Penn State Law Dean Resigns Amid Fallout From School’s Anti-Racism Class and Free Beacon Report

Aaron Sibarium· Jul 25, 2026 · 10:29 PM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 23 views

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In a short press release on Friday, Penn State declined to thank Conway for her service. "The law school shifted away from traditional, objective legal training in favor of forced ideological orthodoxy," Blackman said. "This erosion of professional neutrality hurts the legal academy, the bar, and every student forced to comply." He added that Penn State should "take the logical next step" and eliminate the required course.

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▪In a short press release on Friday, Penn State declined to thank Conway for her service.
▪"The law school shifted away from traditional, objective legal training in favor of forced ideological orthodoxy," Blackman said.
▪"This erosion of professional neutrality hurts the legal academy, the bar, and every student forced to comply." He added that Penn State should "take the logical next step" and eliminate the required course.

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Education Penn State Law Dean Resigns Amid Fallout From School’s Anti-Racism Class and Free Beacon Report Course demanded that students ‘acknowledge the reality of systemic racism’ Danielle Conway (psu.edu) Aaron Sibarium July 25, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} The dean of Penn State Dickinson Law resigned on Friday after a former student testified before Congress about the school’s mandatory anti-racism class, which required all first-year students to "acknowledge the reality of systemic racism." The school announced that Danielle Conway, who also leads the Association of American Law Schools, was…

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