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Hastings College of Law receives $1M anonymous donation

By Jason Siegel

Administrators at the University of California Hastings College of the Law were delighted to receive an anonymous $1 million contribution to boost financial aid.

The contribution is the largest donation for student financial assistance in the 130-year history of the law school, said Hastings Chancellor and Dean Nell Jessup Newton.

"Thanks to this extremely generous friend of Hastings, leaders of the future will be able to consider the broadest array of career options without the obstacles imposed by significant debt," said Newton.

Representatives of the donor, whose name is unknown to Hastings, delivered the $1 million gift with written instructions directing it be used for financial aid and scholarships. Newton said that the funds may be available as soon as the upcoming academic year.

"I hope that some day I will have the opportunity to tell our donor personally how much this gift means to me and to my alma mater," said Newton, a 1976 graduate of the law school.

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