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Dickinson Law Professor Medha D. Makhlouf

Dickinson Law professor awarded joint appointment with College of Medicine

8/5/19

Medha D. Makhlouf, assistant professor of law and founding director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic at Penn State’s Dickinson Law, received a joint appointment as assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine — part of central Pennsylvania’s only academic medical center that also includes Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Children’s Hospital, and Penn State Medical Group.

Mohamed Rali Badissy and Sarah J. Williams have joined the full-time faculty at Penn State’s Dickinson Law as assistant professors of law.

Dickinson Law welcomes new professors to its community

7/25/19

Mohamed Rali Badissy and Sarah J. Williams have joined the full-time faculty at Penn State’s Dickinson Law as assistant professors of law. Badissy will teach contracts, corporate finance, energy law and policy, and international law. Williams will teach federal securities regulation, financial statement fundamentals, professional responsibility, and property.

Dickinson Law students recognized for commitment to service

Dickinson Law students recognized for commitment to service

5/16/19

Second- and third-year Dickinson Law students were recognized for fulfilling their ethical and professional responsibility of service throughout the 2018-19 academic year during a ceremony on Friday, May 10, at Lewis Katz Hall.

Former Governor Thomas J. Ridge Delivers Dickinson Law’s Commencement Address During 185th Anniversary of Law School’s Founding

Former Gov. Thomas J. Ridge delivers commencement address at Dickinson Law

5/15/19

First U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and Pennsylvania’s 43rd Governor Thomas J. Ridge ’72 told graduates of the class of 2019 that being a lawyer will be the most difficult, heart-wrenching, at times even perilous professional work of their lives during his commencement address on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Dickinson College, Carlisle.

Dickinson Law 2019 Donning of the Kente Ceremony

Annual Dickinson Law ceremony celebrates achievements of graduating students

4/24/19

For the third year, Dickinson Law students, family and friends gathered inside the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium to celebrate their heritage, unity and academic achievements, as well as those who supported them throughout their educational journey, during the annual Donning of the Kente ceremony.

Dickinson Law JD student receives annual LGBTQA award from Penn State

Dickinson Law student receives annual LGBTQA award from Penn State

4/18/19

In recognition of his outstanding leadership, steadfast integrity and enduring contributions to Penn State and the LGBTQA community, second-year law student Robert “Bob” Gavin was named the 2019 recipient of the Dr. Susan R. Rankin Award during a ceremony held Apr. 12 at University Park. Staff and students from Penn State’s LGBTQA Student Resource Center and Advisory Board selected this year’s award winners.

2019 Rosemary Schraer Mentoring and Achieving Women awardees announced

4/10/19

Every year, an exceptional mentor and women who have shown remarkable professionalism and leadership at Penn State are recognized with two awards: the Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award and the Achieving Women Award.  The 2019 award winners will be honored at a luncheon on Friday, April 26, from noon-1:30 p.m., in the Presidents Hall at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center.

Dickinson Law 2019 Woolsack Honor Society Ceremony

Annual ceremony honors newest members of Woolsack Honor Society

4/9/19

Nine third-year Dickinson Law students were inducted into the Woolsack Honor Society during a ceremony held on April 3. Dean and Professor of Law Gary S. Gildin, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Law Amy Gaudion, and Assistant Dean of Student Services Yolanda Ingram presented honorary plaques and pillows to recognize the students for their academic accomplishments during law school.

Penn State Dickinson Law's Lewis Katz Hall in Carlisle, PA

Dickinson Law celebrates 185th anniversary

3/29/19

April 1, 2019, marked the 185th anniversary of the founding of Dickinson Law. Today, 185 years later, while much has changed in the world, the foundational approach of Dickinson Law has stayed largely the same.

Mari Boyle and Rachel Tunney win Dickinson Law 1L Mock Trial Competition

Mari Boyle and Rachel Tunney win 1L Mock Trial Competition

3/28/19

With many competent and passionate advocates, this year’s 1L Mock Trial Competition was one to be remembered. First-year law students Mari Boyle and Rachel Tunney earned the win at Dickinson Law’s 1L mock trial competition on March 22 in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium, Lewis Katz Hall, Dickinson Law.

Hon. Sylvia H. Rambo Award Ceremony

Women’s Law Caucus presents Rambo Award to Dickinson alumna Mary Hannah Leavitt

3/19/19

President Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Mary Hannah Leavitt, a 1978 Penn State Dickinson alumna, received the 25th Annual Honorable Sylvia H. Rambo Award Ceremony hosted by Dickinson Law’s Women’s Law Caucus at Lewis Katz Hall on March 14. The Hon. Sylvia H. Rambo, class of 1962, and Alana Goycochea, class of 2020, president of the Women’s Law Caucus, presented the award.

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