Students

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  LEARN Conference

  Students foster a comprehensive discussion about the interdisciplinary challenges facing students and schools.
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  Master in Law Degree

  Penn Law welcomes its first cohort of master’s degree students as part of the Master in Law program.

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• Cross-Disciplinary Innovation

  How cross-disciplinary training makes better lawyers

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Faculty

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  Students explore new models of higher education with Dean Pritchett

  Dean Wendell Pritchett and his students are examining ways to improve higher education.
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  Roberts named recipient of APA’s Fuller Award

  Prof. Dorothy Roberts is being honored for her achievements for the black community.

Courses & Degrees

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  Leading in law and business

  In recognition of a $10 million gift, the JD/MBA program will be renamed the Francis J. & Wm. Polk Carey JD/MBA Program.
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  SCAN Certificate

  The SCAN program teaches law students to use concepts and methods of neuroscience in their legal studies.

Careers

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  Haig Farris bets on a technology with ‘mind boggling’ benefits

  Haig Farris L’63 is the founding investor in a company developing technology to build quantum computers.
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  Penn Law alum selected for prestigious Bristow Fellowship

  Parker Rider-Longmaid L’13 is one of four fellows selected to work in the Office of the Solicitor General.

Clinics & Externships

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  Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic

  Bringing together law, social work, medicine and mental health, the ICAC advocates across disciplines for vulnerable adolescents.
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  Spotlight on the Legislative Clinic

  Penn Law hosts one of only a handful of law school clinical programs in the nation devoted exclusively to legislative lawyering.

Pro Bono

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  Siri Carlson L’16 dives into both pro bono work and neuroscience

  Carlson, a student in the SCAN Certificate program, is also a Toll Public Interest Scholar.
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  Students receive coveted fellowships for public interest lawyering

  Three Penn Law students and one graduate have been awarded prestigious public interest fellowships.

Events

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

• JD/MBE (Bioethics) Info Session 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

• JD/MSEd (Education Policy & Higher Ed) Info Session 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Saturday, January 31, 2015

• APALSA Conference: Crescendo: Amplifying the Asian-American Voice 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  The Fitts Auditorium

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

• ILE Chancery Court Program: Documenting the Deal 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  LOCATION CHANGE: Silverman 240A

Friday, February 13, 2015

• Entertainment and Sports Law Society Conference 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

• ILE Law and Entrepreneurship Lecture 4:30 PM
  Silverman 245A, Bernard Segal Moot Court Room

Friday, February 20, 2015

• Penn/NYU Law and Finance Symposium 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  NYU Law School, New York City

Saturday, February 21, 2015

• Penn/NYU Law and Finance Symposium 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, March 19, 2015

• Penn Intellectual Property Group Symposium 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  GK 100, Fitts Auditorium
• New Directions in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law 3:00 PM
  Widener Room UPenn Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, 3260 South St, Philadelphia
  until March 20, 2015
• ILE Distinguished Jurist Lecture: Vice Chancellor John W. Noble 4:30 PM
  Silverman 245A, Bernard Segal Moot Court Room

Friday, March 20, 2015

• New Directions in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law
  Widener Room UPenn Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, 3260 South St, Philadelphia
  until March 20, 2015

Saturday, March 21, 2015

• Recharging Schools: Addressing the Holistic Needs of Children All Day

Monday, March 23, 2015

• CTIC Workshop Series: Woodrow Hartzog 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  Faculty Lounge

Thursday, March 26, 2015

• ILE/ Wharton Finance Seminar: John Graham 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  Faculty Lounge

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

• Quattrone Center Workshop: Murat Mungan 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  Faculty Lounge

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

• ILE Chancery Court Program - Beta: Has Experience Proved Its Utility? What is the State of the Art Now? 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  Silverman 245A, Bernard Segal Moot Court Room

Thursday, April 9, 2015

• Structuring and Protecting your Business for Growth 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  Tanenbaum 145, Gittis Classroom

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

• Info Session: SCAN Neuroscience Certificate for JD Students 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
  Tanenbaum 112