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 TO PRESENT AT THE COLLOQUIUM ON SCHOLARSHIP IN EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW

September 2022 — On October 21, 2022, Professor Samantha Prince will present her article on abortion-related travel benefits provided by employers at the Colloquium on Scholarship in Employment and Labor Law (COSELL). Read more

Sign PROFESSOR PRINCE LEADS VETERAN ENTREPRENEUR LEGAL POP-UP CLINIC

September 2022 — Professor Samantha Prince led the inaugural Veteran Entrepreneur Legal Pop-up Clinic held at Dickinson Law. The clinic was a collaboration with the Dauphin County Bar Association and the Eastern Pennsylvania Small Business Association district of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE’S TWO OPEN-SOURCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW COURSE BOOKS ADDED TO MERLOT REPOSITORY

June 2022 — Professor Samantha Prince has authored open-source course books for her Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation and Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues courses. Both books have recently been added to Merlot, a repository that provides access to open-source online learning materials. Read more

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S ARTICLE FEATURED ON THE WORKPLACE PROF BLOG

May 2022 — Professor Samantha Prince’s article, “The Shoe Is about to Drop for the Platform Economy: Understanding the Current Worker Classification Landscape in Preparation for a Changed World,” was featured on the Workplace Prof Blog on May 18, 2022. Read more

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY YALE LAW & POLICY REVIEW

April 2022—Professor Samantha Prince’s article, “Megacompany Employee Churn Meets 401(k) Vesting Schedules: A Sabotage on Workers’ Retirement Wealth,” was accepted for publication by the Yale Law & Policy Review. Her article will appear as the lead article in its Fall 2022 issue. Read more

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE PRESENTED ARTICLE AT 25TH ANNUAL CRITICAL TAX CONFERENCE

April 2022 — Professor Samantha Prince presented her article on the disparate impact that employee churn has on retirement wealth of people of color and lower income workers. Read more

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE TO PRESENT AT WIDENER COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL

March 2022 — On April 19, 2022, Professor Samantha Prince will present her article on the disparate impact that employee churn has on retirement wealth at Widener Commonwealth Law School. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE PRESENTS AT THE PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL’S CLE WEBINAR “WRITING & LITIGATION WORKSHOP”

March 2022 — Professor Samantha Prince presented at a live virtual CLE event titled “Writing & Litigation Workshop” given by The Office of General Counsel (“OGC”). Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE IS AWARDED GRANT TO CREATE OPEN-SOURCE COURSE MATERIALS FOR HER ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW: OPERATIONAL ISSUES COURSE

February 2022 — Professor Samantha Prince has been awarded a grant from the Penn State Teaching and Learning with Technology Innovation and University Libraries to undertake an Affordable Course Transformation for her Entrepreneurship Law: Operational Issues course. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE RECEIVES COMMENDATION FOR COMPLETING ACT@PSU

January 2022 — Professor Samantha J. Prince has received commendation from Penn State University for creating free open-source materials for her Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation course through a grant received from the Affordable Course Transformation at Penn State (ACT@PSU ) program. Full story