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.
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PROFESSOR PRINCE INVITED TO SPEAK BY U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION February 2021 — Professor Samantha Prince recently was invited by the U.S. Small Business Association to reprise her presentation in its “Boots to Business” virtual program. This SBA program provides individuals who are transitioning to civilian life with information on how to start a business. Full story |
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PROFESSORS BLASIE, PRINCE AND STENDIG HOST PARDISS KEBRIAEI IN LEGAL ANALYSIS & WRITING II February 2021 — Professors Michael A. Blasie, Samantha J. Prince and Zachary Stendig recently hosted guest speaker Pardiss Kebriaei in their 1L Legal Analysis & Writing II course. Ms. Kebriaei is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW STUDENTS LEARN FROM KEVIN HARTER, ASSOC. DEAN FOR MEDICAL INNOVATION AT PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE February 2021 — Professor Samantha Prince recently invited to her class Kevin Harter, serial entrepreneur, and Dickinson Law’s Entrepreneur of the Month for March 2019. He is an experienced healthcare and technology executive of over 35 years and currently serves as Associate Dean for Medical Innovation. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE EDUCATES VETERANS ABOUT STARTING A BUSINESS December 2020 — Professor Samantha Prince participated in the Eastern Pennsylvania Small Business Association’s Boots to Business virtual program on December 2, 2020. The SBA program provides individuals who are transitioning to civilian life with information on how to start a business. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE HOSTS DELAWARE SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE AND FORMER CLERKS December 2020 — Professor Samantha Prince recently hosted in her Business Entities class Delaware Superior Court Judge Megan A. Adams and two former judicial clerks. Both of the clerks were Penn State Dickinson Law alumni from the class of 2019: Chelsea Conway and Michael Slobom. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE’S TWEET ABOUT JEOPARDY LEGAL ERROR CITED IN LEADING BLOG December 2020 — On November 27, 2020, Professor Samantha Prince was watching Jeopardy and was excited to see the “Let’s Start a Small Business” category. An incorrect answer by a contestant, which Jeopardy allowed, led to a tweet by Professor Prince, which was thereafter cited by Creighton Law School Dean Joshua Fershee in his Business Law Prof Blog. Full story |
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DICKINSON LAW ENTREPRENEUR OF THE MONTH, MANAR MORALES, DIVERSITY & FLEXIBILITY ALLIANCE, SPEAKS TO PROFESSOR PRINCE’S BUSINESS ENTITIES STUDENTS October 2020 — Students in Professor Samantha Prince’s class were visited by Manar Morales, an employment law litigator who is the founder of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE AND ASHLI JONES ’21 PRESENT AT CYBERSECURITY: SAFEGUARDING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS October 2020 — In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Associate Professor of Lawyering Skills Samantha Prince and Ashli Jones ’21 provided an overview of the cybersecurity legal landscape, including the use of websites, privacy policy transparency, and data breach notification laws during “Cybersecurity: Safeguarding Your Small Business,” a webinar hosted by the Penn State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Harrisburg LaunchBox. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE’S BUSINESS ENTITIES STUDENTS LEARN FROM PENNSYLVANIA SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE VICTOR P. STABILE ‘82 September 2020 — When learning about Pennsylvania’s agency law, Professor Prince’s Business Entities students study the case Wisler v Manor Care of Lancaster PA, LLC. Full story |
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COMMENTS BY PROFESSOR PRINCE AND THREE OTHERS ADOPTED RE MODEL WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD AND PROTECTION ACT August 2020 — In June 2020, Professor Samantha Prince, Professor Andrew Jennings (Stanford), Professor Ben Edwards (UNLV) and Professor Andrew Baker (Stanford) submitted comments to the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) regarding its proposed Model Whistleblower Award and Protection Act. In late August 2020, NASAA released the final version of the act; showed that NASAA had revised its Model law in order to respond to the problem Professor Prince and others had identified. Full story |