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LAURA H. WILLIAMS TO RECEIVE DAUPHIN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION’S CLARENCE C. MORRISON AWARD January 2023 — Penn State Dickinson Law’s Associate Dean for Administration, Career Services, and Policy & Planning Laura H. Williams will receive the Dauphin County Bar Association’s (DCBA) Honorable Clarence C. Morrison Award at the DCBA annual meeting scheduled for February 1, 2023, in Harrisburg, PA. Full story |
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3L HEATHER TOWNSEND RECEIVES PENNSYLVANIA BAR FOUNDATION MCDONALD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR TRIAL ADVOCACY January 2023 — Heather Townsend, a third-year law student at Penn State Dickinson Law, was selected for the 2022 Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Joseph T. McDonald Memorial Scholarship. Full story |
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PANEL BEING FORMED TO REUNITE PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW AND PENN STATE LAW January 2023 — Penn State received more than 700 nominations from students, staff, faculty and alumni to serve on the panel charged by President Neeli Bendapudi with developing recommendations on how to reunite Penn State’s two, separately accredited law schools, Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law. Penn State and its two law schools are in a unique position to take this next step, given their history of innovation with remote education, interdisciplinary partnerships, and democratically focused programs and initiatives that promote equality, equal protection, fairness, and justice for all. Full story |
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ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL AID BEKAH SAIDMAN-KRAUSS TO RECEIVE AALS SPOTLIGHT AWARD December 2022 — Bekah Saidman-Krauss, associate dean for admissions and financial aid at Penn State Dickinson Law, was selected as the recipient of the AALS Section on Pre-Law and Admission to Law School’s Spotlight Award. Full story |
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PRESIDENT BENDAPUDI RECOMMENDS REUNITING PENN STATE’S TWO LAW SCHOOLS November 2022 — A panel will develop plans for the execution of the reuniting process. The united school would be called Penn State Dickinson Law, have its primary location in Carlisle, and be led by Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle M. Conway. Full story |
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SEVERAL SENIOR UKRAINIAN PROSECUTORS COMPLETE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW COURSE AT DICKINSON LAW November 2022 — This fall, several senior prosecutors from the office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine completed Dickinson Law's International Criminal Law course over Zoom. Full story |
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TIANNA ANDERSON (CLASS OF 2024) AND MELANIE BRAHM (CLASS OF 2024) WIN O’SAVIO MOOT COURT COMPETITION AT DICKINSON LAW November 2022 — Tianna Anderson and Melanie Brahm, second-year law students at Penn State Dickinson Law, claimed the championship during the fifth annual O’Savio Moot Court Competition, held Friday, October 21, at the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium. Full story |
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DICKINSON LAW WELCOMES POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW FOR CLASSICA PROJECT November 2022 — Penn State Dickinson Law is pleased to welcome Mindy Nunez Duffourc as a postdoctoral fellow for the CLASSICA project, which will clinically validate an AI-based clinic support system to rapidly identify cancerous tumors and map their distribution. Full story |
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DICKINSON LAW HOSTS 2022 DIVERSITY MENTORSHIP NETWORKING NIGHT October 2022 — On Wednesday, October 5, Penn State Dickinson Law hosted the annual Diversity Mentorship Networking Night. The evening brought 50 students and 20 local attorneys and judges together for a panel discussion and a networking dinner. Full story |
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VISITING SCHOLAR LANA BUBALO PRESENTS “LEGAL CULTURES IN TRANSITION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS” October 2022 — Visiting Scholar Lana Bubalo presented a program on “Legal Cultures in Transition: A Comparative Analysis” on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Full story |