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UC Law SF’s Diversity Week Sparks Cultural Understanding and Intellectual Growth

Nicholas Iovino — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000

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Brandon Greene Testifies Before California Reparations Task Force

Jenny Kwon — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:39:14 +0000

Black Californians constitute 6.5% of California’s total population but make up nearly 40% of its homeless population. This disparity exists in San Francisco and it exists in Santa Cruz. It’s […]

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Joan Williams Publishes Data-Based Workplace DEI Guide

Camilla Tubbs — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 01:10:53 +0000

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), […]

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Mario Ernesto Lopez ’15 Named Director of DEI Initiatives

Camilla Tubbs — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 03:06:31 +0000

When Mario Ernesto Lopez was named UC Law SF’s inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives this past August, he was undaunted by the fact that the position came […]

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Creating Inclusive Classrooms Through “Trauma-Informed Teaching”

Camilla Tubbs — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:19:10 +0000

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 […]

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CREJ Hosts Critical Conversations About Anti-AAPI Violence

Camilla Tubbs — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 01:40:57 +0000

After six Asian women were murdered in Atlanta in March 2021, there was a wave of public outcry that resulted in awareness-raising solidarity campaigns, bystander trainings, and even federal legislation […]

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UC Law SF Welcomes Accomplished and Diverse New Class

Camilla Tubbs — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 22:58:27 +0000

UC Law SF has been alive with activity over the past few weeks after some 18 months of remote teaching and learning. The once-quiet halls of the college’s new Cotchett […]

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LEOP and Airbnb Forge New Diversity Collaboration

Jenny Kwon — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:01:17 +0000

UC Law SF took its mock interview training program to a new level this year, thanks to growing alumni engagement and a new collaboration with Airbnb’s legal department targeting students […]

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Alumna’s Cancer Journey Inspires Legislation

Jenny Kwon — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 18:56:50 +0000

Proposed federal legislation to boost lifesaving cancer screening for women of color has been named in memory of a 2016 UC Law SF graduate who died of cervical cancer at […]

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Indigenous Law Center Launches with Panel on COVID-19

Jenny Kwon — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:20:27 +0000

UC Law SF’s Indigenous Law Center kicks off its important work Feb. 10 with a panel discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on Native American and Indigenous communities. The panel […]

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T. Anansi Wilson Joins CREJ as Affiliated Scholar

Jenny Kwon — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:45:49 +0000

UC Law SF’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Working Group, in partnership with the Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ), hosted an event on Oct. 16 featuring Adjunct Professor and CREJ […]

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UC Law SF Hosts Third Annual Diversity Enrollment Event

Jenny Kwon — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 20:03:13 +0000

“This is a great time to be in law school and become a lawyer. You see it every day in the headlines. We need more people to speak out about […]

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UC Law SF Launches Accelerated J.D. Program with Spelman College

Jenny Kwon — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:21:12 +0000

UC Law SF has forged a partnership with Spelman College, a historically Black liberal arts college for women, on a program that will allow students to obtain their bachelor’s degree […]

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Inspirations and Aspirations: Meet the BASF Diversity Scholars

Jenny Kwon — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 18:47:23 +0000

Three UC Law SF students who received prestigious scholarships from the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Justice and Diversity Center took disparate paths and overcame numerous obstacles to get to […]

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UC Law SF Students Thrive as Meyers Nave Fellows

Jenny Kwon — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:44:06 +0000

Five years ago, Eric Casher ’06, a principal with Meyers Nave in Oakland, set out to create a diversity program for his firm. An ambitious program for a firm its […]

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Report Card on the Diversity of California’s Legal Profession

Jenny Kwon — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:12:01 +0000

The State Bar of California’s Report Card on the Diversity of California’s Legal Profession

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Elizabeth McGriff, bibliophile

Jenny Kwon — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 00:04:33 +0000

“For 50 years, UC Law SF’ Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP) has been at the vanguard of access, equity and achievement for students who have overcome significant adversity to access a legal […]

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Adjunct Catalina Lozano ’81 Receives Diversity Award

Jenny Kwon — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 22:35:31 +0000

Longtime adjunct professor and civil rights fighter Catalina Lozano ’81 has been awarded the Unity Award by The Minority Bar Coalition, a network of over 40 diverse bar associations in […]

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UC Law SF Adjunct Teri L. Jackson Nominated as First African-American Woman to Serve on First District Court of Appeal

Jenny Kwon — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:44:11 +0000

Jackson has taught Trial Advocacy at UC Law SF Since 2006 Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated San Francisco Superior Court Judge Teri L. Jackson as associate justice of the First […]

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Empowering Women Across the Globe

Camilla Tubbs — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:42:49 +0000

Everything in the life of Viviana Waisman ’95—from her Her True Calling to her family history to her education and early work experiences—pointed in the same direction. “I’m one of […]

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