Faculty Impact

Our faculty is engaged in a constant quest for knowledge and wisdom it can share with our students as well as with the legal profession, scholars, policy makers, and others, consistent with Penn State’s role as a world-class research university.

AALS 14 PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW SCHOLARS PRESENT AT 2025 AALS ANNUAL MEETING

January 2025 — A large contingent of Penn State Dickinson Law faculty shared their insights and expertise at the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting held in San Francisco on January 7-11. Full story

Shaakirrah Sanders SHAAKIRRAH R. SANDERS PRESENTS AT AALS ANNUAL MEETING

January 2025 — Professor Shaakirrah R. Sanders participated on two panels held Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at the AALS Annual Meeting held in San Francisco. Full story

Shaakirrah Sanders SHAAKIRRAH R. SANDERS APPEARS ON CBC NEWS TO DISCUSS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DEI EXECUTIVE ORDER

January 2025 — Professor Shaakirrah R. Sanders appeared on CBC News to discuss President Trump’s January 20, 2025, DEI Executive Order. Full story

Shaakirrah Sanders PROFESSOR SHAAKIRRAH R. SANDERS PRESENTS VIA ZOOM TO U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

January 2025 — Professor Shaakirrah R. Sanders gave remarks via Zoom to the United States Environmental Protection Agency in commemoration of MLK Day. Full story

Shaakirrah Sanders PROFESSOR SHAAKIRRAH R. SANDERS TO PARTICIPATE AT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM

March 2024 — On March 8, 2024, Professor Shaakirrah Sanders will present “Protesting Nonconfrontation at Felony Sentencing” at the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Symposium entitled, “Crawford at 20: Reforming the Confrontation Clause.” Full story

Shaakirrah Sanders SHAAKIRRAH R. SANDERS NAMED DICKINSON LAW’S FIRST ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ANTIRACISM AND CRITICAL PEDAGOGY

July 2023 — Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway wanted someone with several specific attributes for the newly created position of Associate Dean for Antiracism and Critical Pedagogy at Penn State Dickinson Law. Full story