Danielle Conway

Danielle Conway
Dean of Penn State Dickinson Law
Incumbent
Assumed office
2019
Personal details
BornDanielle Monique Conway
(1968-04-26) 26 April 1968 (age 58)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
SpouseEmmanuel Quainoo
EducationNew York University (BS)
Howard University (JD)
George Washington University (LLM)
Military service
Branch/serviceMaine Army National Guard
United States Army
Years of service
c. 1989–2016
RankLieutenant Colonel
UnitJudge Advocate General Corps

Danielle Monique Conway (born April 26, 1968) is an American lawyer and academic. She has served as the Dean of Penn State Dickinson Law since 2019 and is an expert in government procurement law and intellectual property law. In late July 2026 the Law School announced that she would be leaving her post and returning to academia.

Some believe that the somewhat abrupt departure may have to do with the congressional task force hearings on law school accreditation. A former student testified against the mandatory first year course on Critical Race Theory and admission of continued and systemic racism.

Background

Born in Pennsylvania, Conway is an African-American. She graduated with a B.S. in International Business and Finance from New York University in New York City in 1989, later earning a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C., in 1992 and a dual LL.M. from George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., in 1996, in Government Procurement Law and Environmental Law.

Career

Her scholarship is focused on advancing the public interest through insights into technology and innovation and their impact on modern society. She is an advocate of "social entrepreneurism," with an emphasis on empowering Indigenous Peoples and minority groups to effectively and creatively use business, innovation, and intellectual property rights and protections to build capacity within those communities. Prior to her appointment at Penn State Dickinson Law, she served as the Dean of University of Maine School of Law She was also previously the Michael J. Marks Distinguished Professor of Business Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she served as Director of the Hawaiʻi Procurement Institute. Conway retired from the U.S. Army in 2016 with the rank of lieutenant colonel after 27 years of combined active, reserve, and national guard service.

She is also the President of the Association of American Law Schools.

Scholarship

Among other writings, Conway is the author and coauthor of several books:

References

  1. ↑ JAGC Personnel and Activity Directory and Personnel Policies (2009)
  2. ↑ "Women to Watch: Danielle M. Conway, University of Maine School of Law | Mainebiz.biz". Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Hubbell, Martindale (December 2007). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Florida, Georgia, Hawaii (Volume 4 - 2008). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 978-1-56160-773-0.
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  6. ↑ "Retired Lt. Col. Danielle M. Conway Appointed Dean of Penn State Dickinson Law - Higher Education". 22 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Danielle Conway Named Dean of Dickinson Law". The American Law Institute. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. 1 2 Sloan, Karen (16 January 2015). "Maine Law Finds Its Next Dean in Hawaii". The National Law Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  9. 1 2 Hench, David (16 January 2015). "New University of Maine School of Law Dean "Fearless in Tacking the Issues"". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Penn State Dickinson Law Dean Danielle Conway to return to faculty | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Johnson, Kevin R. (25 July 2026). "Dean Conway's Return to the Faculty: Politics at Work? • TaxProf Blog". TaxProf Blog. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Penn State Law Dean Resigns Amid Fallout From School's Anti-Racism Class and Free Beacon Report".
  13. ↑ "Danielle Conway Named Dean of University of Maine School of Law". University of Maine School of Law. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Donnelly, Christine (25 April 2014). "Law Professor Sees Ways Government Can Improve Procurement Policies". Hawaii Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  15. ↑ Eagle, Nathan (1 April 2014). "Making Waves: Danielle Conway-Not One of the Good Ole Boyes". Civil Beat. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  16. ↑ Dylan, Martin (16 January 2015). "University of Maine Law School Names New Dean". Mainebiz. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  17. ↑ McCarthy, James (20 April 2015). "Maine Law's New Dean Comes into a University System Undergoing Change". Mainebiz. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  18. ↑ Conway, Danielle M. (17 May 2022). "A Black Woman Law Dean Speaks About The Precarity of Leadership". SW L. Rev. 51: 240. SSRN 4112649.
  19. ↑ Institute, The American Law. "Members". American Law Institute. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  20. ↑ Conway, Danielle (1 January 2014). Intellectual Property, Software, and Information Licensing: Law and Practice (1 ed.). Bloomberg BNA. p. 584. ISBN 978-1-61746-492-8. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  21. ↑ Mtima, Lateef (27 February 2015). Intellectual Property, Entrepreneurship and Social Justice: From Swords to Ploughshares (1 ed.). Elgar Law. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-78347-024-2. Retrieved 24 April 2015.