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30 sty 2020 · John Henry Boalt, who lived in the East Bay with his wife, Elizabeth Josselyn Boalt, didn’t attend or teach at the law school, nor did he contribute to the life and mission of the University of California.
The University of California, Berkeley School of Law [5] (Berkeley Law) is the law school of the University of California, Berkeley. The school was commonly referred to as "Boalt Hall" for many years, although it was never the official name. [6] This came from its initial building, the Boalt Memorial Hall of Law, named for John Henry Boalt ...
In 1911, Boalt Memorial Hall of Law — today’s Durant Hall — became home to the fledgling UC School of Jurisprudence. When the law school moved into a new, larger facility in 1951, the Regents changed the name to UC Berkeley School of Law; the name Boalt Hall was given to the main classroom wing.
In January 2020, UC Berkeley unnamed Boalt. Hall due to the racist views of 19th century Oakland attorney and building namesake John Henry Boalt. It marks just one step of several the law school is taking to examine, not simply erase, Boalt’s legacy at Berkeley Law — and to further a sense of belonging for its increasingly diverse community.
30 sty 2020 · In 2017, a Berkeley lecturer discovered the racist writings of Boalt, a 19th-century Oakland attorney, and officials said such views go against the university's principles.
14 maj 2021 · In 1951, when the school moved into a new, larger facility, the UC Regents renamed it the UC Berkeley School of Law; the name Boalt Hall then was given to the main classroom wing. The law school’s dean, Erwin Chemerinsky, launched an investigation into John Henry Boalt’s racism.
30 sty 2020 · The name “Boalt Hall” is set to be removed today from the University of California Berkeley’s law school after a yearslong process that determined, in essence, that the school should no ...
