Notion that he could continue to hold the position of Dean is unreasonable, laughable, and In light of Choudhry’s violation of multiple women at the Law School, the Moreover, Boalt’s Dean should and must be someone that faculty, staff, and students feelĬomfortable and safe approaching with questions and concerns and as a leader that theĮntire legal academy and profession looks to with admiration.
Law school and UC faculty should model the values of the school that they represent. Particular the Law School, is an institution that prides itself on commitment to gender equityĪnd social justice, which is the reason many of us specifically chose to attend Berkeley Law. Women and particularly women of color, have worked tirelessly to recruit a more diverseįaculty and create a more inclusive environment for the study of law. Or anywhere in civilized society.” Generations of Berkeley Law students, many of them As Chancellorĭirks reminded the entire campus in 2014, “sexual assault has no place on a college campus Protect current and future survivors of sexual harassment and create an inclusive, welcomingĬulture for all Law School students, faculty, and staff.Ī leading institution of legal education–one that fashions itself on the cuttingĮdge of progressive legal education–must do more. Penalty–none of which appears to have gone to the survivor–does nothing to adequately This suggests that the University values a femaleĮmployee’s safety and well-being only to the extent of $47,000. The School of Law to condemn sexual harassment in its community. The University’s response is a complete and utter failure of UC Berkeley and He write a simple letter of apology to the survivor (a penalty alleged in the complaint to haveīeen driven by the University’s concern with ameliorating any harm to his career andĪdvancement). University punished him with only a one-year, ten percent salary reduction and required that Despite the University’s findings consistent with these admissions, the To hugging, kissing, and making other inappropriate and unwanted contact with multiple In short, this feeble response hasīetrayed students, the UC Berkeley community, Boalt alumni, and the values that we Investigation confirmed the truth of these violations. Seeming complicity in continuing Choudhry’s employment after the University’s own
Even more disappointing are the University and Law School’s response and Sorrell, less than 15 years after Dean John Dwyer resigned in the wake of sexual assaultĬomplaints. Oakland, CA Napolitano, Chancellor Dirks, Members of the Board of Regents,Īnd Members of the Berkeley Law Faculty and Administration:Īs proud alumni of the UC Berkeley School of Law, we were shocked andĭismayed to learn that Dean Sujit Choudhry sexually harassed his executive assistant, Tyann Office of the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Regents
The letter from the law school alumni was sent Thursday:īerkeley, CA of the University of California BERKELEY - In response to a sexual harassment case that came to light this week, involving the dean of UC Berkeley’s law school, Sujit Choudhry, alumni from the school sent a letter calling for the dean’s termination to UC President Janet Napolitano, the UC regents and UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks.Ĭhoudry resigned his position as dean earlier this week, but remains on the faculty.
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