Dickinson Law News

Class of 2027 Orientation PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW WELCOMES DIVERSE AND ACCOMPLISHED CLASS OF 2027 TO CARLISLE

September 2024 — Encouraging students to “contest, challenge, and investigate” while avoiding becoming “parrots of poured knowledge,” Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway formally welcomed the Penn State Dickinson Law Class of 2027 and incoming LL.M., S.J.D., and exchange students to Carlisle during a convocation held August 22 at the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium. Full story

logo PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW ALUMNI LEND SUPPORT TO THIRD ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER 14

August 2024 — Alumni are critical to the success of many Penn State Dickinson Law events, including the upcoming annual Professional Development Conference. Of the 20 attorneys assisting with this year’s program, 18 attended Penn State Dickinson Law. Full story

Sign PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW WELCOMES NEW FACULTY FOR 2024-2025

August 2024 — Penn State Dickinson Law is pleased to welcome four new visiting professors of law and 11 new adjunct professors of law for the 2024-2025 academic year. Full story

Constitution Day DICKINSON LAW HOLDING CONSTITUTION DAY EVENT WITH GUEST SPEAKER DEREK BLACK ON SEPTEMBER 17

August 2024 — Constitution Day is held annually on September 17 to commemorate the day in 1787 when Constitutional Convention delegates signed our nation’s governing document. Congress created the official remembrance in 2004. On that day each year, every educational institution receiving Title IV funds must put on an educational program related to the Constitution. Full story

ADI logo PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW BEGINS ANTIRACIST DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE SCALE-UP

July 2024 — On June 17, nearly five dozen members of the Penn State community gathered at the University Park campus to launch the Penn State Dickinson Law Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) scale-up. The “POD” launch event provided participants with information about how they will be divided into focus groups (aka PODs) to develop projects that disrupt systemic racial inequality and intersectional injustice across the Penn State University ecosystem. Full story

Robin Langhans LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI DIRECTOR ROBIN FULTON LANGHANS TO DEPART PENN STATE AUGUST 2

July 2024 — Dickinson Law’s long-serving director of alumni relations, continuing legal education, and special events, Robin Fulton Langhans, will depart Penn State effective August 2 to pursue the next chapter in her career. Full story

Stanley Brand STAN BRAND ADDRESSES LEGAL ELECTION LAW QUESTIONS RAISED BY HARRIS CANDIDACY

July 2024 — Stanley Brand, Distinguished Fellow at Penn State Dickinson Law, recently addressed several legal election law questions raised by the Harris candidacy for Penn State News. Full story

Professor Emeritus Robert Ackerman BOB AND JANIS ACKERMAN CREATE PROFESSOR THOMAS PLACE AND PROFESSOR ROBERT RAINS EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL EDUCATION FUND AT DICKINSON LAW

July 2024 — Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Emeritus Bob Ackerman has a theory about students who participated in Dickinson Law’s in-house legal clinics. Full story

Bekah on stage DICKINSON LAW’S BEKAH SAIDMAN-KRAUSS LEADS PLANNING FOR SUCCESSFUL LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION COUNCIL (LSAC) ANNUAL MEETING, EARNS ELECTION TO LSAC BOARD OF TRUSTEES

July 2024 — When Bekah Saidman-Krauss, associate dean for admissions and financial aid at Penn State Dickinson Law, agreed to chair the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) 2024 Annual Meeting Planning Work Group, she knew she was making a significant commitment. She did not know that she would have so much fun. Full story

DeAngelos COUPLE ENDOWS JAMES P. DEANGELO '91 AND LINDA A. DEANGELO SCHOLARSHIP AT PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW FOR STUDENTS PURSUING PUBLIC INTEREST OR PRIVATE SECTOR LAW

June 2024 — When James P. DeAngelo ’91 thinks of his time at Penn State Dickinson Law, he thinks of the word “family.” “It felt very much like a family,” said DeAngelo. “Everyone knew everyone, and they were all super friendly.” Full story