Dickinson Law News

Bekah Saidman-Krauss 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

Kristin Thomas 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

Orientation 2023 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

Building 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

building 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

Shaakirrah Sanders 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

Lutie Lytle 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

Building 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

Old Main 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

Jeffrey A. Dodge PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW ANNOUNCES NEW ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

June 2023 — Penn State Dickinson Law is pleased to announce that Jeffrey A. Dodge will transition into the role of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs on July 1, 2023. Full story