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”CARLISLE, Pa. — 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.
The anticipated unified law school, which will be called Penn State Dickinson Law and led by current Penn State Dickinson Law Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway, will have its primary location in Carlisle and an additional location at University Park, consistent with Department of Education regulations governing locations. The applications to the ABA Section of Legal Education were submitted approximately two years after Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi’s call to return to a single accredited school. Victor Romero, Maureen B. Cavanaugh Distinguished Faculty Scholar and professor of law, has provided transitional leadership as interim dean for Penn State Law and the School of International Affairs at University Park for the past two years.”
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”The ABA Council’s decision on the applications for acquiescence is expected by year’s end. In September, the ABA Section on Legal Education sent a fact-finder site visit team — chaired by Barry Currier, the retired managing director of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar — to Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law. The team, which includes several members who participated in the hearing for separation of the law schools a decade ago, has already prepared and submitted its report to the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
In early November, Penn State’s Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Tracy Langkilde, Conway and Romero will appear at a hearing before the ABA Council to discuss the applications and report and respond to questions posed by the council.”
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”If the ABA Council approves the applications, Penn State Dickinson Law will be allowed to operate as a unified law school in a conditional status until the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education, respectively, deliver final approval. In the meantime, faculty will address important governance matters, including the development of unified faculty bylaws, prospective promotion and tenure rules, and a unified curriculum. Academic administrators, staff and students will equally be engaged in unifying activities, including portfolio assessments and support coverage, systems planning and implementation, integration of extracurricular programs and processes, and maximization of student-centered services and supports.”
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”The applications do not anticipate a change in the current size of the faculty. They note the anticipated unified law school will aim for a J.D. in-residence class of 200 students per year, with 125 in Carlisle and 75 in University Park. The LL.M. program will be administered using the framework developed at University Park to support LL.M. students at both locations.”
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We Are! … Acquiescing!
”CARLISLE, Pa. — 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.
The anticipated unified law school, which will be called Penn State Dickinson Law and led by current Penn State Dickinson Law Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway, will have its primary location in Carlisle and an additional location at University Park, consistent with Department of Education regulations governing locations. The applications to the ABA Section of Legal Education were submitted approximately two years after Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi’s call to return to a single accredited school. Victor Romero, Maureen B. Cavanaugh Distinguished Faculty Scholar and professor of law, has provided transitional leadership as interim dean for Penn State Law and the School of International Affairs at University Park for the past two years.”
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”The ABA Council’s decision on the applications for acquiescence is expected by year’s end. In September, the ABA Section on Legal Education sent a fact-finder site visit team — chaired by Barry Currier, the retired managing director of the ABA’s Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar — to Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law. The team, which includes several members who participated in the hearing for separation of the law schools a decade ago, has already prepared and submitted its report to the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar.
In early November, Penn State’s Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Tracy Langkilde, Conway and Romero will appear at a hearing before the ABA Council to discuss the applications and report and respond to questions posed by the council.”
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”If the ABA Council approves the applications, Penn State Dickinson Law will be allowed to operate as a unified law school in a conditional status until the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education, respectively, deliver final approval. In the meantime, faculty will address important governance matters, including the development of unified faculty bylaws, prospective promotion and tenure rules, and a unified curriculum. Academic administrators, staff and students will equally be engaged in unifying activities, including portfolio assessments and support coverage, systems planning and implementation, integration of extracurricular programs and processes, and maximization of student-centered services and supports.”
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”The applications do not anticipate a change in the current size of the faculty. They note the anticipated unified law school will aim for a J.D. in-residence class of 200 students per year, with 125 in Carlisle and 75 in University Park. The LL.M. program will be administered using the framework developed at University Park to support LL.M. students at both locations.”
Reunification update: Law schools submit ABA applications for acquiescence | Penn State University
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...
www.psu.edu
We Are! … Acquiescing!
