Great fun for ass’t dean Feven Teklu and me to catch up downtown over lunch with our extraordinary alumna Robin Du Brin, Esq., a highly successful entrepreneur, investor, attorney, community leader, and former trustee of Cornish College of the Arts, who orchestrated… 1/2

Nursing/Health Sciences and Law were COORDINATED at the Seattle University Faculty and Staff Christmas breakfast this morning.

What a fun and festive Staff Holiday Lunch at Seattle U School of Law today, honoring our 2025 Staff Excellence Award honoree Ashley Cummins and Exceptional Hire Award honoree Erin Shea McCann. Here we are with Law Staff Council Chair Blake Stemen. Seattle U Law is racking up so many wins... 1/2

With a heart heavy from the news of the horrifying anti-Semitic attack in Australia, I wish peace, safety, and Chag Sameach to all colleagues, students, friends, and family who celebrate the Festival of Lights. May the days to come be brighter and sweeter for all of us.

Our Winter Commencement Student Speaker, Laura Edmonston, did a brilliant job, & was cheered on by a big group of loved ones, incl WA Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud. Laura's father took me to the side & said, "Dean Varona, let me tell you about my daughter," & then proceeded to tell me how... 1/2

Our Faculty Marshal-at-Arms, and beloved professor, Paula Enguidanos, did a fantastic job wielding her mace, leading the faculty procession, and convening our Seattle University School of Law Winter Commencement this morning.

Father Lucas Sharma SJ, SU Trustee and Jesuit Advisor to the Law Dean, always delivers the invocation at the start, and benediction at the conclusion, of our Commencement ceremonies in the most moving, eloquent, memorable ways. Here we are with President Peñalver,... 1/2

Celebrating an especially beautiful Seattle U Law Winter Commencement this morning, thanks to our phenomenal Commencement Speaker, Pallavi Wahi, Arnold & Porter West Coast Chair and dear friend of our law school. Pallavi's address was full of wisdom and humor, and I'm sure will be remembered... 1/2

Great lunch at the sublime Il Terrazzo Carmine (which is also in the Seattle U Law fam) with K&L Gates’s new Managing Partner Julie Anne Halter and associate Cat Connell, both Seattle University School of Law alumnae, and our Ass’t Dean for Career & Prof. Dev. Matt Etter (who also is an alum!). 1/2

So proud of our tremendous faculty, longstanding and new, at Seattle University School of Law. They are the reason why we are doubly ranked (FLAIR and Sisk/Leiter) as the #1 law faculty for scholarly impact in the Pacific Northwest, and among the most impactful in the whole country.

What a magical Seattle U Law Holiday Reception @ Rainier Club. A jovial crowd made up of leaders of the bench & bar, alumni, faculty, staff, & SU leaders — to celebrate our law school’s year of recordbreaking accomplishments, achieved through our dedication to excellence, innovation & justice. 1/2

After delivering a keynote at the start of the session on AI, Data & the Judiciary: Opportunities and Threats to Judicial Discretion, at Jindal Global's massive Global Convention on Judicial Independence, I learned a great deal from the distinguished panel of discussants. 1/2

I’m so proud of my friend & colleague, & key Seattle U Law collaborator, Dr. Raj Kumar, V Chancellor of Jindal Global U, for presiding over the inauguration of JGU’s stunning new moot court - now the largest academic courtroom in the world. The entire Indian Supreme Court… 1/4

What an honor to enjoy dinner at the Jindal Global U International Convention on judicial independence with Hawaii Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins, trailblazing South African Constitutional Court Justice Zak Yacoob, and Justice Yacoob’s wife Anu Yacoob. Justice Yacoob’s… 1/2

Magical opening dinner for the global judicial independence conference hosted by Prof. Raj Kumar at Global Jindal U outside of Delhi. A bonus was finally getting to catch up with Prof. Jsaxay Krishnan, the preeminent socio-ethnographer and distinguished prof at IU-Bloomington.

Flying from Seattle to Delhi this Thanksgiving to serve as a keynote speaker at the International Convention on the Independence of the Judiciary at Jindal Global University. Much to share. I fell in love with India when I first visited in 2022 as part of a trip organized... 1/3

US 9th Circuit Judges Desai, McKeown, and Paez in thoughtful & engaging dialogue with our students & other community members in Seattle University School of Law’s largest lecture hall. I’m very proud of our students for asking such sophisticated & intelligent questions,… 1/2

Great Q&A with the Ninth Circuit clerks with our students, facilitated by our wonderful colleague (and former 9th Circuit clerk herself) Prof. Chryssa Deliganis.

We are honored at Seattle U Law to be hosting the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for live oral argument this morning in six important cases, followed by a Q&A with the judges & their clerks for the benefit of our students & those of other Seattle U schools & colleges. Standing… 1/2

So proud of our trailblazing, brilliant alumna Erika Evans. With extraordinary grads in government leadership like her, it’s no wonder that National Jurist rated @SeattleULaw the #1 law school in the PNW (& #7 nationally) for public service law. www.cbsnews.com/news/erika-e...

We are fortunate to have Shawn Dodge as our colleague at SU, directing the program of services dedicated to veteran & military affiliated students. He is a wonderful role model & leader & great advisor to our increasing population of veteran students - #LeadersServingJustice all.

I was very honored yesterday to speak at the Seattle U Law Veterans Day Reception, organized by our Military & Veterans Law Society, led skillfully by students Gregory Rodriguez and Elias Gonzalez. Very special thanks to Shawn Dodge, our SU Director of Veteran & Military... 1/4

An inspiring an informative Provost's Convocation this afternoon at Seattle University that was both grounded, discussing new brick-and-mortar projects, and soaring, incorporating the electrifying poetry of Henley and the poignant lessons of the life and leadership of the late...

Wonderful piece on Lucas Sharma SJ, my brilliant Jesuit Advisor to the Law Dean and dear friend, & PhD candidate now resident with the Georgetown Jesuit community. Father Lucas's research and work with LGBTQ Catholics are a revelation, and already are... www.georgetown.edu/news/jesuit-...

The Seattle U Law PILF Evening with Equal Justice networking event was a big success. Congrats to the PILF and ATJI teams for a job brilliantly done. WA Justice Sal Mungia, who is a longstanding champion of pro bono & public interest work, delivered a keynote brimming with wisdom & sage advice. 1/2

I never miss a presentation by my Seattle U music colleague Prof Quinton Morris if I can help it. Yesterday's Red Talk was no exception. Dr. Morris takes violin & classical music to young people who ordinarily don't have access to the fine arts & does so in a manner that's elevating, liberating,...

I can't get over how all-around wonderful our students are at Seattle U School of Law. I hosted another Cafecito with Dean Varona this afternoon and one of the students, 1L Matt Cameron (center back), had arranged to have authentic Cuban bread shipped frozen to Seattle from Tampa in order for... 1/3

Terrific Social Justice Monday at Seattle University School of Law today, focusing on the ABA, and featuring an all-star panel introduced by our superstar alumna Kari Petrasek (who is an ABA & WSBA leader), then moderated by our very impressive 2L student leader, Saña Dawa.

A momentous day at Seattle University, as the famous McCrory's Clock - once a 120-year old Pioneer Square landmark - was unveiled and blessed by our Rector at the heart of our campus's Upper Mall, across from the oldest building on campus. I was honored (delighted really) to get to meet... 1/2

Last minute nosebleed seats for Chicago at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater, but the vantage point gave us a phenomenal view of the majestic 5th Avenue — and its sublime Chinese-inspired decor. It was Manny’s first time in the 5th Avenue and the first time seeing Chicago live,… 1/2

I just love me some Adrien Wing -- associate dean at Iowa Law, globally renowned scholar and legal ed leader, and a superb collaborator and colleague. Here we are at last weekend's LatCrit/SALT/ClassCrits convening in Denver. She and I helmed the National Steering Council for #NPOC19. 1/2

Great coverage by Law.com about our first-of-its-kind pipeline-to-licensure partnership with AccessLex. We are so very grateful to AccessLex for their generosity and for sharing our passion for expanding access to legal education and justice. www.law.com/2025/10/20/s...

Honored to speak at the 30th Anniversary LatCrit Conference in Denver on the plenary panel with legal ed leaders (from AALS, SALT, Law & Society, CLC, ClassCrits, and HNBA) on the next 30 years of critical legal education. Also delighted… 1/2

We’ve been working on building out this innovative partnership for well over a year and are thrilled to be able to announce the very generous 5-year grant from our friends at AccessLex, to support our Central Washington Hybrid Hub Pipeline Initiative, &, with Helix,… law.seattleu.edu/about/newsce...

We have such a stupendous Staff at Seattle U Law that we've inaugurated a new Outstanding Staff Colleagues of the Month program, so that we could spotlight especially extraordinary contributions. Our inaugural honorees are Nicole Jennings, Ass't Dir for Comms & PR, and Neil Griffith, Ass't... 1/2

As an SU Redhawk, I am heartbroken but deeply grateful. Eduardo has been a transformational, phenomenal leader for our University. We will miss him dearly. As a GU Hoya alum, I am excited by what I know Eduardo will be able to accomplish at my alma mater. 1/2 www.georgetown.edu/news/49th-pr...

I am proud of the work of my dear colleague, Prof. Tom Antkowiak and his students in and partners to our Human Rights Clinic, for their important work, referenced in this Seattle Times piece. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Many thanks to, from L to R, President Peñalver, Judge Anita Crawford-Willis, Father Phil Boroughs (celebrant, former Holy Cross President), and Chancellor Father Steve Sundborg (co-celebrant), as well as the readers, music ministers, altar servers, and the attendees who made... 1/2

And I should add... Father Phil Boroughs, the former President of the College of Holy Cross & now a member of our SU Jesuit community, will be celebrating the Red Mass, & our alumna and University Trustee Judge Anita Crawford-Willis will be delivering remarks at the Reception.

Please join us! EVERYONE is invited, from every religion and from no religion. No matter your beliefs, or lack of faith, I would love to see you join us in this ancient Jesuit celebration of legal community and collegiality.

Enjoyed a Cafecito this morning with three of our Seattle U Law Scholars for Justice, each with compelling backgrounds & with a passion for justice & leveraging law for the common good. Fabian, the student in the middle who is a native of Yakima Valley, was one of the students I taught in the...1/2

Quite the magical weekend in Oakland’s Chinatown meeting Manny’s extended family and enjoying scrumptious dim sum (for lunch and dinner, with different mixes of relatives) at the legendary Peony Seafood and Dim Sum Restaurant, not far from the first apartment (above the Vietnamese restaurant)… 1/5

What a beautiful Mass of the Holy Spirit yesterday at Seattle U’s founding church, Immaculate Conception, atop Cherry Hill. An annual Jesuit academic tradition spanning five centuries, the Mass brings together University leaders, faculty, staff & students - all to pray for wisdom… 1/2

Not surprised that Seattle is in the Top 10, Top 3 in the West, as a magnet city for college grads. Top employers, innovative spirit, inclusive/global flair, outstanding quality of life and weather (it rains more back East) combine to make it… nirvana. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/03/r...

Seattle U Law was proud to sponsor the Washington Innocence Project’s Stand for Innocence event at the Triple Door yesterday evening and to cheer on their board chair, our wonderful alumna Ashley O’Connor McCready, and Partners in Justice including SU Law ATJI Director Lily Su… 1/2

Gorgeous fall day for our First Hill Campus Involvement Fair, alongside the law school. Seattle U's undergrads enjoy a rich campus life, with many student orgs/activities. I am partial to the Pre-Law Society and was happy to spot it as among the most popular and populated kiosks.

I hear from hiring attorneys everywhere that they love recruiting Seattle U School of Law grads because our alumni are practice ready, with the sharpest legal writing and research skills. That's thanks to our nationally top-ranked legal writing and experiential/clinical programs, and ... 1/3

An extraordinary evening yesterday at the 2025 Seattle U Law Annual Celebration of Alumni, honoring as our TILE Alumna of the Year the incomparable Catherine Romero '96, the lead attorney on Microsoft's AI for Good initiative & the co-founder of the HNBA's Intellectual Property Law Institute,... 1/2

A packed lecture hall and all-star panels for the Seattle University School of Law Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Institute's 2025 Symposium: Why Libraries Matter Now More Than Ever To Democracy. Huge congrats and thanks to TILE Faculty Director Prof. Margaret Chon... 1/2

We are very fortunate to have recruited Prof. Chryssa Deliganis onto our tenureline faculty. A former 9th Circuit clerk and distinguished litigator, Chryssa is an expert in health law, food and drug law, property, civil procedure, and ethics. A cum laude Harvard Law alum... 1/2