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.

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT ANA MARIA MATOVIC FILE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON FINANCIAL INCLUSION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

February 2024 — Professor Samantha J. Prince joined a member of her research team, Ana Maria Matovic ’25, in a public comment responding to the Department of Treasury’s request for information to aid its development of a national strategy to advance financial inclusion. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE’S ESSAY LISTED AS ONE OF TOP CONTRIBUTOR ESSAYS IN 2023

February 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince’s essay, “ERISA Plan Fiduciaries and ESG Factors,” published in Penn Law’s The Regulatory Review, was listed as one of the “Top Contributor Essays in 2023.” Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE QUOTED IN INVESTOPEDIA ARTICLE ON GIG WORK

January 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently quoted in an Investopedia article titled, “New Worker Classification Rule Could Disrupt the US Gig Economy.” The article discusses the impact of recent federal agency rulemaking on gig workers. Full story

AALS Meeting NINE PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW SCHOLARS PRESENT AT 2024 AALS ANNUAL MEETING

January 2024 — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2024 Annual Meeting featured nine Penn State Dickinson Law scholars who served as panelists, moderators, and speakers. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE QUOTED IN MARKETWATCH ARTICLE DISCUSSING IBM’s SHIFT IN RETIREMENT PLANS

November 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently quoted in the MarketWatch article titled IBM’s new 401(k) strategy could threaten retirement plans for its workers. The article was written by well-known financial writer, Brett Arends. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE TO PRESENT AT THE 2024 AALS ANNUAL MEETING

November 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince has been invited to speak on a panel entitled “Emerging Issues in Retirement Equity” at the Association of American Law Schools’ Annual Meeting in January 2024. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE INTERVIEWED ON ACCELPRO EMPLOYMENT LAW PODCAST

November 2023 — Professor Samantha J. Prince joined host Matt Crossman of the AccelPro Employment Law Podcast to discuss worker classification, apps, and the future of work. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE PRESENTS AT THE COLLOQUIUM ON SCHOLARSHIP IN EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW

October 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince presented her work-in-progress article on employee benefits transparency at the 18th Annual Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law (COSELL) at the University of Minnesota Law School. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S CO-AUTHORED ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY SETON HALL LAW REVIEW

September 2023 — “An LLC by Any Other Name is Still Not a Corporation,” written by Professor Samantha Prince and Dean Joshua P. Fershee (Creighton Law School), was accepted for publication by The Seton Hall Law Review. The article is slated for publication in April 2024. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE QUOTED IN MARKETPLACE ARTICLE DISCUSSING 401(k) VESTING SCHEDULES

August 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently quoted in the Marketplace article titled, “You may be losing out on retirement money if you leave your job early.” The article is part of its “I’ve Always Wondered” series. Full story