UC Hastings Law School Evacuated

By Kristopher Nelson on Apr 18, 2007

The events in Virgina seep across the continent:

From: Dean Nell Newton
Re: Security Threat

Dear students, faculty and staff,

Today we have received information from an internet discussion board regarding a copycat threat of violence to the Hastings community. We have met with representatives of the FBI and the San Francisco Police and in light of the advice they have given us, we have decided to close the law school immediately. Offices will reopen and classes resume tomorrow (Thursday) as usual.

For the complete letter, see: UC Hastings Law School – Building Evacuation.

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Law school vs. graduate school: Last May I finished my 3L year, and am now the proud possessor of a JD. On Thursday I began my first year program as a graduate student in the history of science. The experiences, perhaps unsurprisingly, have been strikingly different: law school is, ultimately, preparatory to practicing law as an attorney, and much of its emphasis is on tracking students in that direction. Graduate school in the humanities and social sciences, meanwhile, is about training future academics.
Law school is harder than grad school: I've been debating this since I started a PhD program this fall. (I'm talking about the humanities and social sciences -- I don't know if this applies in other fields!) Granted, grad school is a huge amount of difficult and complex reading. Since it's essentially professional training for academics, it also means learning a new working environment, a new kind of jargon, and a new bureaucracy. What it isn't -- and what law school is -- is a whole new way of thinking about and approaching the world.
Can a teaching-focused law school fit into a public research university?: UCSD is considering merging or partnering with California Western School of Law, but some are concerned that Cal Western is too focused on teaching to fit into a research university.

About Kristopher Nelson

I'm currently a graduate student of the history of law and technology at the University of California, San Diego. I also provide law and technology consulting services. Additionally, I'm a non-practicing lawyer and former developer/sysadmin at a biotech non-profit. For more about me and my work, see krisnelson.org or my Google Profile.

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