PROFESSOR ANDREA MARTIN APPOINTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PENN STATE HILLEL
August 2023 — Professor Andrea J. Martin has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Penn State Hillel.
Penn State Hillel’s mission is to enrich the lives of the estimated 5,000 Jewish students at Penn State so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Penn State Hillel’s student leaders, staff, and advisors are dedicated to creating a pluralistic, welcoming, and inclusive environment for Jewish college students, where they are encouraged to grow intellectually, spiritually, and socially.
Professor Martin is honored to serve the university and join in the mission of Penn State Hillel to foster the well-being of students, inspire Jewish learning, and encourage future leaders to pursue social justice and strengthen the Jewish community and the world.
Professor Andrea J. Martin is an assistant professor of law at Penn State Dickinson 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 voter suppression. 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. Professor Martin also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Appellate Division of the Rhode Island Department of Attorney of General. Martin is 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, previously hosted by Penn State Dickinson Law, to increase the number of lawyers from diverse backgrounds.