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Associate Professor of Law Wes Oliver provided expert commentary for a story on the Sandusky case on WHP-TV (CBS) on May 2.

An Op-ed written by Dr. Joseph Fuhr, professor of economics, about government-owned networks appeared in Florida Voices on April 27.

An announcement about the $1 million grant from PECO and Exelon Foundation to support the Widener Partnership Charter School appeared in the Delaware County Daily Times, Philadelphia Business Journal, Yahoo! Finance, and Market Watch on April 24. A segment also aired on WPVI-TV (ABC).

Verne Smith, assistant dean for business and administration at Widener Law, provided expert commentary for an Associated Press story on Pennsylvania not enforcing the puppy mill law. The story appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Las Vegas Sun, The Huffington Post, Houston Chronicle, and the New York Post, as well as a number of other outlets on April 24.

Dr. Michael Rosko, professor of health care management, provided expert commentary about the CEO of Temple Health System, Larry Kaiser for a story in The Philadelphia Inquirer on April 22. This article was reposted in Morningstar News, Pharmacy Choice, and Trading Charts.

A story on a health care panel held at Widener, featuring expert commentary from Caryl Carpenter, professor of health care management; John Culhane, professor of law; Anne Krouse, associate professor of nursing; and Sanjay Nath, associate dean and director of Widener’s Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, appeared in the Delaware County Daily Times and The Patriot-News on April 19.

An Op-Ed by Alan Garfield, professor of law, appeared in the News Journal on April 15.

The Delaware County Daily Times announced that President James T. Harris III was appointed chair of the Board of Directors for the Association of Independent Colleges and University of Pennsylvania for 2012-2013 in the April 15 edition.

Law Professor Lawrence Hamermesh provided expert commentary for a story in Bloomberg Businessweek on April 13, which also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Dr. Mitchell S. Rothman, professor of anthropology, was mentioned in The Armenian Weekly on April 12, as he will return to Armenia with other American archaeologists and students this summer.

An April 11 story on the expenses of the Sandusky case on WHP-TV (CBS) included expert commentary from Wes Oliver, professor of law.

Law Professor Randy Lee was quoted in The Patriot-News on April 9 about the Pennsylvania House’s Year of the Bible resolution.

A story on April 9 on WITF-FM about the Sandusky case included expert commentary from Jules Epstein, associate professor of law.

 

An Associated Press story on the Titanic exhibit at Widener, featuring expert commentary from Dr. J. Joseph Edgette, professor emeritus appeared in a number of outlets on April 7, including The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, CBS Philly, NBC Philadelphia, Delaware County Daily Times, Newsday, and the Courier Post. The Philadelphia Tribune also ran a story on the exhibit and Edgette was interviewed for stories that appeared on Yahoo! News, KYW-AM, MSNBC, People.com, and in the Metro.


Wes Leckrone, assistant professor of political science, provided expert commentary for an April 8 story in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Michael Dimino, associate professor of law, provided expert commentary for an April 8 story in The Philadelphia Inquirer on judicial selections.

An Op-Ed written by Joseph Fuhr, professor of economics, on the wireless problem appeared in The Patriot-News on April 8.

Anna Miller, senior chemistry major, was quoted on her upcoming role as president for a day in the York Daily Record on March 28 and York Dispatch on March 29. Miller also did a Skype interview during the morning broadcast on WPMT-TV (FOX) on March 30. A similar story appeared in the Delaware County Daily Times on April 2.

Dr. Betsey Crane, director of graduate programs in human sexuality, was quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer on March 26, as the result of a panel discussion for teens she participated in.

An Op-Ed by Law Professor Alan Garfield on health care appeared in the News Journal on March 25.

A March 25 Delaware County Daily Times story about the university’s involvement with the SC2 initiative featured expert commentary from Julie Dietrich, director of special projects and initiatives.

An Op-Ed written by Joseph Fuhr, professor of economics, on his research on public money being better spent than on high-speed Internet appeared in The Tennessean on March 22.

Wesley Oliver, associate professor of law, provided expert commentary for a story on plea bargains, which appeared in The New York Times on March 21. Similar stories appeared in The Seattle Times, the Worcester Telegram, and the Contra Costa Times.

Widener’s new Pride Café was featured in a story about dining halls at Philadelphia area institutions in the Philadelphia Business Journal on March 16.

Law Professor John Culhane appeared on the Philadelphia CNN-News affiliate WFMZ-TV, “The American Law Journal” program to talk about gay marriage issues in Pennsylvania on March 12.

A March 9 story on shareholders in the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal featured expert commentary from Michael Hussey, associate professor of law.

A profile on President James T. Harris III and his leadership skills by alumna Karol Wasylyshyn appeared in the March issue of Psychology Today

 

An op-ed on feminism by Annalisa Castaldo, associate professor of English and director of Gender and Women’s Studies, appeared in The Patriot-News on March 4.


Dr. Matthew Lynch, assistant professor of education, provided expert commentary for a story in the Orlando Sentinel on March 3.

The Widener University High School Leadership Awards ceremony was featured on WCAU-TV (NBC) during the afternoon broadcast on February 28 and morning broadcast on February 29.

Wesley Oliver, associate professor of law, provided expert commentary for a story on the Sandusky case in The Wall Street Journal on February 25.

Lawrence Hamermesh, professor of law, was quoted in The Wall Street Journal on February 21.

An article by Emily Richardson, former dean of University College, on her new job in continuing education was featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education on February 19.

Dr. Philip A. Rutter, assistant professor in the Human Sexuality Graduate Programs, appeared WDEL-AM discussing a string of suicides at a Delaware school on February 17.

The Philadelphia Inquirer featured an op-ed, ‘Success amid crisis in Chester,’ written by President James T. Harris III on February 16.

Comcast Sportsnet, Newsworks.org, New Journal, WDEL-AM, and Philadelphia Daily News all covered the sports and entertainment law conference held at Widener Law on February 16.

Connie Holt, associate professor of hospitality management and registered dietitian, provided expert commentary for a story on KYW-AM that aired on February 13 about how to stay healthy at Valentine’s Day.

Nurse.com, ADVANCE for Nurses, Nursing Spectrum, and The Philadelphia Inquirer announced that Barbara Patterson, professor of nursing, was named chair of the Nursing Education Research Review Panel of the National League for Nursing on February 13.

A February 10 Associated Press story on the Sandusky case featuring expert commentary from Wesley Oliver, associate professor of law, appeared in a number of outlets including the USA Today, MSNBC.com, Yahoo! News, The Washington Post, Miami Herald, and SportsIllustrated.com.

Lawrence Hamermesh, professor of law, was quoted on Bloomberg on February 8 on Delaware corporate bylaws.

Law professor John Culhane provided expert commentary on Proposition 8 on WNYC-FM/AM on February 7.

Dr. Joseph Fuhr, professor of economics, discussed the findings of his study on government–owned networks on WWPR-AM in Florida on February 6.

Nicholas Hadgis, dean of the School of Hospitality Management, provided expert commentary for a story in the Los Angeles Times on Greece’s economy on February 5. The story was reposted on The Republic, WGN Radio, the Ledger-Enquirer, The El Paso Times, and St. Cloud Times. 

 

Jules Epstein, associate professor of law, provided expert commentary for an interview that aired during the morning broadcast on KYW-AM on January 25.


Geoff Moulton, associate professor of law, provided expert commentary for a story in The New York Times regarding the death of Joe Paterno on January 24.

Law Professor John Culhane was interviewed about same-sex marriage on NPR’s Radio Times on January 23.

A story on the death of Joe Paterno that appeared in The Wall Street Journal on January 23 featured expert commentary from Wesley Oliver, associate professor of law. A similar story appeared in the USA Today.

Dr. Hal Shorey, assistant professor in the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, provided expert commentary for a story on stress and distress in The Philadelphia Inquirer on January 22.

A column on the norms of marriage written by John Culhane, professor of law, appeared in the January 20 edition of The New York Times.

A study administered by Dr. Linda Houser, an affiliate fellow of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers and an assistant professor of social work at Widener, was recently mentioned on Healthnewsdigest.com, Newsworks, and The Daily Record.

An announcement of New Assistant Dean of Civic Engagement Elizabeth Housholder appeared in the Philadelphia Business Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Delaware County Daily Times.

Dr. Paula Silver, acting dean of the School of Human Service Professions, was quoted in a story featuring the Widener Partnership Charter School in the Delaware County Daily Times on January 18.

The Delaware County Daily Times and The Patriot-News announced the grand opening of the Widener Community Nursing Clinic on January 14.

Michael R. Dimino Sr., associate professor of law, provided expert commentary on individual privacy for a January 10 story on WHTM-TV (ABC).

A PR Newswire story on a study by Dr. Joseph Fuhr, professor of economics, was picked up by the Associate Press and also appeared on The Sacramento Bee, MarketWatch.com, and StockProfile.com.

A column about the U.S. Supreme Court case involving decency laws for television by Distinguished Law Professor Alan Garfield appeared in The News Journal on January 8.

An article on the end of traditional marriage by John Culhane, professor of law, appeared on Slate.com on January 3.

The Philadelphia Inquirer and Delaware County Daily Times announced that Dr. Stephen Thorpe, director of institutional research and effectiveness, was named president of the North East Association for Institutional Research on December 31.

Dr. John Giugliano, associate professor of social work, provided expert commentary on child sex abuse for a December 23 story on NYDailyNews.com.

An Op-Ed written by Dr. John Giugliano, associate professor of social work, on the voice of the victims of the Sandusky case appeared in The News Journal on December 22.

An Op-Ed about children believing in Santa Claus by Dr. Robert Myers, professor emeritus/adjunct professor in the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology, appeared in The Patriot-News on December 22.

A feature story on the opening of the Human Sexuality Program’s archive at Widener appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on January 19. President James T. Harris III, Molly Wolf, archive founder and curator, and Betsy Crane, director of the human sexuality program, were quoted. Similar stories appeared on PennLive.com, Vancouver Sun, The Keene Sentinel, The Seattle Times, The Star Phoenix, The Montreal Gazette, Leader-Post, and the Boston Herald.

Connie Holt, registered dietitian and associate professor of hospitality management, provided tips on how not to overindulge during holiday season for a story in the El Paso Times on December 19. A similar story ran on HispanicBusiness.com. 

 

Wesley Oliver, associate professor of law, provided expert commentary in several news stories on the Penn State scandal and the Sandusky case. Stories appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the USA Today, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Metro, as well as on Bloomberg, WHYY, and the TODAY Show.


An Op-Ed on gerrymandering by Distinguished Professor of Law Alan Garfield appeared in The News Journal on December 11.

Michael Rosko, professor of health care management, provided expert commentary for a story on Temple University Hospital’s chief executive leaving in The Philadelphia Inquirer on December 10. Rosko was also quoted in a story on NPR about critical access in hospitals on December 8.

Dr. Matthew Lynch, assistant professor of education, was quoted in the December issue of MetroKids in a story about children becoming bored with school.

The Philadelphia Business Journal announced the $1 million gift from the family of Richard Tan on November 30.

Stories about Joe Wilson and Valeria Plame appearance on Main Campus as part of the Philadelphia Speaker Series appeared on KYW-AM, CBSPhilly.com, WPVI-TV (ABC), and in the Delaware County Daily Times on November 29.

An Op-Ed by Distinguished Professor of Law Alan E. Garfield on the Supreme Court and health care appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 27.

Juliet Moringiello, professor of law, provided expert commentary on bankruptcy, for a story on Bloomberg on November 23. 

Law Professor Robert Power was quoted in The Wall Street Journal on November 23 regarding the Sandusky hearing being postponed. 

Connie Holt, associate professor of hospitality management, provided expert commentary on how to burn off Thanksgiving calories for stories that appeared on ABCNews.com, WGO-AM, The Grand Rapids Press, and other outlets on November 22 and 23.

The November/December issue of Delaware Business featured a story on Widener Law, as it was honored with an award from the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics.

Wesley Oliver, associate professor of law, provided expert commentary on Pennsylvania’s law for a story on the Penn State Scandal on ABCNews.com on November 14. He was also quoted in The Wall Street Journal on November 8 for a similar story.

The Philadelphia Inquirer announced that Suk-Chung Yoon, professor and chairman of the department of computer science, was appointed special assistant to the president on November 7.

Dr. Eric Brucker, professor of economics, was interviewed regarding his findings from the Widener Elder Pennsylvanian Survey on Delaware First Media News on November 3.

The Nursing Workshop held by the School of Nursing aired during the morning broadcast on KYW-AM on October 28. The story was also posted on CBSPhilly.com. Linda O’Kane, assistant dean for undergraduate services, provided expert commentary. A similar story was featured during the evening news on WPVI-TV (ABC).

Justin Sitron, assistant professor of human sexuality, was elected vice chairman of the board of the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. It was announced in the Philadelphia Business Journal on October 27, The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 7, and in the Delaware County Daily Times on November 20.

A story on the Mousetrap competition held by the School of Engineering aired during the morning broadcast on KYW-AM on October 27. The story was also posted online on CBSPhilly.com. Ron Mersky, associate professor of civil engineering, was quoted. Similar stories appeared on WPVI-TV (ABC) on October 26, which included a photo slideshow and in the Delaware County Daily Times.

Several blog posts by Dr. Matthew Lynch, assistant professor of education, appeared in The Huffington Post, including this one on October 26.

Dr. Philip Rutter, assistant professor of human sexuality, provided expert commentary for an article on EverydayHealth.com on October 21.

A post on department administration work by Janine Utell, chair and associate professor of English, appeared on Insider Higher Ed’s University of Venus Blog on October 18. It was also reposted on The Guardian on November 2.

An Associated Press story on Pennsylvania’s capital’s bankruptcy, which featured expert commentary from Law Professor Juliet Morningiello appeared in a number of news outlets including, ABC News, The Sacramento Bee, Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Sentinel, and The Patriot-News on October 14.

 

A story on the Widener University High School Leadership Awards program aired during the 4 p.m. news broadcast on WCAU-TV (NBC) on October 4. Jason Britton, associate director of admissions, was featured. Similar stories also appeared in The News Journal and the Delaware County Daily Times.