Dickinson Law News

February 2023 — The Dickinson Law Review will present “The Impact of Women of Color in the Judiciary,” beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023 in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium, Lewis Katz Hall, Dickinson Law. Members of the judiciary and academia will discuss how women of color have shaped the judiciary, and the role of women of color on the bench moving forward. The symposium is being co-sponsored by the Macon Bolling Allen Civil Rights and Transitional Justice Program at Penn State Dickinson Law. Full story

February 2023 — When Rosalind Lister decided it was time for a new challenge, she came across the posting for the assistant director of career services position at Penn State Dickinson Law. “In reading the job description, I thought ‘this sounds ideal!’ This position combines a number of things that I really enjoy about work in law career services. There was much familiar, but also new things to learn and grow from,” said Lister. Full story

February 2023 — Please save the date for the 17^th Annual Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop and Writing Retreat! Full story

February 2023 — The Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) at Penn State Dickinson Law is thrilled to welcome Venus L. Ricks as our new program coordinator. We're excited to have her aboard! Full story

February 2023 — Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Justin Schwartz explains Penn State’s decision to withdraw its two law schools from the U.S. News & World Report rankings. Full story

February 2023 — Danielle M. Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, was the keynote speaker at the Derrick Bell Lecture on Wednesday, February 1 at University of Oregon School of Law. Full story

January 2023 — Fourteen students, staff, faculty and alumni from Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law have been selected to serve on the panel charged by President Neeli Bendapudi with developing recommendations on how to reunite Penn State’s two, separately accredited law schools. The panel’s first meeting is scheduled for January 25. Full story

January 2023 — Penn State Dickinson Law’s Associate Dean for Administration, Career Services, and Policy & Planning Laura H. Williams will receive the Dauphin County Bar Association’s (DCBA) Honorable Clarence C. Morrison Award at the DCBA annual meeting scheduled for February 1, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Full story

January 2023 — Heather Townsend, a third-year law student at Penn State Dickinson Law, was selected for the 2022 Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Joseph T. McDonald Memorial Scholarship. Full story

January 2023 — Penn State received more than 700 nominations from students, staff, faculty and alumni to serve on the panel charged by President Neeli Bendapudi with developing recommendations on how to reunite Penn State’s two, separately accredited law schools, Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law. Penn State and its two law schools are in a unique position to take this next step, given their history of innovation with remote education, interdisciplinary partnerships, and democratically focused programs and initiatives that promote equality, equal protection, fairness, and justice for all. Full story