Faculty News

Todd Tucker of the Roosevelt Institute  advocacy affiliate Roosevelt Forward  interviewed Professor Sarah Polcz and George Washington University Law Professor Jeremy Bearer-Friend on Aug. 20 for the “Fireside Stacks” newsletter.

Professor Lisa R. Pruitt spoke to Axios for an Aug. 14 story headlined “The majority-minority shift changing rural America.”

Professor Kevin R. Johnson spoke to the Sacramento Bee for an Aug. 14 story, "Armed men claiming to be ICE agents tried to enter Sacramento immigration law firm." 

Read the story.

Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Donna Shestowsky spoke at the “Pathways to Law Teaching” event on August 5 at UC College of the Law, San Francisco.

The half-day workshop focused on pathways to securing full-time law school faculty roles that involve a mix of teaching and research and are often described as “tenure-track.”

Professor Kevin R. Johnson talked to ABC10 for its July 8 story, "Federal government buys two California detention centers in $1.5B deal." 

Professor Kevin R. Johnson was quoted in a July 13 article in Law.com, "Law Dean Turnover Slows for First Half of 2026." Read the story.

The Daily Journal quoted Richard Frank in an Aug. 3 article, "Colorado river plan sets stage for wave of water lawsuits." 

Frank discussed the dispute among the seven states that rely on the Colorado River as they face cuts in water deliveries during the current severe drought conditions. 

Richard Frank, professor of environmental practice (ret.) and senior fellow with the California Environmental Law and Policy Center, spoke to the Daily Journal about the California Supreme Court's decision in Sunflower Alliance v. California Department of Conservation.

Professor Kevin R. Johnson was quoted in a July 28 PennLive article, "Penn State abruptly changes dean at law school. But why?"

In a July 30 story in the Sacramento Bee, Professor Kevin R. Johnson commented about the detention of minors held at a Sacramento ICE facility. He said that the government likely violated the Flores settlement, which provides protections for children held in detention.