Dickinson Law News

Building PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW STUDENTS LEARN THE VALUE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY WITH ACCESSLEX

December 2024 — Uyen Nguyen ’25 believes planning for your financial future is critical. To that end, she proactively researched scholarships before enrolling at Penn State Dickinson Law and limited her student loans once she arrived. Full story
ADI Convening SECOND ANNUAL ANTIRACIST DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (ADI) CONVENING SPREADS JOY AND SPARKS EXCITEMENT

December 2024 — More than 100 people gathered at Penn State Dickinson Law in October for the Second Annual Antiracist Development Institute (ADI) Convening, three days of networking, sharing, and growing together to create an antiracist law school, legal academy, and legal profession. Full story
Building PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW AND PENN STATE LAW RECEIVE ABA APPROVAL FOR UNIFIED LAW SCHOOL

November 2024 — The American Bar Association (ABA) Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has granted conditional approval for Penn State to deliver legal education by a single, unified, two-location law school known as Penn State Dickinson Law. Full story
Sign HOW PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW’S ‘RACE AND THE EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS’ COURSE LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR AN ANTIRACIST LEGAL EDUCATION

November 2024 — Throughout each academic year, the first-year students at Penn State Dickinson Law gather in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium for pivotal events in their legal education. Full story
Building PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW STUDENTS EARN NATIONAL SECURITY LAW CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

November 2024 — Five Penn State Dickinson Law students have earned scholarships or fellowships to attend an upcoming conference on national security law being held in Washington, D.C. Full story
O'Savio Competition MORGAN DONATE ’26 AND CAMILLE PENMAN ’26 WIN PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW O’SAVIO MOOT COURT COMPETITION WITH PANEL OF ALUMNI JUDGES

November 2024 — Good attorneys know how to adjust. Penn State Dickinson Law students Morgan Donate ’26 and Camille Penman ’26 found themselves doing that as they prepared for the O’Savio Moot Court Competition. Full story
Eddie Glaude Jr. EDDIE GLAUDE JR. DELIVERS POWERFUL KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON VOTING RIGHTS AT SECOND ANNUAL ADI CONVENING

October 2024 — The nation faces a choice that goes beyond red or blue this November, according to Eddie Glaude Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University and a New York Times bestselling author. Full story
Panel WATER LAW PANELISTS IMPART CAREER INSIGHTS TO PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW STUDENTS

October 2024 — Kathy Pape ’78 never intended to get into water law. She wanted to practice criminal law, but taking a job at the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) during law school altered her career trajectory. Full story
Building REUNIFICATION UPDATE: PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW AND PENN STATE LAW SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR ACQUIESCENCE TO THE COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SECTION OF LEGAL EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS TO THE BAR

October 2024 — Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law have entered the critical final steps of reunification with the recent submission of Applications for Acquiescence in a Substantive Change of Program or Structure to the Council of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the recognized accreditor for law schools. Full story
Daryl Lim DARYL LIM PARTICIPATES IN WIPO'S PATHFINDERS INITIATIVE

October 2024 — The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has invited Associate Dean Daryl Lim to contribute to its Pathfinders Initiative, a project aimed at helping United Nations member states prepare their economies for the future of innovation. Full story