Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge lectures at the University of California San Diego's Out and Proud Series

CARLISLE, PA—On April 14, 2026, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jeffrey A. Dodge convened a lecture as part of the University of California San Diego's Out and Proud Series. Dodge’s lecture, titled “Ground Zero in the Culture Wars: The Segregatory Effects of Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws and Policies in U.S. Public Education,” was one of many events given in-person and virtually as part of this annual program sponsored by the LGBT Resource Center.

The lecture topic connects to Dodge's current research on the segregatory effects of growing anti-LGBTQ+ laws in public education. His work-in-progress article argues that there's a need for broader legal and interdisciplinary coordination to understand the impact of these laws on LGBTQ+ families and youth. In advancing this argument, he draws on the successful strategies made in Brown v. Board of Education and suggests a similarly seminal case or problem-solving federal statute is needed.

The Out and Proud Series is the largest opportunity for LGBTQ+ visibility on the UC San Diego campus. It is meant as a time for reflection on the achievements and ongoing issues impacting the LGBTQ+ community. Dodge's lecture was sponsored by the UC San Diego Pride Alumni Council.

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.