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Iran expert to address U.S. policy toward Asia and Persian Gulf

Professor Flynt Leverett, whose distinguished government career has included positions with the CIA, the State Department and most recently as the senior director for Middle East affairs with the National Security Council, will discuss the changing nature of U.S. foreign policy strategy on April 3. His presentation “Energy, Economics, and the Lost Art of Grand Strategy: American Policy Toward the Persian Gulf and Rising Asia in the 21st Century" is open to the public.

Dambreville '13 named vice chair of national student organization

At its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on March 9, the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA), the largest student-run non-profit organization in the country, elected Penn State Law student Dave Dambreville '13 national vice chair of the organization

Penn State Law students volunteer at AIDSLaw during spring break

While many law students spend spring break catching up on rest and relaxation before the end of the semester crunch, eight Penn State Law students traveled to New Orleans and spent their spring break volunteering with AIDSLaw of Louisiana, which provides legal services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS in New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

Alumnus Richard J. Santorum '86 now in second place in GOP primaries

Richard J. Santorum, who graduated from The Dickinson School of Law in 1986, has won several state GOP primaries in the 2012 presidential race. Santorum holds a degree in political science from Penn State and an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. He was an associate at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now K&L Gates) after his admission to the Pennsylvania bar.

Commonwealth Court to hold special appellate session at Penn State Law

Members of Penn State University and the local community will have the opportunity to attend a special appellate hearing held by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. A three-judge panel will hear the cases beginning at 9 a.m. on March 15 in the Apfelbaum Courtroom of the Katz Building in University Park and streamed via multimedia to Lewis Katz Hall in Carlisle.

Abigail LeGrow ’04 appointed to Master in Chancery for Delaware Judiciary

Abigail LeGrow ’04 was recently appointed Master in Chancery for the Delaware Judiciary, a court which has been ranked first in the nation since 2002.

Alumnus Richard J. Santorum wins three GOP contests

Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, who holds a political science degree from Penn State and graduated from the Law School in 1986, added wins in Republican contests in three states last night to his Iowa win in January.

The Hon. Thomas I. Vanaskie ’78 to deliver Law School’s commencement address

The Honorable Thomas I. Vanaskie, a 1978 graduate of The Dickinson School of Law, will be the featured speaker at this spring’s commencement ceremonies for the Penn State University Dickinson School of Law. Vanaskie is a member of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, having been nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate on April 21, 2010.

"Rock star" Dr. Richard Alley to speak on climate change

Classroom dynamo Richard Alley will visit the School of International Affairs to speak on climate change on January 19. Dr. Alley is the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and an expert in polar ice. The public is welcome.

Law School remembers long-time professor and World War II hero Edward Haughney

Professor Edward Haughney, 94, who taught at the Law School for more than 30 years, died on Friday, December 30, 2011. His life was devoted to service—first, in the U.S. Army JAG Corps, and then to future members of the bar. Professor Haughney taught classes in military law, civil procedure, federal practice, and agency law and retired from the Law School in 2005.