Boalt Hall October eNews

October 2007

Highlights of upcoming alumni events. Access the full event calendar and register online, email rsvp@law.berkeley.edu or call 510.643.6673

October 25
Jensen Award Dinner
California Club, Los Angeles Sign up directly online or contact the Alumni Center at rsvp@law.berkeley.edu or 510.643.6673.

October 25-27
BCCJ Conference, "Juvenile Justice Reform: Forty Years After Gault"
Sign up directly online.
Boalt Hall, Berkeley (map)

October 26
Super-Agent Leigh Steinberg '73 Visits Boalt
12:45 to 1:45 pm
Classroom 122
Boalt Hall, Berkeley (map)

November 7
New York Alumni Reception with Professors Mel Eisenberg and Jesse Fried
6:30 to 8:30 pm
Sidley Austin LLP, Manhattan
Sign up directly online.

November 8
Election 2008! Professor John Yoo and Boalt Students Review the Republican Candidates for President
12:30 to 2 pm
A Private Club, Los Angeles (Downtown)
$30
Sign up directly online.

November 8-9
BJALP's 2007 Symposium, "Setting the Agenda: Examining the Critical Legal Issues Facing African-Americans and Minority Communities in the 2008 Election"
bjalp@law.berkeley.edu

This year's Scholarship Luncheon, previously scheduled for November 15, has been moved to the spring, date to be determined.

April 4-5, 2008
African-American Alumni Reunion Weekend
Save the Date! Make plans to join Boalt's African-American Alumni community for a weekend of special events.

Dear Friends,

We decided to skip the usual introduction, because there's no way that we can we top our lead story—except to say there's more to come! Stay tuned!

Robbins '72 Accepts Hewlett Challenge—Pledges $1 Million
Lance Robbins '72 achieved success in real estate by knowing when to jump at a unique opportunity. So when the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation issued its challenge to UC Berkeley to match major donations for endowed chairs, Robbins leaped at the chance to become the first to donate $1 million to help Boalt fund a new faculty chair in criminal justice.

What's in a Name? Boalt? Berkeley Law?
With UC Berkeley among the top universities and undoubtedly the top public university in the world, with every one of its graduate programs in the top 10 in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, the law school and the university benefit from sharing resources, academic reputation, and our name. To the world beyond Boalt, we are the law school at the University of California, Berkeley. Our driver's license and passport need to reflect this identity—and so the move to call ourselves "Berkeley Law" for short, or more fully the "University of California, Berkeley, School of Law." Of course, among our family and friends, we'll always be Boalt.

Alums Celebrate at 2007 Alumni Weekend
Webcasts of Dean Edley's law school update and more!
Photos from the Dean's Society Reception and Alumni Weekend!

Save the date for 2008! Next year's Alumni Weekend begins Saturday, September 20! Reunion celebrations for classes ending in 3 and 8!

Jim Ellis '74 to be Honored for His Work with the Disabled
Jim Ellis '74, a 31-year faculty member of the University of New Mexico School of Law, will be honored for his groundbreaking efforts protecting the rights of the mentally disabled in a ceremony on October 25. The occasion will also mark Ellis's appointment to the Henry Weihofen Endowed Chair. Ellis has garnered several national awards for his achievements, including being named the National Law Journal's Lawyer of the Year in 2002. Professor Elisabeth Semel will appear in a video tribute to Ellis to be shown at the event.
Boalt Community Mourns Passing of Professor Emeritus Lawrence A. Sullivan
One of the world's leading authorities on antitrust law, Lawrence A. Sullivan, the first Earl Warren Professor of Public Law at Boalt Hall, passed away on October 7. He was 84. (more)

Check out the Alumni Community page of the Boalt web site. If you'd like to keep your classmates in the loop about your life, send us a Class Note or read about what others are doing.

Call for Nominations! Young Alumnus Award, Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award and Citation Award
Help recognize outstanding alumni and faculty achievements by nominating deserving recipients of the Young Alumnus Award, Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award, and Citation Award. Please make your nominations via this web site. A description of the awards and previous recipients can be found here.

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