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 QUOTED IN MARKETWATCH ARTICLES DISCUSSING 401(k) PLANS WITH VESTING SCHEDULES

April 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently quoted in two MarketWatch articles this month. Full story
Samantha J. Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S CO-AUTHORED PAPER ON THE EFFECTS OF 401(k) VESTING SCHEDULES ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY YALE LAW JOURNAL

April 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince’s co-authored article, The Effects of 401(k) Vesting Schedules — in numbers, written with Timothy Azizkhan ’25, Luke Gorman ’25, and Cornell Ph.D. candidate Cassidy R. Prince, has been accepted for publication by Yale Law Journal’s online Forum. Full story
Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE CO-AUTHORS PAPER ON THE EFFECTS OF 401(k) VESTING SCHEDULES

April 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince together with two members of her research team, Timothy Azizkhan ’25 and Luke Gorman ’25, and Cornell Ph.D. candidate, Cassidy R. Prince, wrote a paper entitled, The Effects of 401(k) Vesting Schedules — in numbers. Full story
Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY MARQUETTE LAW REVIEW

April 2024 — “Benefits Transparency,” written by Professor Samantha Prince, was accepted for publication by Marquette Law Review. The article is slated for publication in October 2024. Full story
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