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.

Mae Quinn EXPANDING EXPERIENTIAL: CIVIL PROCEDURE COURSE HOSTS CLASS ACTION REPRESENTATIVE

December 2022 — In the final substantive class for the semester, Associate Dean for Experiential Education Mae C. Quinn helped 1L students to experience first-hand the impact of Rule 23 class action litigation by hosting former class representative Norman Brown as a guest. Full story

Mae Quinn CLINIC-SCHOLAR CONVERSATIONS: ASSOCIATE DEAN MAE C. QUINN FACILITATES CLINICAL LAW REVIEW WRITERS’ WORKSHOP SESSION

December 2022 — Associate Dean for Experiential Education Mae C. Quinn was tapped to serve as a senior scholar facilitator for this fall’s Clinical Law Review Writers’ Workshop at New York University Law School. Full story

Mae Quinn ASSOCIATE DEAN MAE QUINN SERVES AS KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT SYRACUSE LAW SCHOOL YOUTH JUSTICE EVENT

December 2022 — Associate Dean for Experiential Education Mae C. Quinn was the invited luncheon keynote speaker this semester at Syracuse Law School’s Raise the Age Summit, an event focused on policy changes to raise the maximum age for juvenile court matters to 18 to reduce the number of youth charged as adults in New York. Full story

Mae Quinn EXPANDING EXPERIENTIAL: 1L STUDENTS ENGAGE IN COURT WATCHING TO INCREASE PRACTICE-BASED UNDERSTANDING AND FUEL IDEAS FOR JUSTICE REFORMS

December 2022 — This fall Civil Procedure students in Associate Dean Mae C. Quinn’s class participated in two different court watching exercises in an effort to move them from book-based learning to experience-rooted understanding of the legal system in action. Full story

Mae Quinn INTERACTIVE "RACE AND EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAW" (REPL) SESSION FEATURES COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS AND YOUTH ADVOCATES; FOCUSES ON THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

December 2022 — November’s Session of “Race and Equal Protection of the Law” (REPL) was facilitated by Associate Dean for Experiential Education Mae C. Quinn. The program, attended by the entire 1L class, examined racial bias and other shortcomings of our criminal legal system, with specific attention to negative impacts on youth and families of color. Full story

Samantha Honea EXPANDING EXPERIENTIAL: CIVIL PROCEDURE STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT E-DISCOVERY PRACTICES FROM UNITEDLEX ATTORNEY SAMANTHA HONEA

November 2022 — This fall Civil Procedure students in Associate Dean Mae C. Quinn’s class heard from attorney Samantha Honea about her work with UnitedLex, an international leader in E-Discovery and tech-based litigation practices. Full story

Practicing Greatness BEYOND THE BOOKS: PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW COMMUNITY IN COMMUNITY

November 2022 — The Penn State Dickinson Law Community shows how to Practice Greatness both on and off campus. Full story