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Thank you! Message from Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin who are the first in their families to graduate from college (see page 34). At least 14 percent of our 1Ls are first gen and at least 18 percent of our 2Ls are first gen, numbers significantly higher than those at nearly all of our peer schools. It’s not always easy to get our grads to consider leaving the sunshine of Southern California, but our faculty are committed to developing students who will fan out across the country and the globe to pursue their passions — from human rights work (see page 4) to appellate practice (see page 26) and from entrepreneurship (see page 64) to making an impact in environmental law via our outstanding Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment (see cover story, page 12). Our extraordinary faculty are also recognized as exceptional scholars whose influence continues to grow. The 2018 Sisk Report recognized the UCLA Law faculty as the 11th most At UCLA School of Law, we provide a world-class cited in the country, up from 15th in 2010 (see page 35). legal education while opening doors to those who And our students appreciate what we offer and elect might otherwise not be able to pursue a career in to pay it forward, as our phenomenal Class of 2018 law. These aren’t abstract or rhetorical goals. With demonstrated last year. Before reaching their milestone the support of our alumni, faculty and students, graduation day, members of the class came together we are successfully pursuing these twin goals of to raise money for an endowed scholarship fund — the excellence and access. first class in the history of the school to do so. They Take our Achievement Fellowship program, contributed to their class gift in greater numbers and launched two years ago. This full-tuition scholarship with greater amounts than any class before them, further program brings to our community tremendously inspired by a generous matching gift from members of talented students who have also overcome the Class of 1975. Our recent grads decided that the funds significant obstacles, socioeconomic and otherwise. should go to support students who are committed to We are proud of the opportunities we create for public service (see page 82). They added to the value of these students — selected in part by a group of the gift by committing to provide scholarship recipients alumni — and their presence makes us stronger. with mentorship advice for navigating law school and We are thrilled that three of these Achievement getting a start in their careers. Fellowships will be significantly funded through a I love seeing, and fostering, these cross-generational $2 million gift from an anonymous donor (see page connections. I hope that you will help us build and 81). This donor elected to name these scholarships nurture still more of them. This is the spirit of UCLA for extraordinary individuals with ties to our great Law. More than 4,000 of our alumni made donations to school: Dorothy Nelson ’53, one of the first female the school this year — and many returned to interview deans of a major law school (yes, USC), who went on students for jobs, mentor them, guest lecture in a class or to distinguished service as a judge on the U.S. Court at a lunch event, or join a special gathering to renew ties of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; Billy Mills ’54, our to the school and its family. I thank you so very much for first African-American graduate and a former Los your engagement and your support. Angeles city councilman and superior court judge who helped guide the city through social unrest in Warmly, the 1960s and 1970s; and legendary legal educator Roscoe Pound, the former Harvard Law School dean who joined our inaugural faculty nearly 70 years ago. This past year, we also launched the First Gen In Jennifer L. Mnookin program, providing support for those law students Dean and David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law FALL 2018 | UCLA LAW MAGAZINE 1 contents 4 9 18 Global Witness Gold Medalist Tribal Influence Professor and United Nations Martine Rothblatt ’81 wins Professor Carole Goldberg has Rapporteur E. Tendayi Achiume UCLA’s highest honor. had a major impact in tribal leads UCLA Law on a human law, but her deepest influence rights mission. is in the work of her former students. A CHANGE IN THE AIR With temperatures rising and the federal government retreating from environmental stewardship, the Emmett Institute is pushing ahead with crucial work at the state, national and federal levels. 12 2 UCLA LAW MAGAZINE | FALL 2018 FALL 2018 VOL. 41 also inside... 88 6 A Stark Turn for New Federal Tax Law 10 PILP Party Raises the Roof, and $100,000 Reunited Reunion 2018 drew alumni from 22 Commencement across the decades back to UCLA Law for a night under the stars. 30 Cheryl Harris Wins Rutter Award 35 Adam Winkler a National Book Award Finalist 74 Bail Project Leader Joins UCLA Law 78 Generous Donors Deliver $25.1M to UCLA Law A CHANGE IN 81 Scholarships Honor Mills ’54, Nelson ’53, Pound 84 Golden Reunion THE AIR 90 Class Notes 97 In Memoriam Learn more about how UCLA Law is shaping the legal landscape through our impactful clinics, programs and research centers at law.ucla.edu/centennialcampaign FALL 2018 | UCLA LAW MAGAZINE 3 TOP NEWS :: E. TENDAYI ACHIUME WORLDWIDE LEADS STUDENTS ON WITNESS HUMAN RIGHTS MISSION AT UN Immigrant communities in London and Belfast. The halls of international peace organizations in Switzerland and New York. Far-reaching frontiers where refugees are fleeing violence and political turbulence. UCLA School of Law is making a difference in the centers where preeminent advocates, scholars and diplomats are doing the world’s most impactful human rights work, thanks in great part to Professor E. Tendayi Achiume. In 2017, Achiume was named the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance. In the role, she is an independent expert who conducts fact-finding visits, works directly with nations to effect change, and writes periodic reports to the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly. Born and partly raised in Zambia, Achiume is the first woman and the first person from southern Africa to serve as Special Rapporteur on Racism in the 25-year history of the position. And UCLA Law students are an integral part of her effort to perform her mission. “It’s a privilege to serve in this role, and UCLA Law students provide me with the vital legal support I need to be able to perform it well,” Achiume says. “Our students in turn have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to global human rights policy- making. From our newly established Promise Institute for Human Rights to our respected Critical Race Studies program, UCLA Law students are uniquely well-trained to provide assistance to UN mechanisms dedicated to racial equality.” In July, at the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Achiume offered her first reports as special rapporteur. One addressed racial discrimination in citizenship and immigration law and policy as a global problem, highlighting the role that national security and economic anxieties have played in exacerbating such discrimination against refugees, immigrants and racial and religious minorities. Her other report addressed the threat to racial equality posed by resurgent glorification of neo-Nazism and other white supremacist ideologies. She was joined there by Sarah Rahimi ’19 and Kristi Ueda ’19, students in UCLA Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, and Sarah Khanghahi ’16, who is a Promise Institute Fellow. 4 UCLA LAW MAGAZINE | FALL 2018 Rahimi, Ueda and Khanghahi helped draft an amicus brief request for the European Court for Human Rights, prepared and edited statements for Achiume, and participated in a dialogue with the Human Rights Council and leaders of global nongovernmental organizations regarding the reports on neo-Nazism and racial discrimination in immigration. “My time in Geneva made clear to me how much important, difficult and absolutely necessary work is being done around the world to combat racial discrimination, and how much our work as students, members of the International Human Rights Clinic, and future attorneys can help shape that work,” Rahimi says.