Dear Berkeley Law Community,
It is with a very heavy heart that we are writing to share the sad news that our wonderful colleague, Laurie Edelman, passed away tonight. Laurie had been seriously ill since late December, but had been doing better until recently.
Congratulations to JSP Student Bonnie Cherry who is a recipient of the Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship!
Each year, the Institute of Governmental Studies awards three Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowships of $3,000 each. The Synar Fellowship is awarded to distinguished UC Berkeley graduate students who are writing their dissertations on an aspect of American politics, which may include comparative research across nations with the United States as a major case.
Congratulations to JSP Student Joel Sati who was offered and has accepted a tenure track position at the University of Oregon Law School!
Joel Sati will be an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law beginning Fall 2023. Sati will be teaching Criminal Law, Immigration Law, and Crimmigration among other courses.
Congratulations to JSP Student Kyle DeLand for being a winner of the Kathryn T. Preyer award!
Please join us in congratulating former LSA President Kim Lane Scheppele who was recently named for a Collegiate Professorship at the University of Michigan. The chair will be known as the Kim Lane Scheppele Collegiate Professorship in Women’s and Gender Studies in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. The Chair is currently held by LSA member Anna Kirkland who nominated Kim to be the name for the Collegiate Professorship.
Prof. Scheppele described her selection as follows:
Congratulations to JSP Student Cristina Violante who recently published an article, "The Tempo of Water," coming out soon in the Journal of Palestine Studies, in a special issue on "Environment, Disease, Infrastructure"
Two former LSA presidents from UC Berkeley School of Law recently received honors. Lauren Edelman, who served as the Association’s president from 2002-03, was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Tuesday, April 26, 1-2pm: Haley Anderson will present “Impossible Commands: Hobbes and Spinoza on Rights and Resistance” with David Grewal and Jorge Cortes-Monroy discussing. Register here.
