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Dickinson Law and YWCA Carlisle to host 'Become Woke' movie series

1/29/18

Penn State's Dickinson Law and YWCA Carlisle have partnered to host a free movie series for the community. “Become Woke” will feature movies that focus on eliminating racism and empowering women and girls, followed by talk-back sessions led by community leaders and experts.

Dickinson Law Professor Dermot Groome

Tribunal renders judgment on international criminal trial led by Groome

11/27/17

A verdict was delivered for Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic at the International Criminal Court, The Hague, following a more than five-year trial. Dermot Groome, professor of law, Penn State’s Dickinson Law, and former senior trial attorney at the Office of the Prosecutor for International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), led the prosecution's case against Mladic.

Jordan Yatsko (left) and Hanna Borsilli (right) receive the Christian R. Burne Award from Tristan Chase O’Savio.

Borsilli and Yatsko win Dickinson Law’s intra-school moot court competition

10/19/17

Third-year law students Hanna Borsilli and Jordan Yatsko won Dickinson Law’s intra-school moot court competition after defeating the Law School’s ABA team comprised of second-year law students Bob Heary, Dominik Maida and Becca Marsnik during the final round in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium, Lewis Katz Hall.

Patty Satalia

WPSU’s Patty Satalia among three to be honored by Penn State OOE

10/17/17

Penn State Outreach and Online Education will honor three people for their work and dedication to the University and the community. Patty Satalia, Sheila Gallucci-Davis and Jose Morales will receive awards at the Penn State OOE Appreciation Dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, in the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus.

Dickinson Law Professors Medha Makhlouf and Matthew J.B. Lawrence

Dickinson Law professors named 2017 Health Law Scholars

10/16/17

Medha Makhlouf, Penn State’s Dickinson Law assistant professor of law and director, Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, and Matthew J.B. Lawrence, assistant professor of law, were named 2017 Health Law Scholars at the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics’ 2017 Health Law Professors Conference.

A photo of the Old Main Bell in fall.

University leadership's plea to Penn Staters: write to legislators

10/12/17

University leaders are renewing their plea to Penn Staters and others, asking them to urge Pennsylvania legislators to release the University's state funds. Without critical state funding, Penn State would be forced to make "dramatic cuts and raise tuition, perhaps even for the upcoming spring semester."

First-year Dickinson Law student Giovanna Brackbill signs the Statement on Professionalism during convocation on September 22

Echoes of community at third annual Dickinson Law Convocation

9/28/17

At the start of Penn State Dickinson Law’s third annual Convocation, Dean Gary S. Gildin reminded everyone what “convocation” means -- to assemble, to call together. With that summons, Dean Gildin brought forth the class of 2020 inside Lewis Katz Hall. Seventy-four students who hail from 26 states and five foreign countries were formally inducted into the Dickinson Law family.

Symposium to focus on First Amendment and diversity and inclusion in higher ed

9/15/17

Penn State Dickinson Law will host "Balancing the First Amendment with Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education," a two-day symposium on Nov. 17-18 at Lewis Katz Hall, Carlisle. This symposium will bring together higher education administrators, law professors, lawyers and students to discuss the challenge of balancing the First Amendment with diversity and inclusion efforts on college campuses.

Carla Pratt

'Food for Thought' lecture series to feature Carla Pratt on Sept. 11

8/30/17

Carla Pratt, associate dean for diversity and inclusion, professor of law, and Nancy J. LaMont Faculty Scholar at Dickinson Law, will present "Using Social Dominance Theory to Understand Why Anti-Discrimination Law Fails to Achieve Racial Equality" from noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 11 in 217 Willard Building at University Park.

Run for the Law 5K in Carlisle to benefit Public Interest Law Fund

8/23/17

Run for the Law, a 5K run and fun walk benefiting the Public Interest Law Fund (PILF) at Dickinson Law, will take place the morning of Saturday, Sept. 23, at Penn State’s Dickinson Law, Lewis Katz Hall, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Runners and walkers of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to register online.

Tiffany Jeffers

Dickinson Law expands roster of legal writing faculty

8/8/17

Tiffany Jeffers, former assistant state’s attorney for Baltimore County, Maryland, has joined the faculty of Penn State’s Dickinson Law as assistant professor of legal writing. Jeffers, a 2008 Dickinson Law alumna, will teach Problem Solving II: The Lawyer as Writer and Problem Solving III: The Lawyer as Persuader.

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