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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

‘Highly regarded’: 1st 4 women elected to CA State Assembly had ties to Berkeley

Hon. Sunny Mojonnier, Women in California Politics/Courtesy

Grace Dorris, Elizabeth Hughes, Anna Saylor and Esto Broughton 'broke through the glass ceiling' and were the first women elected to the state Assembly, according to a Berkeley News press release.

Oct. 3 marked the 150th anniversary of the UC Board of Regents’ 1870 decision to admit female students, further serving as a reminder of the political and cultural impacts four women had when elected to the 1918 California State Assembly.
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State

Monday, October 5, 2020

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills tackling racial injustice, discrimination

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Wednesday addressing racial discrimination and systemic racism in California.
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Thursday, September 17, 2020

UC law school deans refute federal government criticism of Critical Race Theory

Deans from several University of California law schools released a joint statement Sept. 11 addressing the federal government’s decision banning staff training relating to white privilege and the social science framework Critical Race Theory, or CRT.
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Campus

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

‘Most efficient vehicle’: UC Berkeley professors create California Rebuilding Fund for small businesses

To help small businesses recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty members from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and UC Berkeley School of Law collaborated to develop the California Rebuilding Fund.
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Campus

Monday, July 27, 2020

UC Berkeley law professors examine intersection of race, criminal justice

UC Berkeley School of Law held a virtual campus conversation Monday on the relationship between race and the criminal justice system.
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Academics

Friday, June 26, 2020

UC Berkeley School of Law to be conducted entirely online in fall 2020

UC Berkeley School of Law announced that it will hold all classes online for the fall semester in a letter from Dean Erwin Chemerinsky on Friday.
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Campus

Tuesday, June 9, 2020

UC Berkeley School of Law talks race, police reform in 1st of livestream series

In the wake of George Floyd’s death and the ensuing protests across the country, four UC Berkeley professors discussed their thoughts in the first segment of a longer series on race and policing.
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Local Businesses

Sunday, April 26, 2020

UC Berkeley law student launches ‘Bald for (Small) Business’ fundraiser

UC Berkeley School of Law first-year Kevin Frazier has launched a fundraiser, promising to shave his head to raise $10,000 for small businesses and nonprofits.
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Crime & Courts

Sunday, April 19, 2020

Advocates call on CA Gov. Gavin Newsom to release more prison inmates in light of COVID-19

Advocates are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to release thousands of prison inmates who may be vulnerable to COVID-19.
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‘Highly regarded’: 1st 4 women elected to CA State Assembly had ties to Berkeley

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills tackling racial injustice, discrimination

UC law school deans refute federal government criticism of Critical Race Theory

‘Most efficient vehicle’: UC Berkeley professors create California Rebuilding Fund for small businesses

UC Berkeley law professors examine intersection of race, criminal justice

UC Berkeley School of Law to be conducted entirely online in fall 2020

UC Berkeley School of Law talks race, police reform in 1st of livestream series

UC Berkeley law student launches ‘Bald for (Small) Business’ fundraiser

Advocates call on CA Gov. Gavin Newsom to release more prison inmates in light of COVID-19