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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ARTICLE BY PROFESSOR STEPHEN F. ROSS HIGHLIGHTS RACIAL INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN BASEBALL May 2025 — “Would Jackie Robinson Play Baseball Today? How Baseball Owners Conspire to Restrain Trade and Foster Unequal Opportunities for Player Development,” written by Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Stephen F. Ross, has been published in Volume 35, Issue 1 of Marquette Sports Law Review. Full story |
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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY DICKINSON LAW PROFESSOR TO LEAD SESSION AT NATIONAL LAW CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON OLDER AMERICANS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES May 2025 — Katherine C. Pearson, Professor of Law at Pennsylvania State Dickinson Law, will present a session at the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) 2025 Annual Conference to be held May 8-9 in Bellevue, Washington. Full story |
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ARTICLE BY TITICHIA M. JACKSON FEATURED ON LAW SCHOOL ACADEMIC SUPPORT BLOG April 2025 — Professor Titichia M. Jackson’s article, “Embracing the New Academic Success: How Advising Using a Growth Mindset Can Enhance Law School Performance,” has been featured as a Scholar Spotlight on Law School Academic Support Blog. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE’S “VESTING VILLAINY” ARTICLE TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LAW April 2025 — “Vesting Villainy: The Call to Eliminate 401(k) Plan Vesting Schedules” written by Professor Samantha Prince, has been accepted for fall publication by the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law. Full story |
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PROFESSOR ANDREA MARTIN’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY PEPPERDINE LAW REVIEW April 2025 — Professor Andrea J. Martin’s article, “From Ambiguity to Accountability: The Case for a Legal Definition of Antisemitism in Academia,” has been accepted for publication in the Pepperdine Law Review. Full story |
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PROFESSOR JILL ENGLE PUBLISHES NEW ARTICLE IN UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LAW REVIEW April 2025 — Jill Engle, Professor of Clinical Law and Interim Dean of DEIB at Penn State Dickinson Law, published her article, “Access, Welfare, and Lawsuits: Restoring Reproductive and Economic Autonomy Post-Dobbs,” in the University of Richmond Law Review (Winter 2025). Full story |
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ASSOCIATE DEAN DODGE ACCEPTS OFFER FROM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE TO PUBLISH ARTICLE April 2025 — Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Law Jeffrey A. Dodge’s new article “Weaponizing Religion Against the Human Emotion of Empathy: A Call to Fight Coercive Settlement Attempts on the Merits” will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change in early 2026. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE RECENTLY QUOTED IN UPCOMING ARTICLE ON TRUMP TARIFF IMPACTS ON 401(k) RETIREMENT PLANS IN GERMANY NEWS, FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE April 2025 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently interviewed for background information and quoted in the FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE for an upcoming news article, “Trump schürt Rentenpanik” (translation: “Trump is Fueling Pension Panic”). Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARAH WILLIAMS COMMENTS ON POSSIBLE INSIDER TRADING DURING TARIFF TUMULT April 2025 — Professor Sarah Williams responded to inquiries from the fact checking organization, PolitiFact about allegations of improper trading that followed significant stock market reactions earlier this month to news about the imposition of trading tariffs. Full story |
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ASSOCIATE DEANS DODGE AND SANDERS SERVE AS FACULTY FOR CRITICAL LEGAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY April 2024 — On Friday, February 14, Associate Deans Jeffrey A. Dodge and Shaakirrah R. Sanders served as faculty for the inaugural Critical Legal Leadership Academy. Full story |