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Hannah Wiseman quoted in Spotlight PA article on ICE detention and environmental law
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—Professor Hannah Wiseman was recently quoted in a Spotlight PA article titled “The Shapiro admin’s unusual challenge to new ICE detent
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Penn State Dickinson Law Career Services team attends NALP Annual Education Conference
CARLISLE AND UNIVERSITY PARK—Three members of Penn State Dickinson Law Career Services team recently attended the NALP Annual Education Conference (AEC), held
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Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge serves as featured speaker at Current Challenges Facing Refugees and Immigrants event
CARLISLE, PA—On Tuesday, April 21, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jeffrey A. Dodge served as a featured speaker for the Current Challenges Facing Refugee
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Professor Stanley Brand quoted in New York Times
CARLISLE, PA— Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government Stanley Brand was recently quoted in an article in the New York Times titled “House Democrat Wages
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Professor Andrea J. Martin participates in NFL Draft Black-Jewish Unity Dinner
CARLISLE, PA—On April 22, 2026, Professor Andrea J. Martin, representing the Penn State Hillel Board of Directors, participated in the NFL Draft Unity Dinner,
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Professor Hannah Wiseman speaks with Wisconsin National Public Radio about data centers and elections
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—Professor Hannah Wiseman was recently interviewed by Wisconsin National Public Radio, sharing insights on voters’ increasing focus on da
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Antiracist Development Institute co-sponsors screening of parole system documentary and panel
CARLISLE AND UNIVERSITY PARK—April is National Reentry Awareness Month, and the Antiracist Development Institute at Penn State Dickinson Law began the month b
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Penn State Dickinson Law and the Northeast PA Alumni Reception
Penn State Dickinson Law and the Northeast PA Alumni Reception
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Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge publishes article in University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change
CARLISLE, PA—Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jeffrey A. Dodge’s latest article, "Weaponizing Religion Against the Human Emotion of Empathy: A Call to Fi
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Legal Education Leadership 2026: Dean Conway's Monthly AALS Presidential Update for April
AALS president Danielle M. Conway spent April presenting her scholarship, leading her first AALS Executive Committee meeting as president, and serving as the ke
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Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge appears on new NALSA podcast
CARLISLE, PA—On April 26, 2026, Penn State Dickinson Law’s Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) released its first podcast recording. Associate D
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Professor Andrea J. Martin's article being published in the inaugural issue of the Emory Business Law Review
CARLISLE, PA—Professor Andrea J. Martin’s article, “Conditional Delegation: Civil Rights Accountability and Exclusive Representation,” will be published
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Dean Danielle M. Conway delivers keynote address at OHACE year-end celebration
CARLISLE, PA—Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway delivered the keynote
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Professor Medha D. Makhlouf and MLP students coordinate Current Challenges Facing Refugees & Immigrants event
CARLISLE, PA—On April 21, 2026, Penn State Dickinson Law’s Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, under the direction of Professor Medha D. Makhlouf, and the Int
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Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge's article forthcoming in the University of Cincinnati Law Review this fall
CARLISLE, PA—"The Segregatory Effect of Anti-LGBTQ Laws and Policies in Public Education," written by Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jeffrey A. Dodge, ha
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Professor Jamison E. Colburn quoted in The New York Times
UNVERSITY PARK, PA—Professor Jamison E. Colburn was recently quoted in The New York Times in an article titled “ICE Warehouse Plan Faces Delay Over Lack of
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Longtime Law School faculty member Beth Farmer makes $2 million bequest
CARLISLE and UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—Penn State Dickinson Law Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita Beth Farmer understands the impact education can have on a li
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Professor Andrea J. Martin applies Jewish Legal Studies expertise in federal criminal trial
CARLISLE, PA— Professor Andrea J. Martin was retained as an expert witness in a federal criminal trial, where she prepared expert testimony to support the pr
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Laura H. Williams recognized with prestigious Anne X. Alpern Award
CARLISLE, PA—Penn State Dickinson Law Senior Associate Dean for External Affairs & Chief of Staff Laura H. Williams ’90 received the 2026 Anne X. Alpern Awa
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Penn State Dickinson Law students honored for public interest and pro bono work at Miller Center Banquet
CARLISLE, PA—The second annual Miller Center Banquet, which recognizes Penn State Dickinson Law students who performed pro bono and public service work, took
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Professor Medha D. Makhlouf gives Nordenberg Lecture and receives Achieving Excellence Award at Pitt Law
CARLISLE—On March 17, Professor Medha D. Makhlouf delivered the annual Nordenberg Lecture in Law, Medicine, and Society. Her lecture was titled “The Past, P
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Professor Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. publishing article in Mitchell Hamline Law Review
CARLISLE, PA—Professor Ronnie R. Gipson Jr., an aviation law expert, joined a respected Native American Law scholar to write “Turbulence Over Red Lake: An E
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Marcelius Braxton
Professor Braxton is the Director of the Center for Social Change and Belonging at Penn State University. He also holds an affiliate academic appointment as an
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Neil F. Fogarty
Neil Fogarty, JD/MBA, is an award-winning Assistant Teaching Professor of Corporate Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management & Orga
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Marc P. Ganz
Marc earned his bachelor’s degree from The Pennsylvania State University, and his law degree from Nova University School of Law. Since his admission to the Fl
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Professor Andrea J. Martin launches the Center for Jewish Legal Studies with Professor Rona Kaufman
CARLISLE, PA—Professor Andrea J. Martin, together with Professor Rona Kaufman of Duquesne University School of Law, has founded the Center for Jewish Legal St
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Professor Titichia Mitchell Jackson presenting at American Association of Academic Support Educators conference
CARLISLE, PA—Professor Titichia Mitchell Jackson will present at the American Association of Academic Support Educators conference, to be held May 19–21, 20
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Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia recognized by HeinOnline's Scholarly Impact Rankings
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia ranks No. 18 for immigration law in HeinOnline's Scholarly Impact Rankings of Most Cited Authors by Subj
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Professor Emerita Laurel S. Terry coauthors Sixth Edition of prorep casebook
CARLISLE, PA—Professor Emerita Laurel S. Terry is a coauthor of the recently published Sixth Edition of a casebook entitled Professional Responsibility: A Con
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Associate Dean Daryl Lim moderates EUIPO IP case law panel
CARLISLE—Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law, associate dean for research and strategic partnerships, and founding director of the IP Law and Innov
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Penn State Dickinson Law’s Carlisle and University Park PILF hold successful auctions
CARLISLE AND UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—The Carlisle and University Park chapters of Penn State Dickinson Law’s Public Interest Law Fund (PILF) held auctions to fu
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Lyubomir Avdzhiyski
Lyubomir Avdzhiyski is a New York–licensed attorney and Adjunct Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He holds a J.D. from the University of National
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Jack N. Zaharopoulos
Jack N. Zaharopoulos has served as the Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Middle District of Pennsylvania since his appointment by the United States Trustee in
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Liwan Wang
Professor Liwan Wang is a professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights Law at the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL). He is currently a vi
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Dean Danielle M. Conway co-authors article in Bloomberg Law on AI in Legal Education
CARLISLE, Pa.—Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway co-authored an articl
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Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia presents on immigration panel at Law and Society Conference
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—On May 30, Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia will present on a panel titled "When Discretion Is Not the Better Part of Valor" at the annua
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Six Penn State Dickinson Law Class of 2026 students share their stories
In May, more than 350 students in the Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) programs will graduate from Penn Sta
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Associate Dean Daryl Lim publishes on AI deepfakes and trademark law
CARLISLE—Daryl Lim, associate dean for research and strategic partnerships, published an article in The Conversation titled “Taylor Swift trademarking her v
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BLSA members honored at annual Donning of the Kente ceremony
CARLISLE AND UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—The annual Donning of the Kente ceremonies at Carlisle and University Park recently celebrated the many accomplishments of gr
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Carlisle faculty and staff honored at annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon
CARLISLE, PA—Penn State Dickinson Law held its annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon at the Carlisle location on May 21. During the event, two retiring employ
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Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia to speak on scholarship at AALS New Teachers Workshop
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—On June 6, 2026, Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia will join Stephen Vladeck, professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center; Michel
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Associate Dean Daryl Lim speaks at PLI Copyright Law Workshop
CARLISLE—Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and associate dean for research and strategic partnerships at Penn State Dickinson Law, served as a fa
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Hon. Jessica Brewbaker
Jessica Brewbaker is a lifelong resident of the area, having graduated from Boiling Springs High School in 1994, Shippensburg University in 1997 (summa cum laud
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Whitney Mendoza
Whitney C. Howe-Mendoza is an active-duty Air Force Judge Advocate (JAG), currently serving as the Legal Advisor to the Air Force Surgeon General. In this role,
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Penn State Dickinson Law celebrates 2026 commencement in Carlisle and University Park
CARLISLE AND UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—Penn State Dickinson Law held commencement on May 15 in University Park and May 16 in Carlisle, recognizing more than 350 J.D
https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/news/penn-state-dickinson-law-celebrates-2026-commencement-in-carlisle-and-university-parkProfessor Rebecca A. Mattson presenting at Intellectual Freedom Symposium
UNIVERSITY PARK—Professor Rebecca A. Mattson will present at the American Library Association (ALA) Law for Librarians Intellectual Freedom Symposium, to be
https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/news/professor-rebecca-a-mattson-presenting-at-intellectual-freedom-symposiumAssociate Dean Daryl Lim analyzes China’s expanding reach in AI deals
CARLISLE—Professor Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and associate dean for research and strategic partnerships, authored a new commentary for Th
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Associate Dean Daryl Lim invited to AALS AI Advisory Committee
CARLISLE—Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships Daryl Lim has been invited to serve on an advisory committee for a major research project led
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