Focusing on Academic Success and Intellectual Rigor
The CRS 1L Workshop is a series of academic sessions designed
to sharpen analytical skills and introduce critical perspectives on
the first year law school curriculum. The sessions are typically held
during the lunch hour, and facilitated by CRS students, alumni, and
faculty.
During the Fall Semester, the Workshop focuses on Academic
Success Strategies and the Foundations of Critical Race Theory, with
special emphasis on the intellectual orientation of the Critical Race
Studies Program at UCLA (CRS at UCLA). During the Spring Semester, the
sessions focus on the first year topics and demystification of the Law
Review Write-On Process.
The CRS 1L Workshop is open to all students in the first year
class (and even to those 2Ls and 3Ls who missed sessions) who are
iintellectually curious about the interconnections between race and the
law, and their implications for social justice. It’s also a great way
to meet the CRS award-winning faculty.
If the sessions become too crowded, however, priority is given to
those 1Ls who have expressed their intention to enroll in the CRS
Specialization.