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 EMERITA TERRY PROVIDES COMMENTS TO ABA ON PROPOSED AML RULE February 2022 — Professor Laurel S. Terry, who is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Professor of Law Emerita, recently provided oral and written comments to the American Bar Association regarding a proposed new ethics rule. Her comments addressed a Dec. 15, 2021 ABA Discussion Draft that proposed adding anti-money laundering [AML] due diligence language to the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Full story |
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DISTINGUISHED FELLOW STANLEY BRAND QUOTED IN NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE February 2022 — Penn State Dickinson Law Distinguished Fellow Stanley Brand was quoted in the New York Times article by Michael Schmidt and Luke Broadwater, “In Scrutinizing Trump and His Allies, Jan. 6 Panel Adopts Prosecution Tactics.” Full story |
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DEAN CONWAY TO SPEAK AT J. SHERWOOD McGINNIS, JR. WAR, PEACE AND JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM February 2022 — Danielle M. Conway, Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law, will participate in a panel discussion on “Transforming Conflict: Rethinking War, Peace, and Justice” as part of the J. Sherwood McGinnis Jr. War, Peace and Justice Symposium. The program will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, Dickinson College, Carlisle and is free and open to the public. This discussion is part of the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues, an ongoing panel discussion series hosted by Dickinson College. Read more |
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PROFESSOR WILLIAMS AGREES TO SERVE AS EXPERT PANELIST AT MARCH 2022 RESEARCH ROUNDTABLE ON CAPITALISM & THE RULE OF LAW February 2022 — Professor Sarah Williams has accepted an invitation to serve as a discussant at the March 2022 Research Roundtable on Capitalism & the Rule of Law, sponsored by the Law & Economics Center at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School. Full story |
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PROFESSOR WILLIAMS PUBLISHES ARTICLE EXAMINING THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC COMPANY AUDIT FIRMS February 2022 — Professor Sarah Williams recently authored the first in a series of planned articles exploring the successful formula for effective auditor oversight. Her article, titled “The Alchemy of Effective Auditor Oversight,” evaluates the verification process through which accounting firms are approved to audit public companies. Full story |
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PROFESSOR GAUDION PRESENTED AT 2022 AALS ANNUAL MEETING ON “THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION: DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS” January 2022 — Professor Amy C. Gaudion presented with Darin Johnson, Associate Professor of Law at Howard University School of Law, Sandra Hodgkinson, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Leonardo DRS, and Liam O’Melinn, Professor of Law at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law on the topic of “The January 6 Insurrection: Domestic Terrorism and National Security Issues” at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) on January 6, 2022. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF TO PRESENT AT SYMPOSIUM ON HEALTH LAW AND ANTI-RACISM February 2022 — On March 30, 2022, Professor Medha Makhlouf will present her paper on the role of medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) in advancing racial justice at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Research presented at the symposium, titled “Health Law and Anti-Racism: Reckoning and Response,” will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics in spring 2022. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE’S ARTICLE WAS SELECTED AS THE TOP 10 MUST-READS 2022 BY THE HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW January 2022 — Professor Sara Gerke co-authored a piece, namely “When Machine Learning Goes Off the Rails,” in the Harvard Business Review. This piece was now selected as the top 10 must-reads 2022 by the Harvard Business Review. Full story |
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DICKINSON LAW SCHOLARS PRESENT AT 2022 AALS ANNUAL MEETING January 2022 — The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) held their 2022 Annual Meeting on Freedom, Equality, and the Common Good from January 5-9. This virtual event provided participants with an opportunity to discuss how our legal system should deal with the realities of a post-pandemic world and explored how crafting a common understanding of what freedom means in a democratic society can be very complicated, particularly in the face of a crisis. Read more |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE PARTICIPATES IN THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION’S “MAKING THE ROUNDS” PODCAST SERIES January 2022 — Professor Sara Gerke participates in the American Medical Association’s “Making the Rounds” podcast series. In this episode, called “Exploring the Ethics of Algorithmic Bias in Artificial Intelligence,” Professor Gerke talks about the ethical and legal challenges of AI in health care. Full story |