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Why the Hastings law school in SF may change its name
UC Hastings College of the Law is California's oldest law school, and its board of directors voted unanimously on Tuesday to change the institution’s name.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenUC Hastings College of the Law is California's oldest law school, and its board of directors voted unanimously on Tuesday to change the institution’s name. This comes after news that its namesake and founder, Serranus Hastings, orchestrated the most violent state campaign against Native people in California history, killing nearly 300 members of the Yuki tribe. For the school name change to be official, it’ll take an act of the legislature and the governor.
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