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 SHAAKIRRAH R. SANDERS TO PARTICIPATE AT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL SYMPOSIUM March 2024 — On March 8, 2024, Professor Shaakirrah Sanders will present “Protesting Nonconfrontation at Felony Sentencing” at the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Symposium entitled, “Crawford at 20: Reforming the Confrontation Clause.” Full story |
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ASSOCIATE DEAN JEFFREY A. DODGE ASSUMES MULTIPLE AALS SECTION LEADERSHIP ROLES February 2024 — At the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge not only spoke on three panels, but also agreed to serve in leadership roles for three sections. Full story |
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DISTINGUISHED FELLOW STANLEY BRAND TO DISCUSS “ARE WE CRIMINALIZING THE PRESIDENCY” February 2024 — On Thursday, February 29, Penn State Dickinson Law Distinguished Fellow Stanley Brand will participate in Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics study group to discuss “Are We Criminalizing the Presidency?” Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARAH J. WILLIAMS JOINS OTHER DISTINGUISHED SEC AND PCAOB ALUMNI IN CONTRIBUTING TO FORTHCOMING BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE H. DIACONT, FORMER PCAOB DIRECTOR AND SEC ACCOUNTANT February 2024 — Professor Sarah J. Williams shared her experiences working with George H. Diacont, CPA, at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) in a biography of the regulatory paladin that will appear in the June 2024 issue of the Accounting Historians Journal. Professor Williams worked with Mr. Diacont on a financial fraud investigation while serving as a staff attorney in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. She later joined him at the PCAOB after he was named as its first Director of the Division of Registration and Inspections. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT ANA MARIA MATOVIC FILE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON FINANCIAL INCLUSION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY February 2024 — Professor Samantha J. Prince joined a member of her research team, Ana Maria Matovic ’25, in a public comment responding to the Department of Treasury’s request for information to aid its development of a national strategy to advance financial inclusion. Full story |
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW PROFESSOR KATHERINE PEARSON SUPPORTS THE SEARCH FOR EQUITY IN AGING February 2024 — Professor Katherine C. Pearson recently hosted a monthly session of Penn State Dickinson Law’s course on Race and Equal Protection of the Law by focusing on equity in aging and the potential for age-related bias to compound concerns regarding race, ethnicity, gender and more. Full story |
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PROFESSOR ANDREA J. MARTIN PRESENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL February 2024 — Professor Andrea J. Martin delivered a presentation, “Antisemitism and the Law,” at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School on February 20. Full story |
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ARTICLE BY PROFESSOR NICHOLAS KAHN-FOGEL TO BE PUBLISHED IN UC IRVINE LAW REVIEW February 2024 — Professor Nicholas Kahn-Fogel’s new essay, “(Re)defining ‘Unnecessary Suggestion’ in Evaluating Due Process Challenges to Eyewitness Evidence,” will appear in the UC Irvine Law Review. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DARYL LIM ORGANIZES THE “INNOVATION FORUM ON CAPITOL HILL” February 2024 — Professor Daryl Lim organized the “Innovation Forum on Capitol Hill.” Full story |
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ASSOCIATE DEAN DODGE PARTICIPATES IN STATEWIDE READ ALOUD PROGRAM FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH February 2024 — On Thursday, February 15, Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Law Jeffrey A. Dodge participated in The Rendell Center’s Read Aloud program in honor of Black History Month. Full story |