October 2023

Stories that Move Us

UCLA Law professor E. Tendayi Achiume honored with MacArthur Fellowship

UCLA Law launches institute for human rights in The Hague

‘Heroic’ journey: How Jill Horwitz brought the ‘Restatement of Charitable Nonprofits’ to life

Grace Meng earns prestigious award for public interest legal service

National panel led by UCLA Law professor recommends 24 ways to protect integrity of 2024 elections

UCLA Law faculty welcomes stellar scholars

From left: Alexander Arnold, Shirin Bakshay, Ariela Gross, Laura Pedraza-Fariña, K-Sue Park

Alumni News

Songhai Armstead ’03 was sworn in as the inaugural director of the Los Angeles County Justice, Care and Opportunities Department.

Jonathan Golub ’00 was appointed as senior vice president and general counsel of First Long Island Investors, LLC.

Kevin Gross ’88 joined Penumbra, Inc. as senior corporate counsel, international.

Karen E. Pointer ’94 joined Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller as a principal.

Abigail Tapang Zelenski ’03 was elected to serve as chair of the Los Angeles Civil Rights Commission.

See what more alumni are up to!

Join Dean Waterstone at Reunion

Reunion 2023
Saturday, October 21 | Virtual

Dean's Town Hall - 9:00 AM PT

Join us for Dean Waterstone's first town hall! Learn about the state of the school and his vision.

The event is sold out, but can be live-streamed here.

Whither the Court - 11:00 AM PT

Join us for this annual event where we review the Supreme Court's most recent term, examine trends in constitutional law and preview the court's upcoming cases, looking at the implications for lawyers, students, academics and the general public.

The event is sold out, but can be live-streamed here.

Getting Social

Tim says hi 👋

In this video, meet and learn more about UCLA Law's new director of curriculum administration and professor from practice, Tim Casey!

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Bee-roll 🐝 with Diana Winters

Join us for a buzzworthy tour of one of UCLA's apiaries as we celebrate World Food Day with Diana Winters, deputy director of the Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy, and her hive.

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Lawtinas leading the way

Evelyn Sanchez Gonzalez, Luz Murillo and Mary Cruz are just a few of UCLA's Lawtinas (Latinas in law), and they are forces to be reckoned with.

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Insights with Diego Cartagena

Diego Cartagena '03, now the president and CEO of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, reflects on a legal career of purpose in the public interest.

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Upcoming Events

October 23

Protecting Human Rights and Preserving Civil Liberties: The Role of Courts

Moderated by Professor Jonathan Zasloff, this special discussion with Dr. Abhishek M. Singhvi of O. P. Jindal Global University will focus on the need for protecting human rights and preserving civil liberties in societies based upon the rule of law.

Join the discussion

October 24

UniTy 23

Hosted by the Williams Institute, this year’s event will launch a groundbreaking survey of transgender and nonbinary people in Los Angeles County and honor transgender trailblazers Miss Benny, Sydney Rogers, Kris Hayashi, and Queen Victoria Ortega.

RSVP for UniTy 23

November 2-3

The Future of Human Rights and Justice-Centered Ethics in Epidemic Response: From HIV to Covid and Beyond

Presented by the Health Law & Policy Program, Promise Institute for Human Rights and Williams Institute, this conference brings together researchers, community organization leaders, and current and former health officials to discuss legal and governance mechanisms for ensuring that measures adopted to mitigate the impacts of epidemics are consistent with human rights and justice-centered public health ethics.

Attend the conference

November 3

Technology and the Practice of Law Workshop

Hosted by the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy, this all-day program will feature sessions on machine learning, technology and the practice of law, legal tech tools, data analytics, and visualizing and communicating results.

Join the workshop