Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 receives the 2025 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 receives the 2025 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.
Dorothy E. Roberts recognized among STAT’s ’2025 STATUS List’ featuring 50 influential people shaping the future of health and life sciences.
Penn Carey Law honors the legacy of Algernon Sydney Biddle Professor, Emeritus Curtis R. Reitz L’56, an esteemed Law School faculty member and University leader for over 50 years.
Dwayne Bensing (right) GEd’09, L’12 has been awarded the Toll Public Interest Center (TPIC) 2025 Alumni Impact Award while Premal Dharia L’03 and Abby Wright L’06 were finalists.
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The Master in Law Program Community, including graduates (August 2024, December 2024, and May 2025), alumni, current students, faculty, and administrators celebrate members of the Class of 2024-2025. Please register by April 28, 2025.
Join us for two days of exploration, collaboration, and solutions-focused discussions on the future of criminal justice reform. With sessions led by experts, policymakers, academics, and practitioners, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn, engage, collaborate, spark ideas, and build connections that drive real impact toward a fairer future. Register for the Symposium here: https://cvent.me/g5e8bO If you want to see some highlights from the 2024 Symposium, here’s a short video. This multi-day program has been approved for a total of 10.0 CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers (Day 1 - 6.0 credits/ Day 2 - 4.0 credits). CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit can make a payment via cash or check made payable to “The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” on the day of the event in the amount of $400.00 ($200.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys) or $40.00/per credit hour ($20.00/per credit hour for public interest/non-profit attorneys) if not attending the entire symposium. In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, evaluation forms must be completed. Penn Carey Law Alumni receive CLE credits free through The W.P. Carey Foundation’s generous commitment to Lifelong Learning.
