ASSOCIATE DEAN JEFFREY A. DODGE ASSUMES MULTIPLE AALS SECTION LEADERSHIP ROLES
February 2024 — At the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge not only spoke on three panels, but also agreed to serve in leadership roles for three sections. In 2024, Dean Dodge will serve on the executive committees for the Family and Juvenile Law, Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Issues, and Student Services sections. He will also co-chair the Pedagogy Subcommittee for the Family and Juvenile Law section, a responsibility he's had for the last few years.
Jeffrey A. Dodge, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Assistant Professor of Law and Joseph H. Goldstein Faculty Scholar at Penn State Dickinson Law, has spent nearly 20 years in legal education. Dean Dodge has broad experience overseeing law school and University-level offices of student services, international programs, admissions, academic success, career services, and more. He has taught and presented on topics in the fields of family law, education law, international human rights, and LGBTQ+ inequality. His scholarship focuses on the intersection of educational access and minoritized communities. Dean Dodge is past chair of the Association of American Law Schools Student Services, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues, and International Legal Exchange sections. He has served on the national diversity committee of the Law School Admissions Council, as an American Bar Association accreditation site evaluator, and a three time director of the CLEO Pre-Law Summer Institute.