Dickinson Law News

January 7, 2020 — An interdisciplinary team of researchers is inviting scholars to submit papers for a workshop to address the complex relationship between privacy, technology and vulnerability.

November 21, 2019 — On college campuses across the country, food insecurity—the lack of reliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable, nutritious food—is a serious problem. In a study conducted earlier this year by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, almost half of the college students surveyed (48%) reported food insecurity occurred in the previous 30-day period. The challenge of food insecurity as well as basic needs insecurity among college students is also prevalent in the law student population.

November 2019 — Atrocity crimes and their legal implications have been in the news of late. Last year, then-U.S. national security adviser John Bolton set off a national debate when he criticized the function of the International Criminal Court, whose stated mission is to punish and deter atrocity crimes. Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Dermot Groome has seen the personal, moral and legal implications of atrocity crimes firsthand.

November 13, 2019 — Penn State Dickinson Law, in conjunction with the Legal Writing Institute, will host "Dismantling the Separate But Equal Paradigm: Integrating Legal Research and Writing into the Law School Curriculum" from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 6, in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium, Lewis Katz Hall, Dickinson Law. This one-day workshop is designed for legal writing professors and law librarians. Registration is required by Monday, December 2 for this event.

November 5, 2019 — First woman Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and Robert F. Kennedy’s oldest daughter Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Esq. and Tom Brier, Esq. will visit Penn State Dickinson Law on Tuesday, November 12. Their discussion on retirement security programs and economic stability will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium, Lewis Katz Hall, Dickinson Law.

November 1, 2019 — Anthony Ciarlante and Gawen Grunloh, second-year law students at Dickinson Law, claimed the championship round of the Second Annual O'Savio Moot Court Competition held Friday, October 25, at the Old Cumberland County Courthouse in Carlisle.

October 16, 2019 — Dickinson Law was named a Best Value Law School in the fall 2019 issue of preLaw magazine—a ranking that recognizes law schools where graduates have excellent chances of passing the bar (Dickinson Law has the second-highest first attempt bar passage rate in Pennsylvania) and securing post-graduate employment without taking on significant debt.

National diversity seminar exposes pre-law students to rigors of first year of law school

October 11, 2019 — Penn State Dickinson Law was selected to host the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, Inc. (CLEO) 2020 Pre-Law Summer Institute from June 15 to July 12, 2020.  CLEO is the longest-serving national organization committed to diversity in the legal profession.

October 3, 2019 — Dickinson Law Review will present "Crisis of Authority: The Effects of Federalism on Opioid Policy," from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 8, in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium, Lewis Katz Hall, Dickinson Law. The annual symposium will focus on the legal challenges faced when developing opioid use policy under the United States federalist system by highlighting areas of overlapping or fractured authority.

September 26, 2019 — Under the new leadership of Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway, Dickinson Law is now accepting Graduate Records Examinations (GRE). Historically, the Law School has only accepted the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). Dickinson Law will continue to accept the LSAT and to support Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) initiatives to increase access to legal education. Accepting both tests provides a benefit to prospective law students.