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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DICKINSON LAW PROFESSOR KATHERINE C. PEARSON CITED BY CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU September 2022 — In advance of a hearings held on September 8 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Bureau released its “Issue Spotlight” report, citing Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Katherine C. Pearson’s research on nursing home debt collection issues, including her article published in the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform on “The Responsible Thing to Do about Responsible Party Provisions in Nursing Home Agreements.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE LEADS VETERAN ENTREPRENEUR LEGAL POP-UP CLINIC September 2022 — Professor Samantha Prince led the inaugural Veteran Entrepreneur Legal Pop-up Clinic held at Dickinson Law. The clinic was a collaboration with the Dauphin County Bar Association and the Eastern Pennsylvania Small Business Association district of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF TO ATTEND CONVENING ON DISPLACEMENT AND HEALTH IN GREECE September 2022 — Professor Medha D. Makhlouf was selected to attend the upcoming Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity (AFHE) Convening on Displacement & Health, from September 19-23, 2022 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Convening will host twenty Senior Fellows whose work focuses on issues of refugee and immigrant health, mental health, and trauma-informed care. Full story |
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PROFESSOR EMERITA TERRY COMMENTS ON THE ABA’S 2ND AML DUE DILIGENCE DISCUSSION DRAFT September 2022 — Professor Laurel S. Terry, who is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Professor of Law Emerita, recently provided a second set of oral and written comments to the American Bar Association regarding its efforts to develop a client due diligence ethics rule. Her comments addressed the June 28, 2022 Second Discussion Draft that proposed adding new language to Rule 1.2(d) of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF CO-AUTHORS ARTICLE FRAMING IMMIGRATION REFORMS AS HEALTH POLICY September 2022 — Professor Medha D. Makhlouf recently co-authored an article, “Immigration Reforms as Health Policy,” in the Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy. The article was published in a symposium issue titled “Health Care After the 2020 Election: The Path: Forward,” which focuses on the most important post-election opportunities to advance health access and health equity. Professor Makhlouf’s co-author is Patrick Glen, Senior Litigation Counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Immigration Litigation and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Full story |
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PROFESSOR LUCY JOHNSTON-WALSH PRESENTS AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNSEL FOR CHILDREN CONFERENCE August 2022 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh was invited to present along with Allegheny County attorneys on the topic of: “Fine is Bad: Preventing Unnecessary Criminal Records and Fines for Transition Age Youth.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF TO PRESENT NEW ARTICLE AT "HEALTH LAW BEYOND HEALTH LAW" WORKSHOP August 2022 — On August 23, 2022, Professor Medha Makhlouf will present her draft article, “Interagency Dynamics in Matters of Health and Immigration,” at the “Health Law Beyond Health Law” workshop, sponsored by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Bioethics, and Biotechnology at Harvard Law School. Full story |
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PROFESSOR ALISON LINTAL TO SPEAK AT THE EXTERNSHIPS 11 CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER August 2022 — Professor Alison Lintal has been selected to present on October 7, 2022, at the Externships 11 Conference which is being held at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law in Malibu, California. Read more |
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PROFESSOR JACKSON APPOINTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR UNITED WAY OF CARLISLE AND CUMBERLAND COUNTY August 2022 — In July 2022, Professor Titichia M. Jackson was appointed to a three-year term on the board of directors for United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County. As a board member, Prof. Jackson will be serving on the Success By 6 Advisory Council. Read more |
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DEAN DANIELLE CONWAY TO BE HONORED AS A 2022 NATIONAL HBCU PRE-LAW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE August 2022 — Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway will be honored this year as a 2022 National HBCU Pre-Law Hall of Fame Inductee. Dean Conway will be recognized at The National HBCU Pre-Law Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Aspiring Lawyers Pinning Ceremony on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. Read more |