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.

Angela R. Dean VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW ANGELA R. DEAN TO PRESENT PAPER AT 2025 AALS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

September 2024 — Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Angela R. Dean has accepted an invitation from the Employee Benefits Law Section to present her paper, “The American Hustle,” during the AALS 2025 Annual Conference in San Francisco. Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM QUOTED IN CAPITOL FORUM

September 2024 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim was quoted in the Capitol Forum. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE MODERATED PANEL “ERISA AT 50” CONFERENCE

September 2024 — Professor Samantha Prince moderated one of five panels at the “ERISA At 50 Employee Benefits at a Crossroads” conference held at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law. Full story

Emily Spottswood PROFESSOR EMILY SPOTTSWOOD INTERVIEWED BY THE SPARK

September 2024 — Professor Emily Spottswood gave an interview to The Spark, a radio program and podcast hosted by NPR-affiliate station WITF. Full story

Martin Skladany PROFESSOR MARTIN SKLADANY CO-AUTHORS OP-ED ON “PROTESTING ETHICALLY”

September 2024 — Martin Skladany, Samuel Weiss Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, recently co-authored an op-ed in Project Syndicate that explores the ethics of protests. Full story

Titichia Jackson PROFESSOR TITICHIA JACKSON ACCEPTS OFFER FROM CAPITAL LAW TO PUBLISH ARTICLE

September 2024 — Professor Titichia Jackson has accepted an offer from Capital Law to publish her recent article, “Embracing a New Approach to Academic Success: How the Adoption of a Growth Mindset Can Enhance Legal Education.” Full story

Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW RONNIE R. GIPSON JR. FINALIZING ARTICLE SETTING FORTH A PATH FOR DEMOCRACY IN MYANMAR

September 2024 — Ronnie R. Gipson Jr., Visiting Associate Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, is in the process of finalizing an article that sets forth a path for obtaining peace and restoring democracy in Myanmar subsequent to a military coup. Full story

Amy C. Gaudion PROFESSOR AMY GAUDION INVITED TO SERVE ON EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE JOURNAL OF NATIONAL SECURITY LAW & POLICY (JNSLP)

September 2024 — Professor Amy C. Gaudion has been invited to serve on editorial board of the Journal of National Security Law & Policy (JNSLP), hosted by Georgetown Law Center on National Security. Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM INTERVIEWED BY ASIA IP

September 2024 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim gave an interview to Asia IP, Asia’s leading source for analysis of intellectual property law issues facing companies in the region. Full story

Nicholas Kahn-Fogel ARTICLE BY PROFESSOR KAHN-FOGEL TO BE PUBLISHED IN VILLANOVA LAW REVIEW

September 2024 — Professor Nicholas Kahn-Fogel’s new article, “The Benefits of the Fourth Amendment’s Property-Rights Baseline,” will appear in the Villanova Law Review. Full story