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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ASSOCIATE DEANS DODGE AND SAIDMAN-KRAUSS SERVE AS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT PENN STATE’S LEAD THE PRIDE November 2020 — On November 7, 2020, Associate Deans Jeffrey A. Dodge and Bekah Saidman-Krauss served as the keynote speakers at Penn State’s Lead the Pride. Their keynote address was titled “Leadership and the First Amendment: Making Your Voice Heard.” Their remarks introduced attendees to the legal framework of the First Amendment and its application to college campuses, events, and leadership. full story |
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PROFESSOR TERRY PUBLISHES NEW ARTICLE ON GLOBAL NETWORKS AMONG LAWYER REGULATION STAKEHOLDERS November 2020 — Professor Laurel Terry recently published in the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics an article on the global networks among lawyer regulation stakeholders. Her article, which is entitled Lawyer Regulation Stakeholder Networks and the Global Diffusion of Ideas is available at this link. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF TO SPEAK ABOUT “HEALTH CARE SANCTUARIES” AT THE LOYOLA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW BEAZLEY SYMPOSIUM ON HEALTH CARE LAW AND POLICY October 2020 — Professor Medha Makhlouf presented her current research on legislative, policy, and institutional responses to the problem of immigrant avoidance of healthcare institutions. The Symposium, titled “Viewing Health Justice Through the Lens of Public Health Crises,” explores the impact that public health crises have on vulnerable populations with a focus on the social determinants of health that made these populations vulnerable prior to such crises. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PEARSON TO SPEAK AT THE 2021 AALS ANNUAL MEETING October 2020 — Professor Katherine Pearson will join a panel of experts at the 2021 AALS Annual Meeting who will address the topic of Intersectionality, Aging, and the Law. This program is sponsored by the AALS Section on Aging and is co-sponsored by numerous sections. Professor Pearson will address the topic of Pandemic Protections: Where is the Line in Patient Autonomy. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF SELECTED TO PRESENT AT THE 2021 AALS ANNUAL MEETING BY THE SECTION ON LAW, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH CARE October 2020 — Professor Medha Makhlouf was selected by the AALS Section on Law, Medicine, and Health Care to present her latest research on integrating sociolegal needs screening with health care. The panel, titled “Health Care Coverage Reform in the Shadow of COVID-19,” is the Section’s main panel presentation at the Annual Meeting and explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted stressors in our health care system. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARAH WILLIAMS BRINGS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SECURITIES LAWYER TO DICKINSON LAW October 2020 — Professor Sarah Williams recently brought nationally recognized securities lawyer, Fiona Philip, to virtually visit Dickinson Law. Philip discussed the practice of federal securities law with students and other members of the Dickinson Law community. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF AND JASMINE SANDHU ’20 CO-AUTHOR ESSAY ON IMMIGRANT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC October 2020 — The Northwestern University Law Review Online recently published an essay by Professor Medha Makhlouf and Jasmine Sandhu ’20, titled Immigrants and Interdependence: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Exposes the Folly of the New Public Charge Rule. Full story |
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RAINS ADVOCATES FOR AMENDING THE INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION REMEDIES ACT IN THE FEDERAL LAWYER October 2020 — For a number of years, Emeritus Professor of Law Robert Rains has been concerned about the delays in the federal court handling of international child abduction cases. In The Federal Lawyer magazine cover story, Rains advocates for amending the International Child Abduction Remedies Act to prioritize these cases and to create special rules of federal civil procedure to “fast-track” them. Full story |
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PROFESSOR LANCE COLE MODERATES CENTER FOR GOVERNMENT LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES PANEL PROGRAM ON PENNSYLVANIA VOTING LAW AND POLICY: THE 2020 ELECTION October 2020 — Professor Lance Cole moderated an expert panel discussion on Pennsylvania voting law and policy that included former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro A. Cortés (Dickinson Law 1999), Committee of Seventy President and CEO David Thornburgh, and Dickinson Law Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government Stanley M. Brand. The program was presented to Dickinson Law alumni and students on October 21, 2020, by the law school’s Center for Government Law and Public Policy Studies. Full story |
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DICKINSON LAW ENTREPRENEUR OF THE MONTH, MANAR MORALES, DIVERSITY & FLEXIBILITY ALLIANCE, SPEAKS TO PROFESSOR PRINCE’S BUSINESS ENTITIES STUDENTS October 2020 — Students in Professor Samantha Prince’s class were visited by Manar Morales, an employment law litigator who is the founder of the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance. Full story |