September 27, 2024
UC Law SF alumni from the Honolulu area and UC Law SF officials gathered on Sept. 25 to formally launch the Hawaii Alumni Chapter. In the summer of 1966, the Hastings Alumni of Hawaii convened for the first time with 33 alumni in attendance, along with UC…
September 25, 2024
Kamala Harris’ historic vice presidency and run for president are the latest in a long line of historic firsts for UC Law San Francisco Where did Kamala Harris go to law school? It’s a simple question with a more-complicated answer. That’s because since Vice President Harris graduated…
September 23, 2024
Julia Jordan, newly appointed chief advancement officer at UC Law San Francisco, will drive philanthropic efforts to fund scholarships, cutting-edge programs, and state-of-the-art facilities that support faculty and empower students to become leaders in law and justice. Julia Jordan, a veteran fundraising professional with a…
September 19, 2024
A photograph of a 1950 groundbreaking ceremony for the old 198 McAllister St. building shows four men holding shovels, including the unnamed president of UC Hastings student government body, California First District Court of Appeals Justice and 1910 UC Hastings graduate A. Frank Bray, California Supreme Court Chief…
September 12, 2024
September 12, 2024 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) introduced the most significant changes to U.S. international tax rules in almost a century. These changes were built on an already-complex tax system, and after 2025, some of the most important rate provisions…
September 10, 2024
Priscilla Wheeler successfully competed in Moot Court and finished law school all while caring for her daughter, who was 20 months old in this photo from 1972. Hastings Law News student columnist Priscilla Wheeler ’75 reconsidered Wonder Woman as a feminist icon, writing in a Sept. 10,…
September 4, 2024
International Development Law Center Faculty Director Jessica Vapnek (top right) meets with attorneys from the Pacific Community, an intergovernmental organization, and a Samoan fisheries officer as part of a grant-funded project to help Pacific Island nations develop stronger laws and regulations for sustainable fishing and aquaculture. The…
September 4, 2024
Professor Manoj Viswanathan (in orange tie, center) lectured to Master’s students on U.S. tax policy at the University of Prishtina in Kosovo in early 2024 as part of a grant-funded international project. In 2023-2024, the International Development Law Center continued implementing a multi-year grant from…
September 4, 2024
UC Law SF faculty members spent a week at the University of Professional Studies, Accra Law School in December 2023 as part of a grant project funded by the U.S. Embassy in Ghana. They gave presentations, legal trainings, and classroom lectures on plea bargaining, trade secrets, and other…
August 30, 2024
Former federal lawmakers Barbara Boxer and Jackie Speier ’76 share insights from careers spent expanding equality and opportunity. Their conversation kicked off the Jackie Speier Lecture on Women in the Law & the Rights of Women Under Law, which brings influential women leaders to campus to inspire future…
August 22, 2024
After a decades-long career as a prosecutor, state attorney general, U.S. senator and vice president, UC Law SF alumna Kamala Harris ’89 is the Democratic Party’s nominee for president in 2024. Vice President Kamala Harris, a 1989 graduate of UC Law San Francisco, made history…
August 21, 2024
As UC Law San Francisco kicks off a new academic year, new and returning students are in for an exhilarating journey, enriched by innovative courses, esteemed faculty, and the proud legacy of alumni like Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris ’89. This year’s curriculum includes new cutting-edge courses like…