Brandon Greene Testifies Before California Reparations Task Force
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…
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Joan Williams Publishes Data-Based Workplace DEI Guide
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…
Mario Ernesto Lopez ’15 Named Director of DEI Initiatives
When Mario Ernesto Lopez was named UC Hastings Law’s inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives this past August, he was undaunted by the…
Creating Inclusive Classrooms Through “Trauma-Informed Teaching”
For the past year, UC Hastings Law’s Center for Advocacy, Resources and Education (CARE) and the Disability Resource Program (DRP) have led workshops on how…
CREJ Hosts Critical Conversations About Anti-AAPI Violence
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…
UC Hastings Welcomes Accomplished and Diverse New Class
UC Hastings Law has been alive with activity over the past few weeks after some 18 months of remote teaching and learning. The once-quiet halls…
Newsom Approves $4.5M for California Scholars Program
Late Monday evening, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed budget legislation that makes historic investments in public education. The 2021-22 state budget includes a $4.5 million renewal of…
LEOP and Airbnb Forge New Diversity Collaboration
UC Hastings Law took its mock interview training program to a new level this year, thanks to growing alumni engagement and a new collaboration with…
Alumna’s Cancer Journey Inspires Legislation
Proposed federal legislation to boost lifesaving cancer screening for women of color has been named in memory of a 2016 UC Hastings Law graduate who…
Indigenous Law Center Launches with Panel on COVID-19
UC Hastings Law’s Indigenous Law Center kicks off its important work Feb. 10 with a panel discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on Native American…
T. Anansi Wilson Joins CREJ as Affiliated Scholar
UC Hastings’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Working Group, in partnership with the Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ), hosted an event on Oct. 16 featuring…
UC Hastings Hosts Third Annual Diversity Enrollment Event
“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…