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 EVANS LEADS INFORMATION SESSION FOR BIPARTISAN SENATE INNOVATION CAUCUS July 2021 — Professor Tonya M. Evans accepted an invitation from Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Sinema (D-AZ) to provide an overview of current blockchain and crypto asset use case benefits, drawbacks, and policy considerations to Senators and staff. |
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PROFESSOR EVANS PARTICIPATES IN TWO-DAY BLOCKCHAIN EXPERT SESSION WITH THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE July 2021 — Professor Tonya M. Evans provides expert commentary and insight on a range of issues from cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins, to decentralized finance and economic empowerment in black and brown communities. Full story |
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PROFESSOR GAUDION INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL SECURITY SEMINAR June 2021 — Professor Amy C. Gaudion served as an invited guest at the U.S. Army War College’s annual National Security Seminar in June 2021. Full story |
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PROFESSOR TITICHIA JACKSON MODERATES SESSION AT ACADEMIC SUPPORT BLACK WOMEN COLLECTIVE INAUGURAL CONFERENCE June 2021 — Professor Titichia Jackson moderated the session titled “Black Women Empowering Black Women” during the Academic Support Black Women Collective (ASBWC) Inaugural Conference. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARAH WILLIAMS PRESENTS AT DICKINSON LAW JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION June 2021 — Professor Sarah Williams spoke on the topic of the Great Migration at the virtual Juneteenth celebration of faculty, staff, students and alumni of Penn State Dickinson Law. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON INVITED TO PRESENT AT THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION EASTERN DIVISION CONFERENCE June 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson was invited to serve as a critic an author-meets-critics event at the American Philosophical Association’s 2022 Eastern Division Conference. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE PRESENTS HER RESEARCH AT NATIONAL BUSINESS LAW SCHOLARS CONFERENCE (VIA ZOOM) June 2021 — Professor Samantha Prince presented her current research on modernizing the 401(k) plan to accommodate the modern transient workforce at the National Business Law Scholar Conference 2021 that was held via Zoom. Her presentation explained why 401(k) plan vesting schedules for employer contributions fail workers who change jobs frequently. Full story |
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U.N. APPEALS CHAMBER AFFIRMS CONVICTION OF RATKO MLADIC, WHOSE PROSECUTION WAS LED BY PROFESSOR GROOME June 2021 — On June 8, 2021, the Appeals Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia affirmed the trial judgment of General Ratko Mladić convicting him of inter alia Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Professor Dermot Groome led the prosecution of the trial. In addition to prosecuting General Mladić for the crime of Genocide, Groome also prosecuted the President of Serbia, Slobodan Milošević. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOP ON DRUG SENTENCING June 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson served as a commentator at the Understanding Drug Sentencing Workshop co-hosted by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center of the Ohio State University and the Academy for Justice of Arizona State University. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON PUBLISHES PAPER IN THE JOURNAL COGNITIVE SCIENCE June 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson’s recent paper “Are There Cross-Cultural Legal Principles? Modal Reasoning Uncovers Procedural Constraints on Law” will be published in the journal Cognitive Science. Read a prepublication version of the paper here. Full story |