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.

Andrea J. Martin PROFESSOR ANDREA MARTIN’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY BROOKLYN LAW REVIEW

March 2024 — Professor Andrea J. Martin’s article, “Balancing Freedom of Expression and Equality On College Campuses In the Wake of Intensified Antisemitism,” was accepted for publication by the Brooklyn Law Review. Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM PARTICIPATES IN THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES (CSIS) ROUNDTABLE

March 2024 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim participated in the Center for International and Strategic Studies (CSIS) roundtable titled Taskforce on IP in the AI Era: Assessing the USPTO’s Recent Inventorship Guidance for AI-Assisted Inventions. Full story

Jeffrey Dodge ASSOCIATE DEAN DODGE PUBLISHED IN LATEST “INTEGRATING DOCTRINE AND DIVERSITY” BOOK

March 2024 — Earlier in the year, Associate Dean Jeffrey A. Dodge was published in the latest book in the “Integrating Doctrine and Diversity” series. Full story

Daryl Lim DARYL LIM MODERATES DISCUSSION ON INCLUSIVE INNOVATION AND CUTTING-EDGE IP STRATEGIES

March 2024 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim moderated the discussion on Inclusive Innovation and Cutting-Edge IP Strategies at the Annual Intellectual Property (IP) and Social Justice Seminar. Full story

Amy C. Gaudion PROFESSOR AMY C. GAUDION TO PRESENT AT WILLIAM & MARY’S 2024 NATIONAL SECURITY CONFERENCE

March 2024 — Professor Amy C. Gaudion will be presenting her current project on violent extremism in the U.S. military at William & Mary’s 2024 National Security Conference to be held on March 22, 2024. (Register online.) This year’s conference, organized by William & Mary’s Whole of Government Center of Excellence and its campus partners, will bring together scholars, government practitioners, and military leaders to address “Data & Democracy, AI, Cyber Defense, & National Security.” Full story

Daryl Lim ARTICLE BY ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM AND TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW PROFESSOR PETER YU TO APPEAR IN EMORY LAW JOURNAL

March 2024 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim’s new article, “The Antitrust–Copyright Interface In The Age Of Generative Artificial Intelligence” (with Texas A&M University School of Law Professor Peter Yu), will appear in the Emory Law Journal. Full story

Gary S. Gildin PROFESSOR GARY GILDIN'S ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE’S STATE COURT REPORT

March 2024 — Professor Gary S. Gildin’s article, “A Primer on Advocating Independent State Constitutional Remedies,” has been published in the Brennan Center for Justice’s State Court Report. Full story

Jeffrey Dodge 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

Stanley Brand 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

Sarah J. Williams 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