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 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 |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE PRESENTS HER RESEARCH AT NATIONAL BUSINESS LAW SCHOLARS CONFERENCE June 2020 — Professor Samantha Prince presented her current research on California’s controversial AB5 worker classification law to colleagues at the National Business Law Scholar Conference that was held via Zoom. Her presentation explained why classifying workers is important and discussed how California’s new law was created with the intention of covering more workers under the state’s wage and labor laws. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE IS AWARDED GRANT TO CREATE OPEN-SOURCE COURSE MATERIALS FOR HER ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAW: COMPANY CREATION COURSE April 2020 — 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: Company Creation course. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE’S ARTICLE ON FACILITATING DISTINCTIVE AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE WITHIN U.S. LAW SCHOOLS FEATURED IN THE TAXPROF BLOG April 2020 — Pepperdine Dean Paul Caron’s TaxProf Blog is one of the “go to” blogs for those who are interested in legal education issues. On April 8, 2020, the TaxProf Blog featured an article co-authored by Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Samantha Prince. Full story |
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SEC CITES PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE’S COMMENT LETTER IN ITS PROPOSED RULE March 2020 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposed rule entitled, “Facilitating Capital Formation and Expanding Investment Opportunities by Improving Access to Capital in Private Markets.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE CONTRIBUTES TO PROPOSED REFORM TO U.S. SECURITIES REGISTRATION EXEMPTIONS October 2019 — Have you ever wondered why only high wealth individuals are more likely to be courted as potential investors by start-ups seeking capital? One reason is attributed to the securities exemptions embodied in Regulation D that make it easier—and cheaper—for companies to only offer to the wealthy. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM IS FEATURED IN WHITE HOUSE CHRONICLE March 2019 — White House Chronicle, which recently celebrated its 20th year, making it one of the longest-running, weekly news and public affairs programs on PBS, recently featured Penn State Dickinson Law’s entrepreneurship program in an article posted on the program’s webpage. Full story |