Sun, 19 Jul 2020 20:53:12 +0000 /?p=37199 Dean Presentations on Behalf of CA ABA Law Schools Meeting of California Deans and the California Supreme Court and California State Bar July 2, 2020 Presentation of Dean Song Richardson, […]

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]]> Happy New Year /2020/01/02/happy-new-year/ Thu, 02 Jan 2020 19:07:41 +0000 /?p=31803 Dear Hastings Community, New Year’s is a time of reflection and resolution. Since becoming Chancellor and Dean, I have taken the opportunity of each new year to reflect on the […]

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]]> Chancellor and Dean Faigman: We’re Excited to Kick Off the New Academic Year /2019/08/19/chancellor-and-dean-faigman-were-excited-to-kick-off-the-new-academic-year/ Mon, 19 Aug 2019 21:23:16 +0000 /?p=26279 UC Law SF Chancellor and Dean David L. Faigman sent the following message today to the campus community: Dear UC Law SF Community, Welcome, and welcome back, to campus! I […]

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]]> UC Law SF Mourns Passing of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi ’85 /2019/02/23/uc-hastings-mourns-passing-jeff-adachi/ Sat, 23 Feb 2019 18:12:11 +0000 /?p=22598 UC Law SF College of the Law Chancellor and Dean David Faigman issued the following message on the passing of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi ‘85: Dear UC Law […]

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]]> Message from Dean Faigman: CA July Bar Results /2018/11/27/message-from-dean-faigman-ca-july-bar-results/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 01:06:55 +0000 /?p=20266 Dear UC Law SF Community, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I am writing with news and a few thoughts about the California Bar exam results from this past […]

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]]> Message from Dean Faigman: On the passing of Professor Geoff Hazard /2018/01/11/message-from-dean-faigman-on-the-passing-of-professor-geoff-hazard/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2018/01/11/message-from-dean-faigman-on-the-passing-of-professor-geoff-hazard/ "A deeply inspiring teacher, a mentor to many generations of students and faculty, an enormously influential scholar, and a dear friend to so many of us."

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]]> Building UC Law SF /2017/09/08/building-uc-hastings/ Fri, 08 Sep 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2017/09/08/building-uc-hastings/ Chancellor & Dean David Faigman is overseeing an unprecedented campus transformation.

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]]> Message from Dean Faigman: Charlottesville /2017/08/17/message-from-dean-faigman-charlottesville/ Thu, 17 Aug 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2017/08/17/message-from-dean-faigman-charlottesville/ Now is not the time to remain silent.

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]]> Announcing New Academic Dean Morris Ratner /2017/08/01/announcing-new-academic-dean-morris-ratner/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2017/08/01/announcing-new-academic-dean-morris-ratner/ Highly regarded scholar, educator, and mentor explains his goals of supporting the school while exploring opportunities for change.

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]]> Message from Dean Faigman: Celebrating Justice on the 4th /2017/06/27/message-from-dean-faigman-celebrating-justice-on-the-4th/ Tue, 27 Jun 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2017/06/27/message-from-dean-faigman-celebrating-justice-on-the-4th/ As we head into the Fourth of July weekend, a time when we celebrate the victory of law over tyranny, it is worth contemplating the role of the modern law school.

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]]> Message from Dean Faigman: US News Rankings /2017/03/14/message-from-dean-faigman-us-news-rankings/ Tue, 14 Mar 2017 07:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2017/03/14/message-from-dean-faigman-us-news-rankings/ While it is an annual rite of spring for deans to celebrate or lament the widely variable swings in rankings from year-to-year, UC Law SF must keep its eyes on what counts. We are doing that.

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]]> Statement from Dean Faigman: Deans Letter to California Supreme Court re California Bar Exam /2017/02/01/statement-from-dean-faigman-deans-letter-to-california-supreme-court-re-california-bar-exam/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2017/02/01/statement-from-dean-faigman-deans-letter-to-california-supreme-court-re-california-bar-exam/ Today a group of 20 deans of ABA-accredited California law schools submitted a letter to the California Supreme Court, calling upon it to "exercise its legal jurisdiction over the California State Bar to adjust its scoring methods to bring them in line with the nation's at large."

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]]> Statement from Dean Faigman: President Trump’s Executive Order re Travel /2017/01/30/statement-from-dean-faigman-president-trumps-executive-order-re-travel/ Mon, 30 Jan 2017 08:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2017/01/30/statement-from-dean-faigman-president-trumps-executive-order-re-travel/ The UC Law SF' seal carries the words fiat justitia -- Let Justice Be Done. This motto is not a hollow promise; it is who we are and what we do.

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]]> Dean’s Message: Long Range Campus Plan /2016/01/25/deans-message-long-range-campus-plan/ Mon, 25 Jan 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2016/01/25/deans-message-long-range-campus-plan/ "In the short time that we have to innovate into this opportunity, I will devote my utmost to realizing this moment. I ask you all, alumni, administrators, faculty, staff and students, to join me."

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]]> Governor’s Funding Proposal for 2016-17 /2016/01/07/governors-funding-proposal-for-2016-17/ Thu, 07 Jan 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2016/01/07/governors-funding-proposal-for-2016-17/ Welcome news helps control the cost of tuition, expected to remain unchanged for what will be the fifth consecutive academic year.

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]]> New Year’s Message from David Faigman /2016/01/05/new-years-message-from-david-faigman/ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 08:00:00 +0000 https://test-uc-hastings.pantheonsite.io/2016/01/05/new-years-message-from-david-faigman/ Best wishes to the entire UC Law SF community for a very Happy New Year!

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