‘Don’t Let Them Fool You’ 

July 19, 2023

At Aeon, Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 writes that the fear of being duped can become “a true phobia.”

article archive, Books, Cross-Disciplinary, Faculty, Research and Scholarship, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 

Fool Proof by Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 Makes Summer Book List of ‘Titles That Inform, Delight, and Inspire’ 

June 5, 2023

Books, Cross Disciplinary, Faculty, Media, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 

Fool Proof by Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 Is a ‘Worthy Addition’ to ‘Big Ideas’ Book List 

May 30, 2023

Books, Cross Disciplinary, Faculty, Media, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses ‘The Nation That Never Was’ 

May 24, 2023

Audio, Books, Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, podcast 

‘America’s Mothers Are Suckers’ 

May 15, 2023

“Mother’s Day is a celebration that inspires its purported honorees to reflect on the very nature of a consolation prize,” writes Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 at Slate.

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‘Fool Me Once’ 

May 8, 2023

“The fear of playing the sucker can make it harder to read your own moral compass,” writes Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 at The Pennsylvania Gazette.

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Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 Discusses Her Book ‘Fool Proof’ 

May 2, 2023

Books, Cross Disciplinary, Faculty, Media, Research, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 

Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 Shares 5 Key Insights From Her Book, Fool Proof 

April 6, 2023

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Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 Discusses When to Play a Fool 

March 28, 2023

Books, Cross Disciplinary, Faculty, Media, Research, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan 

‘The Nation that Never Was’ 

March 15, 2023

In The Nation that Never Was, Prof. Kermit Roosevelt provides an alternate understanding of American identity.

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Fear of Playing the Sucker 

March 14, 2023

Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, PhD’08 discusses her new book, Fool Proof, in this short video.

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The Founding and Re-Founding of America 

March 7, 2023

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt discusses his book, The Nation That Never Was, with Robin Lindley at George Washington University’s History News Network.

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Columnist Explores Prof. Kermit Roosevelt’s ‘The Nation That Never Was’ Vis à Vis Ron DeSantis’ ‘War on Public Education’ 

March 2, 2023

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Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses ‘The Nation That Never Was’ with Yale Law Prof. Akhil Reed Amar 

February 2, 2023

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BookList: Black History Month 

February 2, 2023

Explore recently published books on the work of pioneers such as Sadie T.M. Alexander, Constance Baker Motley, Elreta Melton Alexander Ralston, and more.

Black History Month, Books, Collections, Library News 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ ‘Torn Apart’ Named as Cultural Highlight and the ‘Most Mind-Blowing’ Book by Historian Ibram X. Kendi 

January 28, 2023

Books, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Prof. Dorothy Robert’s ‘The 1619 Project’ Chapter on Race Featured in Six-Part Hulu Documentary 

January 25, 2023

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‘Fool Proof’ by Prof. Tess Wilkinson-Ryan L’05, G’06, GR’08 Named Must-Read Book for February 2023 

January 12, 2023

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Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Presents ‘The Nation That Never Was’ to the Retired Men’s Association 

December 19, 2022

Books, Conlaw, Faculty, Kermit Roosevelt, Media, Publications 

Native American Heritage Month 

November 16, 2022

View resources in Biddle’s collection on Native American life, including contemporary culture and identity, history, tribal law and sovereignty, and the federal government’s relationship to indigenous nations.

Books, Collections, Library News, National Native American Heritage Month, Tribal Law 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts’ Torn Apart Is Shortlisted for the 2022 Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice 

September 30, 2022

Awards, Books, Dorothy E. Roberts, Faculty, Media, RacialJustice 

Self-Checkout in the Library 

September 14, 2022

Test out the library’s new book checkout kiosk on the 5th floor of Tanenbaum - it’s quick and easy!

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Prof. Kermit Roosevelt Discusses His New Book and Lincoln’s America: WNYC 

July 15, 2022

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Prof. David Skeel’s Faith-Informed Bankruptcy Scholarship Celebrates Christianity’s Complexity: The Pennsylvania Gazette 

July 7, 2022

Bankruptcy, Books, Cross Disciplinary, David Arthur Skeel, Faculty, Media, News 

Prof. Kermit Roosevelt’s New Book, “Reconstructing America’s Story” Questions the Prevailing Narrative of America: Pennsylvania Gazette 

May 6, 2022

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Prof. Dorothy Roberts Discusses Racial Disparities in Foster Care: WYPR 

April 26, 2022

Books, Faculty, Media, Publications, RacialJustice, Video 

Understanding Neurodiversity 

April 8, 2022

In the latest NALP Bulletin, Maureen Reilly reviews a book that explores why understanding neurodiversity is a necessity for all professions.

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Prof. Dorothy Roberts Says the ‘So-Called Child Welfare System’ and Criminal Law Enforcement Are ‘Symbiotic’: Jezebel 

April 6, 2022

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Abolishing the Child Welfare System 

April 6, 2022

Mother Jones recently published an excerpt of Prof. Roberts’ new book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families — And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World​.

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Prof. Dorothy Roberts traces the history of race and the regulation of Black women’s bodies in chapter for The 1619 Project 

March 24, 2022

Roberts is an acclaimed scholar of race, gender, and the law, and is the founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science & Society in the Center for Africana Studies.

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BookList: Women in the Legal Profession 

March 8, 2022

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we have chosen to highlight books from our collection featuring women in the legal profession.

Books, Collections, e-books, Library News, women in law, Women's History Month 

BookList: Racially Restrictive Covenants 

February 15, 2022

February’s featured book list highlights works on racially restrictive covenants and the Shelley v. Kraemer case.

Black History Month, Books, Collections, Library News 

Prof. Dorothy Roberts explains the construct of race in ‘The 1619 Project’: PBS 

December 6, 2021

Books, Dorothy E. Roberts, EquityInclusion, Faculty, Legal History, Media, Research 

BookList: Well-Being for Lawyers and Law Students 

December 2, 2021

In recognition of the importance of lawyer and law student well-being, we’ve highlighted some of the resources in Biddle’s collection focused on managing stress and finding fulfillment and satisfaction in practice.

Books, Collections, Library News, Wellness 

BookList: Native American Heritage Month 

November 15, 2021

In honor of National Native American Heritage month, we’ve chosen to highlight some of the resources in Biddle’s collection that deal with aspects of Native American life including contemporary culture and identity, history, tribal law and sovereignty, and the federal government’s relationship to indigenous nations.

Books, Collections, Library News, National Native American Heritage Month, Tribal Law 

October’s BookList: Law and Magic 

October 14, 2021

For October we are featuring books in our collection on law and magic! Books selected by Susan Gualtier.

Books, Collections, Library News 

National Hispanic Heritage Month 

September 30, 2021

Select books and oral histories from our collection for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Books, Collections, ebooks, Library News, National Hispanic Heritage Month, oral histories 

Featured Books: Legal Battles for Marriage Equality 

June 9, 2021

To celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month, we are featuring books and eBooks in our collection on the legal battles for marriage equality.

Books, ebooks, LGBTQ, Library News 

Prof. Roberts’ ‘Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in Twenty-First Century’ now an audiobook: Audible 

June 3, 2020

Audio, Books, Dorothy E. Roberts, Media 

Sovereignty and the New Executive Authority 

April 9, 2019

A new book, co-edited by Prof. Claire Finklestein and Michael Skerker titled Sovereignty and the New Executive Authority is currently being featured at the Penn Bookstore

article archive, Books, Faculty 

New book co-authored Prof. Robinson explores vigilantism and how failures in the justice system inspires lawlessness: The Crime Report 

February 20, 2018

Books, Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Media, Paul H. Robinson 

Prof. Robinson discusses his new book which explores vigilantism and how failures in the justice system inspires lawlessness 

February 20, 2018

Books, Media, Paul H. Robinson 

New novels from Roosevelt and McCreight hit bookstore shelves 

May 5, 2015

Penn Law professor Kermit Roosevelt and New York Times best-selling author Kimberly McCreight L’98 each recently released novels.

Alumni, Books, Faculty 

Professor Sophia Lee discusses her new book, The Workplace Constitution 

March 23, 2015

Sophia Z. Lee, a legal historian and Professor of Law and History at Penn Law, talks about her new book, The Workplace Constitution from the New Deal to the New Right.

Books, Civil Rights, constitution, Faculty, Video 

Does Regulation Kill Jobs? 

February 14, 2014

A new book exploring the connection between government regulation and jobs, edited by members of the Penn Law faculty, will be the subject of panel discussions at the Wharton School, George Washington University, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government over the next three months.

Books, Faculty, PPR, Regulation, Video 

Professors Mooney and Skeel co-edit, co-author new book on the debt crisis 

January 2, 2013

Penn Law, Wharton, and other expert authors consider the unthinkable: default, restructuring, or a wholesale reassessment of the U.S. Treasury securities’ place in the world.

Books, Faculty, News, Publications, Research 

Cary Coglianese and co-authors analyze key problems with U.S. regulatory system in latest book 

October 1, 2012

Penn Law’s Professor Coglianese talks to the School’s Office of Communications for a video feature about his latest book, Regulatory Breakdown? The Crisis Of Confidence In U.S. Regulation.

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