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.

Professor Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON TO PRESENT AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF LAW FACULTY WORKSHOP SERIES

September 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson has been invited to present on natural punishment as a part of the University of Illinois College of Law’s Faculty Workshop Series. The workshop will be virtual and open to Illinois faculty only. Full story

Professor Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON INVITED TO PRESENT ON POLICING AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES

September 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson will be featured in the upcoming seminar on Policing and Political Philosophy, presented by the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University. Professor Donelson’s presentation is entitled “Hobbes and America’s Police Problem.” Full story

Professor Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION PACIFIC DIVISION CONFERENCE

August 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson has been invited to serve as a critic in an author-meets-critics event at the American Philosophical Association’s 2022 Pacific Division Conference. Full story

Raff Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON INVITED TO SPEAK AT SYMPOSIUM ON MASS INCARCERATION

July 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson was recently invited to present at the University of Oklahoma College of Law’s Symposium entitled “Ending Mass Incarceration.” Full story

Raff Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON INVITED TO PRESENT AT THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION EASTERN DIVISION CONFERENCE

June 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson was invited to serve as a critic an author-meets-critics event at the American Philosophical Association’s 2022 Eastern Division Conference. Full story

Raff Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOP ON DRUG SENTENCING

June 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson served as a commentator at the Understanding Drug Sentencing Workshop co-hosted by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center of the Ohio State University and the Academy for Justice of Arizona State University. Full story

Raff Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON PUBLISHES PAPER IN THE JOURNAL COGNITIVE SCIENCE

June 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson’s recent paper “Are There Cross-Cultural Legal Principles? Modal Reasoning Uncovers Procedural Constraints on Law” will be published in the journal Cognitive Science. Read a prepublication version of the paper here. Full story

Raff Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON APPOINTED TO TRUTH & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION

May 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson was appointed to Carlisle Borough’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The Borough Council announced the appointment here. Full story

Raff Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON PUBLISHES BLOG POST ON POLICE SEARCHES

May 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson published “Police, Privacy, and Searches” on The Blog of the APA. The blog post is available here. Full story

Raff Donelson PROFESSOR DONELSON PUBLISHES PAPER ON KATZ CIRCULARITY

April 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson’s recent essay “The Real Problem with Katz Circularity” will be featured in the forthcoming 65th Volume of the Saint Louis University Law Journal. A prepublication version of his article is available here. Full story