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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DEAN DANIELLE M. CONWAY TO PARTICIPATE IN AALS DISCUSSION ON “DEMOCRACY AND THE STATE OF LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION” ON MAY 4 May 2023 — Danielle M. Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, will participate in a panel discussion on “Democracy and the State of Law School Education” as part of the Association of American Law Schools Conference on Defending Democracy. Full story |
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PROFESSOR EMERITA TERRY ATTENDS 9TH CIRCUIT MEMORIAL HONORING JUDGE GOODWIN April 2023 — Professor Emerita Laurel S. Terry recently attended the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s memorial session honoring Judge Alfred T. Goodwin, for whom she clerked in 1980-81. When Chief Judge Emeritus Goodwin died on December 27, 2022, he was the oldest federal judge in the country, as well as the longest-serving current federal judge. Full story |
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DEAN JEFFREY DODGE TO SERVE AS CHAIR AND DISCUSSANT AT UPCOMING LAW & SOCIETY ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING April 2023 — In early June, Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge will serve as chair and discussant for the Law & Society Association’s (LSA) annual meeting program on legal education. The theme for the program is “Law Students’ Success, Sense of Belonging and Well-Being: Empirical Insights for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Considerations.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE’S ESSAY FEATURED AS PART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA REGULATORY REVIEW SERIES ON ESG AND RETIREMENT PLAN INVESTING April 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince was recently invited to write an essay for the University of Pennsylvania’s The Regulatory Review as part of their series on ESG and Retirement Plan Investing. Full story |
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ASSOCIATE DEAN JEFFREY A. DODGE SPEAKS AT WIDENER COMMONWEALTH LAW REVIEW SYMPOSIUM April 2023 — On March 31, Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge was an invited speaker at Widener Commonwealth Law Review’s Symposium titled “Contemporary Legal Issues in Education.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE, LAW PROFESSORS AND LAW STUDENTS FILE PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION April 2023 — Professor Samantha Prince was joined by law professors and law students from across the nation in a public comment responding to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) proposal to ban most non-compete clauses as an unfair method of competition. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MEDHA MAKHLOUF CO-HOSTS “HEALTH EQUITY IMMERSION” WITH PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE April 2023 — On the morning of Saturday, April 15, 2023, an interdisciplinary group of Penn State students, faculty, and medical residents met at The Boys & Girls Club of Harrisburg to engage in a day of experiential learning focused on the theme “Making the Invisible Visible.” This second iteration of the Health Equity Immersion, first piloted in October 2022, was a component of the curriculum for students enrolled in Penn State Dickinson Law’s Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic. Full story |
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PROFESSOR JOHNSTON-WALSH’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS April 2023 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh’s article, “Out of State, Out of Mind: Legal Impact of Out-of-State Placement on Foster Youth,” was accepted for publication in Volume 9, Fall 2023, of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DARYL LIM'S SCHOLARSHIP CITED IN BLOOMBERG April 2023 — Bloomberg cited Professor Daryl Lim’s scholarship in an article on a matter of judicial controversy at the nation’s highest patent court. Full story |
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GROOME GIVES SPEECH TO BALTIMORE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS April 2023 — Professor Dermot Groome was recently invited to address the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs. His speech, “Closing the Impunity Gap for War Crimes in Ukraine” considered how the international legal principle of universal jurisdiction might be used to facilitate greater accountability for international crimes committed in Ukraine. Full story |