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’S SCHOLARSHIP FEATURED ON STANFORD PROFESSOR’S BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP PODCAST May 2021 — Professor Samantha Prince recently joined Professor Andrew Jennings, who is a Lecturer in Law for Stanford Law’s Corporate Governance & Practice program, to discuss her forthcoming article entitled “The AB5 Experiment — Should States Adopt California’s Worker Classification Law?” on the Business Scholarship Podcast. During the podcast, Professor Prince discussed the high stakes involved for workers, employers, and governments in classifying workers as employees or independent contractors. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE’S SCHOLARSHIP TO BE FEATURED ON STANFORD PROFESSOR’S BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP PODCAST April 2021 — Professor Samantha Prince has been invited by Professor Andrew Jennings, who is a Lecturer in Law for Stanford Law’s Corporate Governance & Practice program, to discuss her recent scholarship on the Business Scholarship Podcast. Professor Prince will speak about her forthcoming article entitled “The AB5 Experiment — Should States Adopt California’s Worker Classification Law?.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE’S ARTICLE ON GIG WORKERS ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION March 2021 — Professor Samantha Prince’s article entitled “The AB5 Experiment – Should States Adopt California’s Worker Classification Law?” recently was accepted for publication. It will be published in the American University Business Law Review in its Spring 2022 issue. Full story |
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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 |