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Alumni Photos
 The Class of 2010 gathered last month to celebrate the kickoff of their class campaign. Thanks to the UC Berkeley Foundation Board of Trustees, all gifts made by the class of 2010 (up to $1,000) will be matched 3-1, effectively quadrupling each gift. >> VIew photos of all alumni events Campaign for Boalt Hall Partners in LeadershipBoalt Hall's Partners in Leadership program is flourishing! With membership at 75 firms and organizations, 97 volunteer captains, and over $1 million contributed to date, "Partners" provides a great way for alumni and their colleagues to stay connected to the Boalt family and engage with the law school. We invite you to join and make your gift here. >> VISIT THE CAMPAIGN WEB SITE New Alumni Challenge MatchBoalt Hall has been one of the biggest beneficiaries among the schools on campus of this special opportunity provided by the UC Foundation Board of Trustees. So far in fiscal year 2010, alumni and students from classes of '05 - '10 have made gifts exceeding $30,000, which translates to more than $120,000 in support for Boalt! As we approach the June 30, 2010 deadline for this unique giving opportunity, please support your law school by clicking here and know that this 3:1 match will quadruple the impact of your gift to Boalt. Special note to the Class of 2005: All gifts made between now and the end of the year count toward your reunion campaign total! 2010 Reunion CampaignReunions will be celebrated at Alumni Weekend on October 2nd. If you graduated in a year ending in 0 or 5 and would like to learn more about how to get involved with your class campaign, please contact Summer Staino at 510.642.9045 or sstaino@law.berkeley.edu. School News
Boalt Hall's Celebration of Women Leaders We hope you are planning to attend Boalt's Celebration of Women Leaders on Friday, April 30 at The InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco. This special event will pay tribute to professor and former Dean Herma Hill Kay's 50th anniversary of law teaching and will honor Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar '62 with the D. Lowell and Barbara Jensen Public Service Award. You can register online here. Thanks to our sponsors Fenwick & West LLP, McManis Faulkner, Morrison & Foerster LLP, and professors Eleanor Swift and Robert H. Cole. Record-breaking Year for Boalt ApplicationsBoalt Hall had a record year in application submissions. We received 8,293 J.D. applications, which surpasses last year's application total of 7,940 by four percent. Competition for admission this year is further affected by a 10 percent increase in applicants who have LSAT/GPA combinations that fall into our very highest admission range. New South Addition EmergesThe new building, the South Addition, is progressing nicely, and you can now see an actual building emerging from a 40-foot deep hole in the earth. In the fall, workers began pouring many thousands of cubic yards of "green" concrete to create the various levels of what will be the four-story building, which will house a 72-person classroom, a new cafe on the east side and a meeting/studying/eating area on the west side. They'll also be building the bridges that lead from the new roof garden to the Main Reading Room and to Steinhart Courtyard. Check out the time-lapse video of recent construction here. NY Times Editorial Applauds Samuelson Law ClinicA New York Times and International Herald Tribune editorial last month applauded Boalt's Samuelson Law, Technology, and Public Policy Clinic for suing federal agencies to learn more about their use of social networking sites. Onek Passes Torch to Russi at Center for Criminal JusticeDavid Onek, founding executive director of the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice (BCCJ), is stepping down and will be replaced by Andrea Russi, his associate director. Onek launched BCCJ in 2006; Russi came aboard in 2008. "David has greatly exceeded our high expectations as BCCJ's founding executive director, and Andrea has been instrumental in the center's success to date," says Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley, Jr. "They have created from scratch an organization that is widely respected by policymakers, practitioners, and academics." Read the rest of the story here. Human Rights Law Clinic Report on Columbia Drug ProbeA new Berkeley Law report asserts that Colombian paramilitary leaders extradited to the United States on drug-related charges must be held accountable for their role in mass atrocities and corruption in that country. Written by International Human Rights Law Clinic students Noah Smith '10 and Gretchen Gordon '11, the report "Truth Behind Bars: Colombian Paramilitary Leaders in U.S. Custody" calls for the U.S. to cooperate with Colombia's criminal investigations by providing access to those extradited. Read the full story here. Faculty In the News Boalt's Goodwin Liu Nominated to Ninth Circuit CourtPresident Barack Obama has nominated Berkeley Law Associate Dean and Professor of Law Goodwin Liu to serve as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Liua renowned expert on constitutional law, education policy, civil rights, and the Supreme Courtsays he is "very humbled" by the nomination, and thanks Obama and California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer "for their support and confidence in me." Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley, Jr. describes Liu as "one of the most capable colleagues Ive had in my three decades in academia," and says that "his ability to analyze, communicate, and inspire will make him a favorite among litigants and a leader among judges." Read more here. Professor Chris Kutz Comments on Future of UC BerkeleyBoalt professor Chris Kutz has served since August 2009 as chair of UC Berkeley's Academic Senate. Faced with an alarming budget crisis, the Senate has become a hub for faculty deliberation and activity on an array of important decisions "some of them reversible," he says, "some not" concerning the character and structure of the campus and the UC system. Read more about his perspective on the challenges of shared governance in a time of unprecedented change here. Boalt Hall Time Capsule Politics and the ClassroomIt was an unprecedented intrusion of national politics into the classroom federal agencies asking Boalt Hall professors to report if their law students expressed unacceptable political opinions but it was only one of several controversies that rocked the Berkeley campus during the 1950s as national security clashed with academic freedom. A new exhibition in the library's Main Reading Room displays documents from these controversies, drawn from the papers of Professor (later Dean) Frank Newman. More information can be found here. |
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Have you moved to a new city or job? Do you have a baby on the way? Did you get a promotion? Keep your fellow alums up-to-date with your important life changes by submitting a Class Note. We'll publish your news on the web and/or the alumni magazine, Transcript. And if you don't have anything new to report, just browse our Class Notes page. |
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