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PITTSBURGH — Pitt has named a new dean to the School of Law. Professor and Vice Dean Jerry Dickinson will take the position effective Jan. 15, Pitt announced on Thursday. The Pittsburgh native has been with Pitt since 2017 and has served as the vice dean since March 2023.

When Jerry Dickinson’s mother died in the fall of 2023, he was approached at the service by an older man, who introduced himself as George Pettrone, Pitt Law, 1976. “‘Vice Dean Dickinson, it’s a pleasure to meet you again,

the School of Law, the David Geffen School of Medicine, the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the UCLA School of Nursing as well as an education school.

The University of Pittsburgh has appointed Professor and Vice Dean Jerry Dickinson as the new dean of the School of Law, effective January 15. Dickinson, a

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