The University of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) is delighted to announce the creation of the Rutan Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship. The $100,000 endowed scholarship is generously being funded by Rutan, LLP (Rutan), a law firm located in Orange County, California.
“We are incredibly grateful for Rutan’s important and generous gift,” said L. Song Richardson, Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at UCI Law. “Rutan has been a forward-looking partner of UCI Law and our students since the school’s earliest days. This new gift provides valuable resources that will help ensure access to a UCI Law education for the broadest possible group of students.”
The scholarship will support a second-year UCI Law student who has demonstrated a financial need — its goal is to alleviate the financial burdens that might be a barrier for the recipients’ continued enrollment. In addition, the gift aims to expand diversity of the legal community by supporting students that demonstrate a commitment to promoting social and economic diversity.
