UC Irvine School of Law Receives $1.5 Million for Raymond Pryke Chair in First …

IRVINE, Calif., Jan 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
UC Irvine School of Law has received a $1.5 million gift to establish an
endowed chair in First Amendment Law.

The gift for the proposed chair is from Raymond Pryke, owner and
publisher of Valleywide Newspapers, based in the High Desert community
of Hesperia, Calif. Pryke’s interest in publishing began in 1962 with
the Apple Valley Observer, which he launched as a vehicle to promote
sales for his real estate business. Today, Valleywide Newspapers
publishes many newspapers serving Los Angeles and San Bernardino
counties, including the Hesperia Resorter, Apple Valley News, County
Legal Reporter, Adelanto Bulletin, the Antelope Valley Journal and the
Victorville Post Express.

The holder of the Pryke Chair would help solidify the School of Law’s
teaching and research in First Amendment and Media Law, serving as a
national opinion leader in free speech and media law issues. The chair
holder will be a respected national authority in this field, and it is
expected that he or she will teach, write and speak on First Amendment
issues of the day, including the role of a free press in preserving
democratic society.

The gift will be celebrated by a Jan. 12 lecture by Barry Friedman, the
Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law at New York University School of
Law, entitled “Policing without Permission.” The lecture will take place
from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the School of Law, Room EDU 1111, with a
reception to follow. MCLE credit will be available. Register online at

http://tinyurl.com/6pkug9q

MEDIA CONTACT: Rex Bossert, Assist. Dean for Communications, rbossert@law.uci.edu,
(949) 824-3063.

ABOUT UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW: UC Irvine School of Law seeks to
create the ideal law school for the 21st century by doing the best job
of training lawyers for the practice of law at the highest levels of the
profession. Recruited from prestigious schools, the faculty ranked ninth
in the country in scholarly impact in a recent study. The student body
has median grades and LSAT scores comparable to those of student bodies
at top 20 law schools. The school’s innovative curriculum stresses
hands-on learning, interdisciplinary study and public service.
www.law.uci.edu

SOURCE: UC Irvine School of Law

        UC Irvine School of Law
        Rex Bossert, Assist. Dean for Communications
        (949) 824-3063
        rbossert@law.uci.edu

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