February 11, 2026
Read Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle M. Conway’s AALS President’s Message
The speech introduced her 2027 Annual Meeting theme: ‘Emancipate. Academic. Freedom.’
Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway addresses the House of Representatives at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting.
Credit: Elliott Ward, AALSCARLISLE, Pa.—Following her recent election as president of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway delivered her President’s Message during the AALS House of Representatives meeting at the AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La.
Conway introduced her theme for the 2027 Annual Meeting: “Emancipate. Academic. Freedom.” The speech received a standing ovation from members of the House and a large group of Penn State Dickinson Law faculty, staff, students, and alumni who attended to support Conway. You can read the entire speech by clicking here.
Conway extended her appreciation to these Penn State Dickinson Law community members who reviewed and offered suggestions on her remarks in advance: Associate Clinical Professor Bethany N. Schols, Antiracist Development Institute Program Manager TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, Professor Jud Mathews, and Dean’s Fellows Abigail Knotts ’28, Lauren Nicole Mazzatesta ’28, Cassandra Schmidt ’28, Elizabeth Knapp ’28, Alessandra Ayoub ’28, Tristen Sutton ’28, Courtney Carmichael ’28, Dante Coppotelli ’28, Sarah Joan Hamer ’28, and Emily Ankiewicz ’28. Conway also thanked her research assistants, George Alemya Ayine ’26 and Shanell Powell ’27, for verifying sources and citations.
Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway addresses the House of Representatives at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting.
Credit: Elliott Ward, AALS
Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway addresses the House of Representatives at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting.
Credit: Elliott Ward, AALS
Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway addresses the House of Representatives at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting.
Credit: Elliott Ward, AALS
Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway addresses the House of Representatives at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting.
Credit: Elliott Ward, AALS
Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway addresses the House of Representatives at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting.
Credit: Elliott Ward, AALS
Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway addresses the House of Representatives at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting.
Credit: Elliott Ward, AALS