In this Q&A, University President Liz Magill discusses her legal and leadership experience — including one of her favorite memories from clerking for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Arlene Rivera Finkelstein, Assoc. Dean for Equity & Justice and Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Officer, shares information about this year’s Juneteenth celebrations.
The new, formalized, cross-disciplinary program will enable students to study LGBTQ+ issues from multiple perspectives.
In this pathbreaking course, students immerse themselves in strategy and storytelling to change the world.
A self-proclaimed “life-long learner,” Dr. Farah Jan first enrolled in an ML course to help her navigate a new tech venture – and enjoyed it so much that she opted to complete the whole degree.
For Solbraekke, the interdisciplinary philanthropy program offers a chance to test and flex her leadership skills.
Ayo Aladesanmi ML’23, MPA’23 takes a cross-disciplinary approach to public policy.
As part of the clinic, Alex DeLaney GR’19, L’22 helped support the University’s technology licensing process.
For Ryan Baldwin L’22, WG’22 praises the collegiality at the University, particularly among veterans, as contributing significantly to his positive Law School Experience.
In one of our newest courses, students engage in vibrant discussions at the nexus of law, philosophy, rapidly-growing business sectors, and cutting-edge technological innovation.
Shelley Welton’s faculty appointment is at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School where she will hold an affiliation with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy in the Weitzman School.
Nearly 300 law students participated in this year’s Professionalism Day, hosted by the Law School’s Center on Professionalism (COP).
Meet four law professors who have joint appointments in the University’s School of Arts and Sciences, emphasizing the Law School’s cross-disciplinary focus.
Alums share their stories of finding love at the Law School
With a focus on Education Policy and Law, Salazar exemplifies the cross-disciplinary nature of the school
Flags remembering transgender victims of violence in 2019 on display in Biddle Library.
Jordan Konell, Madison Gray, and the Philadelphia Power Research Collective
Start this year’s Be in the Know campaign and sign up for a free and confidential biometric screening on Oct 15, which measures your blood pressure, blood sugar (glucose), and non-fasting total and high-density lipoproteins (HDL) cholesterol.
The Penn community will honor our heroes on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at College Green, Locust Walk.
Workday at Penn starts on July 1, 2019. Human capital management, staff recruitment, faculty/staff benefits admin, payroll, and time management.
Beginning fall 2018, all applicants to the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s JD degree program will have the option to take the LSAT, GRE, or GMAT admissions tests as part of a pilot program launched by the school.
On Monday, May 14, the University of Pennsylvania Law School hosted its graduation ceremony at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.
Corporate Gift from Reed Smith Funds Growing, Unique Collaboration
Natives at Penn hosted “Navigating Two Worlds,” bringing to campus approximately 125 Native and/or Indigenous Students from Ivy League and other prestigious institutions.
Women in STEM
The Penn Vet Working Dog Center is searching for committed full-time fosters to begin training this year’s incoming puppies. Backup fosters are needed too, and would host the dogs in their home for 1 to 5 days.
Penn Law Dean Ted Ruger affirms that “as a world-leading research and teaching institution, we must engage actively with students, attorneys, and policymakers from around the globe in order to prepare our students to be lawyers and leaders in an increasingly connected society and economy.”
Newly appointed as he eighteenth Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Beth Simmons discusses her upcoming plans at Penn, the intersection of law and political science, and her latest research on international borders.
Budding companies benefit from the free legal service offered through the Detkin Clinic, which Cynthia Dahl and her colleagues at Penn Law describe as “a teaching law firm.”
Joseph Campbell, Penn Law’s Building Administrator, received a Models of Excellence Award for his work leading Penn Law’s sustainability efforts.
Theodore Ruger has been named dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, effective July 1.
In recognition of the mounting importance of Latin America as both a rapidly growing global legal market and the hub of much U.S. immigration debate, the University of Pennsylvania Law School has established the innovative Certificate of Study in Latin American and Latino Studies.
Wendell Pritchett on returning to Penn, and the future of legal and higher education.
Members of the Penn Law community share their farewell messages to Dean Michael A. Fitts. Share your own in the comments!
Penn Law celebrated the exceptional excellence and years of dedication of the Law School’s faculty and staff at the annual Longevity Awards. The longstanding commitment of employees at the Law School speaks to the collaborative and collegial environment fostered throughout every level at the School.
In this video feature, voices from across the Penn Law community discuss how the distinctive emphasis on cross-disciplinary education at Penn Law embraces a University-wide ideal of integrating knowledge.
On March 4, Penn Law and Wharton co-hosted Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to present a guest lecture in Huntsman Hall to students, faculty, and the Penn community.
The rise of pervasive digital surveillance and what it means for the academic world and future professionals was the subject of a program sponsored Oct. 17 by Penn Law and the Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication.
Golkin Hall, the newest addition to the four-building University of Pennsylvania Law School campus, has been awarded LEED Gold status for new construction by the U.S. Green Building Council, a coveted recognition of best-in-class building strategies for energy and environmental design.
At a time when debates over technology policy are as significant as they are complex, the University of Pennsylvania Law School and School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) are launching an innovative joint degree program whose goal is to graduate lawyers and engineers able to address issues at the intersection of law and technology.
The University of Pennsylvania Law School has received a $15 million gift to establish the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, a national research and policy hub created to catalyze long-term structural improvements to the US criminal justice system.
The Class of 2013 Commencement Address will be delivered by Christopher J. Dodd, the longtime Democratic Senator from Connecticut.
Penn Law and the Wharton School launch first-of-its-kind management program for law students
Geneva Campbell L’13 talks about how her decision to obtain a JD/MBE has enabled her to be versed in the fields of the law, health, and bioethics, allowing her to pursue a career in health law, or health and medical ethics policy.
Penn Law’s Dean Michael Fitts discusses how the Law School’s distinctive emphasis on cross-disciplinary education embraces a University-wide ideal of “integrating knowledge.”
Cynthia Dahl, Practice Associate Professor of Law and the inaugural director of the Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic, talks about the interdisciplinary opportunities of the Clinic and what makes this clinic unique.
A hallmark of Penn Law’s collegial and collaborative environment, the Light Opera company offers students a break from the books and a creative outlet to show off their many talents.
Penn Law Professor Jacques deLisleand visiting scholar Professor Lin Yan of Shanghai Jiaotong University Law School discussed an Oct. 24 Law School symposium on the evolution and importance of administrative law in China.
Dorothy Roberts discusses her interdisciplinary research exploring the relationship between race and science.
Arlen Specter C’51, the longest-serving United States Senator in Pennsylvania’s history and a Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, died Sunday, October 14. He was 82.
Professor Dorothy Roberts explores methods across disciplines to understand the intersection of different systems of inequality.
In a time of significant change for the legal academy and the profession, Penn Law has completed a record-breaking capital campaign, enabling the Law School to proactively transform its academic program to prepare students for success in a rapidly evolving legal landscape, supporting the expansion of world-class faculty, programs, and financial support - while maintaining a small class size.
On the eleventh anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Penn Law hosted the inaugural event for the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) in Fitts Auditorium.
On Monday, September 17, as part of Constitution Day, Penn Law will host an exhibit of select original documents of James Wilson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, framer of the Constitution and member of the first U.S. Supreme Court, along with other historical documents written or signed by President George Washington and Patrick Henry.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the winners of the 2012 College University Green Power Challenge and the top winner in the Green Power Challenge is the University of Pennsylvania.
A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Innovative new seminar, “China and International Human Rights,” draws together Law School students, other Penn students, and members of the wider University community.
University of Pennsylvania Law School students raise over $36,000 for Make-A-Wish® Philadelphia and Susquehanna Valley
On March 16 a diverse group of policy experts, scholars, activists, and community leaders addressed the pressing issues of aiding at-risk youth in the transition to adulthood as part of the 31st annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium.
Honorary Fellow-in-Residence Marcia Greenberger C’67, L’70 shined a spotlight on women’s rights during her keynote address at Public Interest Week.
-State-of-the-art building completes Penn Law’s magnificent and physically integrated campus and embodies its distinctive vision for an interdisciplinary legal education-
Remy Nshimiyimana C’08, L’ 11 recently spoke with Penn Law’s Office of Communications about his experience taking the joint degree in Global Business Law and his desire to gain exposure to the global market.