About
Emily Bruce holds dual roles at UC Berkeley as Lecturer in the Legal Studies Program and Director of Equity & Inclusion within Berkeley Law’s Student Services Office, a position she has maintained since 2018. Her work bridges academic instruction with institutional leadership to advance diversity initiatives across the law school community.
Her academic foundation includes:
- JD from Stanford Law School (2002)
- Mindfulness Teacher Certification from the Mindfulness Training Institute
Dr. Bruce’s professional focus centers on transforming legal education through equity-centered frameworks and mindfulness integration. She spearheads campus-wide initiatives addressing systemic barriers while developing curricular tools that promote cognitive resilience among law students. Her approach synthesizes clinical teaching experience with evidence-based well-being practices to create sustainable support systems.
At Berkeley Law, she founded Mindful Mondays—a signature program introducing tailored mindfulness techniques to mitigate stress in legal academia. Her prior roles as Clinical Assistant Professor at Michigan Law School and Alaska Supreme Court clerk directly inform her pragmatic approach to student development, emphasizing both professional excellence and psychological safety in high-stakes environments.
