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On January 30, 2020, the name “Boalt Hall” was removed from the Berkeley Law building. The denaming — the outcome of a nearly three-year process — marked the first time a Berkeley facility’s name had been eliminated due to its namesake’s character or actions. Boalt Memorial Hall of Law.
May 14, 2021 · In 1951, when the school moved into a new, larger facility, the UC Regents renamed it the UC Berkeley School of Law; the name Boalt Hall then was given to the main classroom wing. The law school’s dean, Erwin Chemerinsky, launched an investigation into John Henry Boalt’s racism.
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Jan 30, 2020 · UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall is no more, its name removed from the law school today (Thursday, Jan. 30), campus officials announced. The denaming — the outcome of a nearly three-year process launched after a Berkeley lecturer discovered the racist writings of John Henry Boalt, a 19th century Oakland attorney — is the first time a Berkeley ...
On January 30, 2020, the UC Regents completely removed the name "Boalt Hall" from Berkeley's primary law school building and in all references made to the law school. The de-naming was the outcome of a nearly three-year process launched after a UC Berkeley lecturer discovered writings by John Henry Boalt expressing flagrantly racist views. [20]
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Photo by Rachel DeLetto. In January 2020, UC Berkeley unnamed Boalt Hall due to the racist views of 19th century Oakland attorney and building namesake John Henry Boalt. It marks just one step of several the law school is taking to examine, not simply erase, Boalt’s legacy at Berkeley Law — and to further a sense of belonging for its ...
Jan 30, 2020 · The name “Boalt Hall” is set to be removed today from the University of California Berkeley’s law school after a yearslong process that determined, in essence, that the school...