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Q&A: Can AI be governed by an ‘equity by design’ framework?

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 01:46:42 -0500

Daryl Lim, Penn State Dickinson Law associate dean for research and innovation, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences co-hire, has proposed an “equity by design” framework to better govern the technology and protect marginalized communities from potential harm in an article published on Jan. 27 in the Duke Technology Law Review.

Fourteen Penn State Dickinson Law scholars present at 2025 AALS annual meeting

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:50:53 -0500

A large contingent of Penn State Dickinson Law faculty shared their insights and expertise at the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting held in San Francisco on Jan. 7-11. Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway was elected president-elect of AALS on the final day of the meeting.

Dickinson Law dean named president-elect of Association of American Law Schools

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:33:36 -0500

Danielle M. Conway, Penn State Dickinson Law dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, has been voted 2025 president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools, the nonprofit whose member schools enroll most of the country’s law students and produce the majority of the country’s attorneys and judges.

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. to be held at Penn State campuses

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0500

Events and activities honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be held over the next few weeks at several Penn State campuses. The theme for 2025 is "Change Continues With Us."

Penn State Dickinson Law delegation enjoys enriching trip to Singapore

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:37:20 -0500

CARLISLE, Pa. — A nine-person delegation of Penn State Dickinson Law faculty, staff, alumni and invited guests recently traveled to Singapore to connect with businesspeople, public and private sector professionals, representatives of other law schools, and Penn State University graduates.

Annual Dickinson Law Antiracist Development Institute convening spreads joy

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:34:43 -0500

More than 100 people gathered at Penn State Dickinson Law in October for the Second Annual Antiracist Development Institute Convening, three days of networking, sharing and growing together to create an antiracist law school, legal academy and legal profession.

Cottonaros commit $1 million to Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Health

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:14:00 -0500

Hershey residents Jane and Joseph Cottonaro have made a $1 million gift to Penn State that will benefit students, faculty and staff as well as people seeking legal counsel and medical care. Half will be designated to create the Joseph and Jane Cottonaro Dean’s Excellence Fund at Penn State Dickinson Law, where Joseph Cottonaro earned his juris doctorate in 1974. The other half will be designated to support the Penn State Health Congenital Heart Disease Center.

Penn State Dickinson Law class lays foundation for an antiracist legal education

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:11:00 -0500

Throughout each academic year, the first-year students at Penn State Dickinson Law gather in the Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium for pivotal events in their legal education. Early on, they assemble for convocation, when they take a pledge to safeguard the ideals of honor and integrity. Later, they return for the “Race and the Equal Protection of the Laws” class, which teaches the historical authenticity of race and racism in the United States and the impact of systemic inequity on our nation's system of laws.

ABA approves unified law school for Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:45:00 -0500

The American Bar Association (ABA) Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has granted conditional approval for Penn State to deliver legal education by a single, unified, two-location law school known as Penn State Dickinson Law.

Second-year students win Penn State Dickinson Law Moot Court

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:28:26 -0500

Penn State Dickinson Law students Morgan Donate and Camille Penman won the seventh annual O’Savio Moot Court Competition, held Oct. 25 in the Penn State Dickinson Apfelbaum Family Courtroom and Auditorium. They argued against fellow finalists Ben Orzolek and A.J. Fink in front of the judges, who awarded Orzolek the competition’s Best Oralist award.

Reunification update: Law schools submit ABA applications for acquiescence

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:15:00 -0400

Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law have entered the critical final steps of reunification with the recent submission of Applications for Acquiescence in a Substantive Change of Program or Structure to the Council of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, the recognized accreditor for law schools.

12 Penn State faculty receive U.S. Fulbright Scholar Awards for 2024-25 year

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 16:57:12 -0400

Twelve Penn State faculty members received Fulbright Scholar Awards for the 2024-25 academic year, according to the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. An additional four faculty members have been named Fulbright Specialist Award recipients.

Penn State Dickinson Law Antiracist Development Institute to hold second convening

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:16:30 -0400

The Antiracist Development Institute will hold its second annual convening on Oct. 16-18 at Penn State Dickinson Law, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The convening will bring together people from across the country interested in co-creating methods to dismantle structures that scaffold systemic racial inequality, using a three-pillar approach based on systems design, institutional antiracism and critical pedagogy.

Penn Staters invited to share feedback on draft Strategic Plan proposal

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:24:46 -0400

A draft proposal of Penn State’s institutional strategic plan has been unveiled and shared with the community for feedback and discussion. All faculty, staff and students at all campuses are encouraged to visit the Strategic Plan website to review and provide feedback on the draft plans for four goal areas.

$3 million estate gift to promote research, belonging and academic excellence

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:22:00 -0400

Penn State Dickinson Law alumni Patrick Hewitt and Jennifer Wilson Hewitt have stepped forward with a $3 million estate commitment to expand opportunity and elevate excellence across multiple units of the institution.

Penn State Dickinson Law begins Antiracist Development Institute scale-up

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:58:16 -0400

On June 17, nearly five dozen members of the Penn State community gathered at the University Park campus to launch the Penn State Dickinson Law Antiracist Development Institute scale-up.