Dickinson Law News
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL SECURITY SIMULATION November 2023 — In early November, Professor Amy C. Gaudion and eight Penn State Dickinson Law students traveled to Ohio State University to participate in the OSU National Security Simulation, sponsored by the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and led by Professor Dakota S. Rudesill of OSU’s Moritz College of Law. Full story |
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MAXWELL ALLANSON-DUNDON AND GIANNA CORPORA WIN TRISTON “CHASE” O’SAVIO MOOT COURT COMPETITION October 2023 – Second-year law students Maxwell Allanson-Dundon and Gianna Corpora were the winners of this year’s Triston “Chase” O’Savio Intraschool Moot Court Competition, held Friday, October 27, 2023 in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium at Penn State Dickinson Law. Full story |
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW COHORT ATTENDS PENN STATE FORUM ON CAPITOL HILL October 2023 — The inaugural Penn State Forum on Capitol Hill took place on October 24 and 25, 2023. Full story |
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CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER SHERRILYN IFILL’S KEYNOTE HIGHLIGHTS ANTIRACIST DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE’S “ENERGIZING” INAUGURAL CONVENING AT DICKINSON LAW October 2023 — A few minutes into her keynote speech at the Antiracist Development Institute’s Inaugural Convening at Penn State Dickinson Law, former president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Sherrilyn Ifill spoke directly to the 1L students in the audience. Full story |
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SHERRILYN IFILL TO SERVE AS PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW’S ANTIRACIST DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE INAUGURAL CONVENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER October 2023 — Penn State Dickinson Law is pleased to announce Sherrilyn Ifill, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at Howard University School of Law, as the keynote speaker at the Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) Inaugural Convening, held from October 11 – 14. Full story |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |