Dickinson Law News

April 2022 — Dermot Groome, professor of law and Harvey A. Feldman Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Penn State Dickinson Law, has been awarded the 2022 President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Integration. Read more

April 11, 2022 — Dean Danielle Conway was invited by President Biden to participate in an event commemorating the confirmation of The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson. Read more

April 2022 — Penn State Dickinson Law is pleased to welcome TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, MDiv, as the program manager for Dickinson Law’s new Antiracist Development Institute (ADI). The ADI is designed to offer organizations across the country systems design-based approaches to implementing antiracist practices, processes, and policies, and will run its first prototype course in fall 2022. Full story

March 2022 — Penn State Dickinson Law launched Justice for Ukraine, a webpage where those working for justice in Ukraine can come to access important resources and information they will need. Read more

March 16, 2022 — Bryan Skarlatos (class of 1985) knows what a difference generosity can make in someone’s life. A generous act allowed his father, Angelo Skarlatos, to attend college. Full story

March 2022 — Professor Medha D. Makhlouf was selected to join the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity (AFHE) Senior Fellows Advisory Board. The Board plays an important role in developing and informing AFHE program initiatives and building a vibrant community of Senior Fellows, all of whom have completed the fellowship program. Professor Makhlouf completed the program in 2020. Full story

February 22, 2022 — It has been more than four decades since James J. Gillotti graduated from Dickinson Law in 1979, and he continues to consider his classmates among his closest friends. They formed strong bonds during their time in Carlisle, from study sessions running late into the night to unwinding with “Kegs in the Curtilage” each Friday. Today, the Class of 1979 maintains an active group email chain, held Zoom sessions to stay in touch at the height of the pandemic, and gathers frequently outside of the regular five-year class reunions. Full story

February 2022 — Danielle M. Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, will participate in a panel discussion on “Transforming Conflict: Rethinking War, Peace, and Justice” as part of the J. Sherwood McGinnis Jr. War, Peace and Justice Symposium. The program will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Dickinson College, Carlisle and is free and open to the public. This discussion is part of the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues, an ongoing panel discussion series hosted by Dickinson College. Read more

February 16, 2022 — In a video series titled “Perspective: Leaders at Penn State,” Danielle M. Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, talks about her love for collecting artwork and the opportunity that art offers to reflect on other people’s experiences and identities. Read more

February 15, 2022 — Penn State Dickinson Law is pleased to welcome Mae C. Quinn to its resident faculty beginning July 1, 2022. Quinn will join Dickinson Law as Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Experiential Learning. Read more