34 alumni, faculty and friends of UCLA Law came together to donate $2 million to create a new endowed chair named for retiring tax scholar Eric Zolt. Students in the Criminal Justice Clinic helped persuade then-Gov. Jerry Brown to issue pardons to five Californians who've gotten their lives back on track. Join us for a great day of professional insights and networking as UCLA Law Women LEAD hosts its second summit for students and alumnae on March 1. Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman headline the annual must-attend event for film and TV industry leaders. The Promise Institute for Human Rights brought ICC Chief Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji for a talk on international justice. Hire the best and give UCLA Law grads a great start! Connect with the Office of Career Services to learn more about Bruins Hiring Bruins. Students in the Frank G. Wells Environmental Clinic met with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to seek stronger laws on marine plastic waste. Jill Horwitz talked to The Washington Post about the charitable status of major healthcare systems; Lynn LoPucki addressed the PG&E bankruptcy in The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle; Beth Colgan spoke to the Los Angeles Times about civil forfeiture laws; Máximo Langer was interviewed by Telemundo on criminal justice reform in Mexico; Ingrid Eagly's research on deportation proceedings conducted via video was cited by The New York Times; plus Steven Bank on CEO pay in Bloomberg; Eugene Volokh on Jeff Bezos and well-heeled attacks on media in Forbes; Adam Winkler on gun laws on NPR, ABC News, MSNBC and USA Today; Jyoti Nanda on the social impact of anti-truancy laws in Vox; and much more. Keep up with everything happening at UCLA Law! |