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 BALACHANDRAN PUBLISHES ESSAY IN PRESTIGIOUS LITERARY JOURNAL June 2025—Professor Gopal Balachandran published a creative nonfiction essay—"The Trials of Subu Vedam”—in the New England Review. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARAH WILLIAMS’S RESEARCH ON AUDITOR REGULATION IS FORTHCOMING IN UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW REVIEW June 2025 — Professor Sarah Williams has accepted an offer from University of Cincinnati Law Review to publish her manuscript, “Should We Watch the Watcher or the Watched? The Transparency Debate in Auditor Regulation.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR ANDREA MARTIN CONDUCTS WRITING WORKSHOP AT THE DAUPHIN COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION CAPITAL AREA MANAGING PARTNERS PROGRAM June 2025 — Professor Andrea Martin delivered a Writing Workshop at the Dauphin County Bar Association Capital Area Managing Partners (CAMP) Program on June 4. Full story |
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PROFESSOR GIPSON AUTHORS PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION June 2025 — Associate Professor of Law Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. authored a public comment in support of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Request for Comments to Withhold Certain Aircraft Registration Information from Public Dissemination as part of its rulemaking process. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MICHAEL FOREMAN COMMENTS ON GOODWIN PROCTER EEOC PROBE June 2025 — Michael Foreman, clinical professor of law and director of the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, recently commented to Law360 on the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s March inquiry into the diversity programs of Goodwin Procter LLP. Full story |
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JUD MATHEWS APPEARS ON ‘FACE THE STATE’ June 2025 — Jud Mathews, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of law and political science, recently appeared on ‘Face the State,’ a show that discusses the issues and politics that shape Pennsylvania. Full story |
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PROFESSOR RONNIE R. GIPSON JR. TO PRESENT AT 2025 LAW AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE June 2025 — Associate Professor of Law Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. has accepted an invitation to present his paper, “Opportunity Lost,” at the upcoming 2025 Law and Development Conference scheduled for December 5-6 in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Full story |
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PROFESSOR LUCY JOHNSTON-WALSH’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY SETON HALL LAW REVIEW May 2025 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh’s article, “Taking From the Most Vulnerable: Legal Implications of Seizing Federal Benefits from Foster Kids” was accepted for publication in Volume 56 in Seton Hall Law Review to be published in December of 2025. Full story |
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PROFESSOR NEWTON TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CRIMINAL SENTENCING REFORM AT UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW SCHOOL OF LAW May 2025 — On August 8, 2025, Professor Brent Newton will present the keynote address at the University of Glasgow School of Law conference. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA J. PRINCE, RESEARCH ASSISTANT REBECCA HATTON, AND RECENT GRAD TIM AZIZKHAN FILE RECOMMENDATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY May 2025 — Professor Samantha J. Prince, joined by a member of her current research team, Rebecca Hatton ’26, and recent graduate, Tim Azizkhan ’25, authored a public comment responding to the Internal Revenue Service’s invitation for recommendations on items to be included in its 2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan. Full story |