Congratulations to our amazing law school students who are a part of the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) and the Vietnamese-American Law Students (VALS). On April 19, working with Annemarie Scott and the Law Admissions and Financial Aid Office, they hosted…
The School of Law welcomed nearly 200 attendees to its first Admitted Student event for this admission cycle on Saturday, March 25. Admitted students, joined by their friends and families, and a strong show of support from current students, faculty,…
On April 12, Santa Clara University School of Law celebrated its 10th annual Day of Giving. Donors, alumni, friends, and staff generously supported 22 student-centered funds, raising over $330,000 from 372 gifts, the highest number of gifts ever given on…
On March 8, 2023, Santa Clara Law’s International Human Rights Clinic co-hosted a virtual side event during the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ 186th Period of Sessions with the International Human Rights Clinic of the University of Illinois Chicago Law…
On March 29, Professor Margalynne Armstrong introduced Matthew Desmond to give an emotional and stark presentation on the subject of his latest book “Poverty, by America” to a silent audience of 130 in the Panelli Courtroom of Santa Clara…
On March 21, Santa Clara University School of Law faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends gathered in the Adobe Lodge at SCU to celebrate and honor the 2023 Alexander Award Winner, Tara Berta, supervising attorney at the Cooperative Restraining…
On March 16, Northern California Innocence Project client Darwin Crabtree was granted compensation by the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) for the nearly 10 years he spent in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. This has been a multi-decade…
On March 23rd, the Office of Career Management and High Tech Law Institute hosted the 24th Annual High Tech Career Fair in the Mabie Grand Auditorium of Charney Hall. Over 100 students and 24 employers were present to…
Santa Clara Law’s Center for Social Justice and Public Service provides summer stipends each year to law students working in non-profit organizations and government agencies that cannot afford to pay them. For many students, this type of work is their…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 6, 2023—Santa Clara University School of Law has hired its first-ever senior director for diversity, equity, and inclusion, Thiadora (Dori) Pina, currently a clinical professor and director of the school’s externship program. The position was created…