Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge appears on new NALSA podcast

CARLISLE, PA—On April 26, 2026, Penn State Dickinson Law’s Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) released its first podcast recording. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jeffrey A. Dodge served as the first guest, joining host and NALSA President Taylor L. Banks '27 for a conversation on the Indian Child Welfare Act and interracial adoption more broadly.

During the podcast recording, Dodge and Banks discussed the importance of upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act and supporting children who are adopted outside their racial and cultural communities. Dodge also spoke about his personal journey with interracial adoption, and Banks shared her experience as a reconnecting Native. You can listen to the podcast by clicking here.

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 Admission Council, as an American Bar Association accreditation site evaluator, and as a three-time director of the CLEO Pre-Law Summer Institute.