Christopher Edley quoted in Bar & Bench, April 12, 2012

“This partnership strengthens Berkeley Law’s commitment to tackling complex legal and policy issues across the world. Our public mission demands that we take a global approach in our work, and collaborating with an Indian law school of Jindal’s caliber serves that effort.”

Christopher Edley quoted in Los Angeles Times, L.A. NOW, March 28, 2012

Edley said his report does not investigate the UC Davis pepper-spray incident or the use of batons by UC Berkeley police on demonstrators the same month, although those controversies led to his study. Instead, he said his report is “forward looking” and will examine such issues as freedom of expression, police training, de-escalation techniques and develop recommendations for administrators, police and students.

Christopher Edley interviewed on PBS Newshour, March 6, 2012

“You can’t be providing opportunity if kids are kicked out of the school. And there are alternatives to those disciplinary measures. There are alternatives in terms of interventions, in training teachers to do a better job of classroom management, and interventions to figure out what’s going wrong in that kid’s life.”

San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 2012 by Christopher Edley, Jr.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/25/INUN1NBP4F.DTL

Our 21st century public mission is not simply serving Californians or even Americans but being global citizens. We need to think about the kind of legal culture and legal problem solving that all of humanity needs. America’s future security and prosperity depend upon it.

Dateline UC Davis, February 17, 2012 by Dateline Staff
http://dateline.ucdavis.edu/dl_detail.php?id=13879

Edley cited the vast size of UC Davis, bigger than what the city of Davis is prepared for, and the value of the campus’s having its own police department comprising officers who reflect the values and concerns of the campus community, and who think of themselves as part of that community.

-KQED-FM, California Report, February 1, 2012 Host Mina Kim
http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201202010850/c

I do think we have several ideas that have emerged from these discussions that will make it better for the future, make it less likely that communities will feel this kind of pain.

-San Francisco Chronicle, February 2, 2012 by Nanette Asimov
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/01/BAU11N1KU3.DTL

Robinson and Edley said their report won’t be investigative like the others. Instead they are visiting campuses, listening to students and faculty, and trying to figure out what UC should do differently.

jweekly, January 26, 2012 by Dan Pine
http://www.jweekly.com/includes/print/64089/article/silicon-wadi-israeli-high-tech-explored-at-berkeley-conference/

“American companies are investing in Israel, and a lot of Israeli companies are moving here. All those connections feed this industry and keep it alive.”

Christopher Edley, dean of Berkeley Law, said the conference is exciting “not only because we’re talking about an issue of vital importance to Israel, but because the lessons in Israel offer insights about Silicon Valley and its future. It’s one thing to sit on Wall Street and invent a new kind of derivative. It’s another thing to build the next generation of technology.”

Daily Nexus, January 10, 2012 by Patrick Kulp
http://www.dailynexus.com/2012-01-10/hearing-inspects-systemwide-uc-police-protocol/

UC General Counsel Charles Robinson, UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Christopher Edley, Jr., and a team of law enforcement experts are reviewing UC police regulations relating to demonstrations and will submit recommendations to unify the policies. The results are expected to be released in March.

The Nation, December 16, 2011 by Josh Eidelson
http://www.thenation.com/article/165195/fighting-privatization-occupy-activists-cuny-and-uc-kick-high-gear

Berkeley Law School Dean Christopher Edley has called for Berkeley to build more virtual campuses, rather than “bricks and mortar” ones.

UC Berkeley News Center, November 21, 2011 by Sarah Yang
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/11/21/ira-michael-heyman-former-uc-berkeley-chancellor-dies-at-81/

“Mike was one of the best and most important leaders Berkeley has ever had,” said Christopher Edley, Jr., dean of UC Berkeley’s School of Law. “He stayed a part of this community, which he loved so deeply and served so well, until the end of his life, and he’ll remain a part of it for as long as he’s remembered, and beyond.”

Los Angeles Law Schools Examiner, September 27, 2011 by Seth Chavez
http://exm.nr/qddIGn

Edley praised Liu for his “patience, clarity, organization, humor, a balanced temperament, and good listening skills.” Edley said “there was no one on the faculty more widely respected or more genuinely admired for his fairness, collegiality, and good judgment.”

Sklansky said he was impressed with Liu’s “powerful intellect but also with his character:  his decency, his open-mindedness, and his evenhandedness.”

San Francisco Chronicle, September 10, 2011 by Bob Egelko
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=97168

“The point was that some advisers thought—and I credit their expertise—that some in the intelligence and military communities would react to aggressive investigations and prosecutions with a mixture of demoralizing resentment and anger, with possible consequences for their mission.”

The Daily Californian, August 31, 2011 by Teresa Adams
http://www.dailycal.org/2011/08/31/uc-berkeley-law-professor-up-for-confirmation/

“Public service is part of Goodwin’s DNA,” said Christopher Edley, dean of the UC Berkeley law school, as he talked about Liu’s partnership with the law school and the role he has played in students’ success.

San Jose Mercury News, August 18, 2011 by Lisa M. Krieger
http://www20.csueastbay.edu/news/2011/08/MercNewsUCOnline-081811.html

UC Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law Dean Christopher Edley, who is leading the effort, persuaded the regents to try the approach. While ambitious, it falls short of his previous scheme: an entirely online UC campus.  “We can’t treat UC as a precious little box,” he said. “Demand is growing.”

Accuracy in Academia, August 4, 2011 by Malcolm A. Kline
http://www.academia.org/no-cliche-left-behind/?utm_source=AIM

“Our challenge in school finance is to make sure that educational achievement is not an accident of zip code,” Berkeley’s Christopher Edley, Jr. told the audience at CAP via a special satellite feed from Berkeley.

Bay Area News Group, July 26, 2011 by Josh Richman and Howard Mintz
http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_18551618

“Anyone who watched professor Liu testify during the rigorous Senate hearings on Capitol Hill knows that he’s an exemplary scholar with enormous constitutional knowledge and intellectual rigor,” Edley said. “Our students and faculty will miss his leadership and scholarship dearly, but it’s a higher calling and California’s gain.”

In Brown’s news release Tuesday, Liu said he’s “deeply honored” by this new nomination and looks forward “to the opportunity to serve the people of California on our state’s highest court.”

Above the Law, July 21, 2011 by David Lat
http://bit.ly/o7IIxF

I am choosing to exercise this autonomy in the coming year to effectively reverse this last minute fee increase for all three of our JD classes, including our new admits…. This increase is just too much, and it came too late. I am optimistic that these added financial aid costs can be offset by increased alumni donations as the economy recovers, and by continuing efforts to hold down less-than-essential expenses.

Oakland Tribune, May 19, 2011 by Josh Richman
http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/localnews/ci_18097248?source=rss

“The Senate has had up-or-down votes on many Republican nominees far more conservative than Goodwin is ‘liberal.’ It’s shameful.”

Daily Bruin, May 5, 2011 by Molly Montgomery
http://bit.ly/jf8PtE

For UC students, there will be no extra cost for taking online classes. They will pay the same amount of tuition as they would for in-person classes, Edley said. “These are designed to be the same quality as courses offered for UC students,” Edley said. “They will be taught by UC faculty and graduate students.”

The Washington Post, April 28, 2011 by Christopher Edley and Valerie Strauss
http://wapo.st/lfoI77

We believe our report lays the groundwork for a rigorous and credible program of evaluation and research, one that would bring to the problems of education in DC the very best available expertise and reasoned judgment. The city’s children deserve nothing less.