In the Media

The Middle Atlantic Conference, which includes Widener, announced its decision to cancel the fall sports season amid COVID-19.

Local coverage celebrating undergraduate and graduate students who earned a degree in May.

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Jean Eggen, distinguished emerita professor at Delaware Law School, is quoted in this article on a recent ruling upholding a verdict that Bayer's Roundup products caused a man's deadly form of cancer.

Delaware announced that it will not hold the 2020 bar exam, which was recently moved from Delaware Law School to the fairgrounds in Harrington, Kent County

Richard Cooper, clinical assistant professor of social work, helps to separate fact from fiction on the history of the civil rights movement.

Affiliate Librarian and Assistant Archivist Kayla Van Osten wrote in the official blog of the Pennsylvania Library Association's College and Research Division on the growing need for access to digital materials in institutions of higher education during the Coronavirus pandemic. 

Commonwealth Law Professor Michael R. Dimino comments in this story on a proposed constitutional amendment that would move Pennsylvania to regional elections for its Supreme and Appeals Courts.

Shana Maier, a professor of criminal justice, comments on recent allegations of sexual assault at The George Washington University and encourages implementing prevention tactics like bystander education.

An article co-authored by Professors Beatriz Urraca and Stephen Madigosky on the Coronavirus and coffee production was repurposed in Spanish in this peer-reviewed academic journal.

The latest feature of the Building Bridges series profiles Delaware resident and Widener Law School graduate Romona Fullman for her work in the community advocating for social justice, furthering racial equality, working toward reform policies and other critical topics. 

Michael Dimino, professor at Commonwealth Law School, discusses gubernatorial use of emergency power.

This article quotes Alison Dougherty, associate vice president of Human Resources and Title IX coordinator, on the impact of new federal rules governing how to resolve cases of on-campus sex crimes.

A repurposed article written by Stephanie Jeffers, associate professor of nursing, that originally appeared in Nurse Daily discusses the need to prepare nursing students for end-of-life-care.

Widener Law Commonwealth Professor Michael Dimino provides context to the latest Supreme Court rulings.

The Middle Atlantic Conference, which Widener is a member of, announced that it plans to pursue athletics competition this fall.

Geeta Tewari, assistant professor of law at Delaware Law School, spoke at UN-Habitat's Seventh Urban Law Day, hosted by the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, about the coronavirus pandemic's impact on employment opportunities for women and minorities and how local governments can support their communities by legislation defining pay equity as a human right. The full report is here. 

Widener Law Commonwealth Professor Michael Dimino says that a Cumberland County judge's brain injury does not excuse his explosive behavior in court that led to charges filed against him. 

The 2020 bar exam is relocating from Delaware Law School to the Delaware State Fairgrounds to accommodate students in a more socially distant setting.

Promotion of the virtual stargazing events hosted by the Widener Observatory. 

Looking at a recent case before the Supreme Court, Alan Garfield, professor at Delaware Law School, examines the intricacies of separation of church and state.