Faculty Impact
Our faculty is engaged in a constant quest for knowledge and wisdom it can share with our students as well as with the legal profession, scholars, policy makers, and others, consistent with Penn State’s role as a world-class research university.
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PROFESSOR MARTIN SKLADANY PROPOSES A NEW FORM OF PROTEST July 2025 — Martin Skladany, Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and professor of law, recently published an article in Salon proposing a new form of protest. “Instead of disruption, let's organize helpful protests” explores how activists can do good while protesting. Full story |
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PROFESSOR STEPHEN F. ROSS PUBLISHES ARTICLE IN LABORAL OPEN ACCESS REVISTA July 2025—Professor of Law Stephen F. Ross, the Lewis H. Vovakis Distinguished Faculty Scholar, recently published a multi-disciplinary article in a Spanish law review. "Fútbol Profesional, Derecho De La Competencia Y 'Fair Play'" appears in the Laboral Open Access Revista, a publication of the Faculty of Law of the University Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain. Full story |
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ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM FEATURED IN WIPO PATHFINDER REPORT ON AI AND IP June 2025—Associate Dean Daryl Lim was featured in the "World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Pathfinders in AI and IP" report, a global initiative by WIPO that highlights leading voices shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and intellectual property (IP) governance. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE’S ESSAY “FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT VIA 401(k) PLAN DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIM DISTRIBUTIONS” TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BUSINESS & FINANCE LAW REVIEW July 2025 — “Financial Empowerment via 401(k) Plan Domestic Abuse Victim Distributions,” written by Professor Samantha Prince, has been accepted for fall publication by the George Washington Business & Finance Law Review. Full story |
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ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM COMMENTS ON LEGAL GAPS IN BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE REGULATION July 2025—The Debrief interviewed Associate Dean Daryl Lim on the legal, ethical, and policy challenges posed by brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies for an article titled "Noland Arbaugh, Neuralink’s First Brain Interface Recipient, Reflects on Neurotechnology, Ethics, and Identity." His insights highlighted the inadequacy of existing legal frameworks to address the privacy and autonomy issues raised by this emerging field. Full story |
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PROFESSOR KATHERINE C. PEARSON CO-AUTHORS MONTREAL GAZETTE OP-ED June 2025—While coming to the close of her time as the 2024-25 Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, Professor Katherine C. Pearson collaborated with Dr. Andrew Frank at Bruyère Health Research Institute in Ottawa to write in support of Canada’s important research work on Alzheimer’s disease, including development of treatments for the disease. The Montreal Gazette published their op-ed on June 26. Full story |
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ASSOCIATE DEAN JILL C. ENGLE'S ARTICLE ON MATERNAL HEALTH PUBLISHED IN VIRGINIA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL POLICY & LAW June 2025—Professor of Clinical Law and Associate Dean of DEIB Jill C. Engle has published her most recent article, "Birth on Mother Earth: Mitigating the Maternal Health Crisis," in the University of Virginia's Journal of Social Policy and the Law. You can find the article here. Full story |
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PROFESSOR WILLIAM E. BUTLER MARKS 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF GROTIUS TREATISE June 2025—Professor William E. Butler delivered a paper on “The Carnegie Translation of Grotius: Influencing Public Opinion” at a conference marking the 400th anniversary of the Grotius treatise. The publication has been accepted for Grotiana, no. 1 (I225), and the online version of that journal already has appeared. Full story |
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PROFESSOR WILLIAM E. BUTLER INVITED TO MARTENS READINGS June 2025—Professor William E. Butler was invited to appear at the Martens Readings, established in 2000 jointly by the International Red Cross and St. Petersburg University to honor the contributions made to international humanitarian law by Fedor Fedorovich Martens (1845-1909). Full story |
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PROFESSOR JULIE TEDJESKE CRANE HAS AN ARTICLE PUBLISHED AND TWO BOOK CHAPTERS ACCEPTED June 2025—An article by Legal Research Professor and Reference Librarian Julie Tedjeske Crane, “Grading Legal Research,” has been published by Law Library Journal, the peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the American Association of Law Libraries. Crane also has two chapters forthcoming in the book Creating Healthy Library Workplaces: Five Factors That Improve Employee Engagement and Satisfaction. Full story |