PROFESSOR ANDREA J. MARTIN PARTNERS WITH THE CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF NATIVE PEOPLES AND DELIVERS PRESENTATION AT DICKINSON COLLEGE
December 2023 — Professor Andrea J. Martin has joined the Indian Consortium, a newly formed partnership with the Dickinson Center for the Future of Native Peoples (CFNP). The Center for the Futures of Native Peoples at Dickinson College is a pioneering initiative dedicated to advancing the understanding and appreciation of the Indigenous boarding school experience, promoting the study of North American indigeneity, and fostering a robust national conversation on the past, present, and future of Native American issues.
Professor Martin has joined with Darren Lone Fight, Director of CFNP, John Truden, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Native American and Indigenous Studies, and colleague Lucy Johnston-Walsh, to include Penn State Dickinson Law in the collaborative effort to bring together scholars and community partners to develop visions of Indigenous people’s futures. As part of this partnership, she recently delivered a presentation as part of the Dickinson College Indigenous Peoples and Federal Boarding Schools in the United States course curriculum.
Andrea J. Martin is an assistant professor of law and recipient of the Penn State Dickinson Law Phillip M. Scott Teaching Excellence Award. Her research draws on constitutional and legal history to explore and analyze current social justice issues including American Indian sovereignty rights, antiracism in education, and children’s rights.
Prior to joining Dickinson Law, Martin spent twelve years as a strategic legal advisor, managing business and regulatory legal affairs at a multi-billion-dollar company. She gained diverse experience in general corporate matters and regulatory compliance, providing astute counsel and employing a pragmatic approach to law and the needs of the business. Professor Martin also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Appellate Division of the Rhode Island Department of Attorney of General, drafting appellate briefs and presenting compelling arguments before the Rhode Island Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. She is actively involved in diversity and inclusion efforts and served on the Governor’s Task Force on Diversity, the Governor’s Commission on Prejudice and Bias, and the Thurgood Marshall Lawyer’s Society. She has also taught legal writing in the CLEO (Council on Legal Education Opportunity) program to increase the number of lawyers from diverse backgrounds and served as a chairperson for the 17th Annual Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop and Retreat. Professor Martin has served on the boards of many nonprofit and community development organizations including the YMCA, Caritas House and Pink Out, Inc., and is currently a member of the Indian Consortium of the Future of Native Peoples and the Penn State Hillel Board of Directors.
Professor Martin received her J.D. from Howard University School of Law, M.B.A. from Suffolk University, and B.A. in History from the University of Rhode Island. Her interests and hobbies include art history, Holocaust studies, and writing.