Center for Racial and Economic Justice

The Center for Racial and Economic Justice (CREJ) works to advance equity and justice through legal education, original research and scholarship, and academic-community partnerships and collaborations. Each year, CREJ convenes and facilitates dialogues with scholars, practitioners, and community leaders through conferences, symposia, and roundtables on contemporary field issues and challenges in racial and economic injustice. To achieve its mission, CREJ actively collaborates with UC Law San Francisco faculty, UC Law San Francisco students, and local and national organizations, as well as other race and law centers across the country.  

As a hub for racial and economic justice activities, CREJ enriches the intellectual community at UC Law San Francisco by hosting two academic appointments, the Wiley Manuel Visiting Scholar and Professorship and C. Keith Wingate Visiting Assistant Professorship. The Wiley Manuel Visiting Scholars and Professors are legal scholars whose work has been recognized as seminal the fields of racial and economic justice and include Professor Cheryl Harris (2024 – 2025), Professor Jerry López (2023 – 2024), Professor Scott Cummings (2023 – 2022) and Professor Rusell Robinson (2022 – 2021). In 2025 – 2025, CREJ will welcome Professor Rick Banks as the Wiley Manuel Visiting Scholar and Professor. The two-year C. Keith Wingate Visiting Assistant Professorship supports junior scholars committed to equity and justice, in developing their research and teaching portfolios before entering legal academia. The 2024-2026 C. Keith Wingate Visiting Assistant Professor of Law is Natalia Ramírez Lee. Prior C. Keith Wingate Visiting Assistant Professor of Law are Professor Prithika Balakrishnan (UC Law San Francisco) and Professor Evelyn Marcelina Rangel-Medina (Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law).