Matthew J.B. Lawrence joins Dickinson Law faculty
7/27/17
Matthew J.B. Lawrence, an expert in the fields of health law and administrative law, has joined the faculty of Penn State’s Dickinson Law as assistant professor of law.
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Dickinson Law debuts new international trial advocacy course
6/26/17
Penn State Dickinson Law’s Center for International Trial Advocacy conducted a training program on international trial advocacy earlier this month for more than 20 members of the International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.
A summer of service for 13 Dickinson Law students
6/5/17
Thirteen rising second- and third-year law students at Dickinson Law are spending their summers working for public interest organizations throughout the Commonwealth as Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Fellows and Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Martin Luther King Jr. interns. The students will advocate for underrepresented community members with limited financial means — providing a valuable public service and gaining a rewarding opportunity to give back.
Penn State promotions in academic rank, effective July 1, 2017
5/22/17
The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro delivers 2017 commencement address
5/18/17
For his first commencement address as Pennsylvania attorney general, Josh Shapiro told graduates of the Dickinson Law class of 2017 that their work will matter to the ones whose lives they impact. The commencement ceremony was held May 13 at the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Dickinson College, in Carlisle.
Donning of the Kente ceremony celebrates academic accomplishments
5/16/17
Ten graduating seniors along with their family, friends, faculty, staff and classmates gathered in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium on May 12 for the Donning of the Kente ceremony hosted by Dickinson Law’s Black Law Students Association. The ceremony combined a rich African cultural heritage with the celebration of educational achievement in an intimate setting.
Penn State announces spring 2017 commencement events and speakers
4/24/17
This spring Penn State expects to award 13,894 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 226 associate, 11,435 baccalaureate, 1,590 master’s, 262 law, 244 doctoral and 137 medical degrees. Following is a compilation of commencement ceremonies and speaker information for Penn State’s 24 locations.
Jon Vaitl lands federal clerkship with Judge John E. Jones III
4/11/17
Jon Vaitl knows the value of hard work — but that sometimes luck isn’t such a bad thing, either. The third-year law student at Dickinson Law has secured a coveted federal clerkship with Judge John E. Jones III ’80, Middle District of Pennsylvania, a position for which Vaitl neither applied nor interviewed. That’s the luck part.
Nader Amer and Michael Slobom win 1L Mock Trial Competition
4/4/17
The competition was tough, and it was a close decision. First-year law students Nader Amer and Michael Slobom earned the win at Dickinson Law’s 1L mock trial competition on March 17 in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium, Lewis Katz Hall, Dickinson Law. Sixteen teams competed in the competition, which was co-chaired by third-year law students and National Trial Team members Francesca Kester and Christian Burne.
Dickinson Law's Public Interest Law Fund to host annual Race Judicata 5K
4/3/17
Dickinson Law's Public Interest Law Fund is hosting the annual Race Judicata 5K Walk/Fun Run at 10 a.m. on April 15. All proceeds from the event will benefit PILF, which is dedicated to promoting student interest and community involvement in the field of public interest law.
Butler receives National Academy of Legal Sciences' highest honor
4/3/17
William E. Butler, the John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law at Dickinson Law, received the Gold Medal from the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine. The National Academy’s highest honor, the Gold Medal recognizes meritorious services to Ukrainian law.
PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro will address Dickinson Law class of 2017
3/21/17
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro will address the class of 2017 during commencement at Dickinson Law on Saturday, May 13.
Groome offers international criminal law expertise at international meeting
3/13/17
Dickinson Law Professor Dermot Groome was one of several experts to attend an international meeting of senior experts convened by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 9 at The Hague, Netherlands, to discuss the establishment and operations of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) for Syria.
Aliens Among Us: Inspiring stories of women who survived war and immigration
2/28/17
Dickinson Law will host a presentation on Aliens Among Us: A Q&A about immigration. The life of a refugee or immigrant is mysteriously hopeful yet filled with the anxiety of uncertainty. Anxious uncertainty also describes the angst communities feel as refugees and immigrants impact their norms. Shaped by the atrocities of a brutal civil war, three women will share their experiences as first- and second-generation immigrants from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 2, in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium, Lewis Katz Hall, Carlisle. A question-and-answer session about immigration will follow.
preLaw Magazine names Dickinson Law a top trial advocacy program
2/28/17
Dickinson Law’s trial advocacy program was one of three programs nationally to earn an "A" in the winter 2017 issue of preLaw Magazine and was featured in the article “Trial advocacy curricular leaders.”