UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Aug. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Sarah J. Williams, professor of law at Penn State Dickinson Law, has been named interim dean of the law school, effective Aug. 11. Williams follows Laura H. Williams, senior associate dean for external affairs and chief of staff, who served as acting dean of the law school since former dean Danielle Conway, Distinguished Professor of Law, returned to the faculty.

"We are grateful for Laura Williams' willingness to serve as acting dean over the last weeks - her steady leadership allowed us time to identify an interim dean to lead the college until a permanent dean can be identified through a national search, which will b...