Dickinson Law News
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SHERRILYN IFILL TO SERVE AS PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW’S ANTIRACIST DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE INAUGURAL CONVENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER October 2023 — Penn State Dickinson Law is pleased to announce Sherrilyn Ifill, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at Howard University School of Law, as the keynote speaker at the Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) Inaugural Convening, held from October 11 – 14. Full story |
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BEKAH-SAIDMAN-KRAUSS DELIVERS TWO PRESENTATIONS IN NORWAY September 2023 — Bekah Saidman-Krauss, Associate Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid at Penn State Dickinson Law, presented at two Norwegian law schools this week on how, under the deanship of Danielle Conway, Dickinson Law has emerged as a leader in institutional antiracism within the U.S. legal academy. Full story |
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW ANNOUNCES NEW ENROLLMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST August 21, 2023 — Penn State Dickinson Law is pleased to announce that Kristin L. Thomas has transitioned into the role of Enrollment Services Specialist in the Office of Admissions & Financial Aid as of August 21, 2023. Full story |
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DICKINSON LAW WELCOMES INCOMING STUDENTS August 2023 — Penn State Dickinson Law welcomed 108 members of the Juris Doctor Class of 2026 to campus for the first full day of orientation on Thursday, August 17, 2023. In addition, three transfer students, 11 Master of Laws (LL.M.) students, and two Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) students were also welcomed to campus. Full story |
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PENN STATE PRESIDENT NEELI BENDAPUDI ACCEPTS PANEL RECOMMENDATION TO REUNITE PENN STATE’S TWO LAW SCHOOLS August 2023 — President Neeli Bendapudi has accepted the recommendations of the panel appointed to advise how to best reunite the University’s two separately accredited law schools, Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law, into a singularly accredited law school. Full story |
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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? ADDRESSING THE SCOTUS DECISIONS ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION August 2023 — Penn State Dickinson Law and the Antiracist Development Institute (ADI), in collaboration with the RISE Alliance, a national center within the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), will convene a panel of law school and legal experts to address the implications of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Full story |
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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 |
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DICKINSON LAW HOSTS SUCCESSFUL LUTIE A. LYTLE BLACK WOMEN LAW FACULTY WORKSHOP AND WRITING RETREAT July 2023 — University of Colorado Law School Dean and Provost’s Professor of Law Lolita Buckner Inniss attends many conferences and gatherings focused on legal scholarship and law school leadership each year. But there is something special about the Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop and Writing Retreat that sets it apart from others. Full story |
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW WELCOMES NEW FACULTY June 2023 — Penn State Dickinson Law is pleased to welcome Christopher S. Havasy, Nicholas Kahn-Fogel, Amy C. Gaudion, and Andrea J. Martin to its full-time resident faculty beginning July 1, 2023. Full story |
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PENN STATE RISES 10 PLACES IN 2024 QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS June 2023 — Penn State ranked No. 83 in the world — a jump of 10 positions from No. 93 last year — in the recently released 2024 QS World University Rankings, placing the University in the top 6% worldwide among the 1,500 institutions ranked by QS. Full story |