U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to speak at Berkeley Law commencement
Current U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is set to speak at Saturday’s Berkeley Law commencement ceremony. Read More…
Video: Al Gore video chats with law class
Former Vice President Al Gore spoke to law students through video chat on the topics of energy usage and the environment. Read the full article here.
Law students attend sexual violence symposium
Four UC Berkeley law students participated last week in an international symposium to further global understanding of sexual violence and various policy solutions. Read More…
Charges dropped against UC regents in lab assistant death
A settlement has been reached with the UC Board of Regents over a case regarding a 2008 UCLA lab fire that left a 23-year-old student worker dead from burn injuries. Read More…
Group to protest Yoo’s employment at law school commencement
A San Francisco anti-war group will protest UC Berkeley School of Law professor John Yoo’s continued employment by the campus at Friday morning’s law school commencement ceremony at the Hearst Greek Theatre. Members of the Bay Area chapter of national anti-war group World Can’t Wait are calling for protesters to Read More…
UC Berkeley law professor Jesse Choper receives award from state bar
UC Berkeley School of Law professor Jesse Choper received a prestigious award from the state’s bar association Friday for his contributions to legal scholarship.
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Happiness perceived differently in Boston, San Francisco, study shows
Residents of San Francisco define happiness differently than Boston residents do, according to a new study. Bostonians placed overwhelming importance on educational attainment, finances, family support and contribution to others as markers of self-satisfaction, while residents of San Francisco tied satisfaction of their life to work, according a study by Read More…
Report calls for UC to clarify protest policies
In the wake of controversial police force used against student protesters at UC Davis and UC Berkeley last November, the draft of a UC-commissioned report released Friday makes recommendations to minimize police involvement and help campus administrators adapt to each protest. The report — which was commissioned by UC President Mark Yudof Read More…
UC Berkeley School of Law to celebrate 100-year anniversary in November
The UC Berkeley School of Law will celebrate its 100th anniversary since its 1912 founding in November. According to Susan Gluss, spokesperson for the law school, the law school plans to hold a number of events later this year that will “showcase the law school’s leadership in legal education,” such Read More…
Police Review Board to hold second public hearing
The UC Berkeley Police Review Board will hold its second public hearing Wednesday evening to hear from students, faculty and community members about their experiences during the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protests.