ASSOCIATE DEAN JEFFREY DODGE TO PARTICIPATE IN ACCESSLEX’S SPRING SYNC
April 2025 — On Wednesday, May 14 Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Law Jeffrey A. Dodge will participate in AccessLex’s Spring Sync. This annual workshop includes a full day of informational sessions and in-depth panels designed specifically for law school administrators and pre-law advisors. Dean Dodge will speak on the “Unlocking 1L Potential: Strategies for Academic Success” panel. The program is meant to introduce and inspire colleagues at other law schools with innovative 1L academic support and professional identity programs. Dean Dodge will share reflections from putting together and leading the Carlisle-based 1L required course called Practicing Greatness in Law School and the Legal Profession.
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.