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 BLASIE SPOKE AT THE LEGAL WRITING INSTITUTE’S WORKSHOP ON TEACHING PERSUASION December 2020 — Professor Michael Blasie recently spoke at a Legal Writing Institute’s Workshop on Teaching Persuasion. Professor Blasie addressed the topic of reply briefs. Full story |
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PROFESSOR BLASIE JOINS FACULTY OF NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE AS LEGAL WRITING INSTRUCTOR December 2020 — Professor Michael Blasie was recently accepted as a faculty instructor with the National Judicial College. Professor Blasie joined the College’s legal writing faculty. Full story |
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PROF. BLASIE JOINS OUTREACH COMMITTEE OF AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS (AALS) SECTION ON LEGAL WRITING, REASONING, AND RESEARCH February 2020 — Professor Michael Blasie joined the Outreach Committee of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research. Full story |
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PROFESSOR BLASIE ACCEPTED TO PRESENT AT 2021 SOUTHEASTERN ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS (SEALS) WORK-IN-PROGRESS PROGRAM January 2020 — Professor Michael Blasie’s law review article was recently accepted into the 2021 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Work-in-Progress Program. The article, tentatively titled The Laws, Policies, Effects, and Risks That Mandate Versatile Writing, examines the migration of legal writing from soft skills advice to codified and empirically verified standards. Full story |
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PROFESSOR BLASIE SELECTED FOR INTERNATIONAL PLAIN LANGUAGE FEDERATION’S CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE January 2020 — Professor Michael Blasie recently was invited to join an international team of writing experts to work on issues related to “plain language” writing. He was accepted to serve on the inaugural Certification Committee of the International Plain Language Federation. Full story |