In the Media

Delaware Law School alumna Juli Mathew was sworn in as a judge in Fort Bend County, making her the first female judge from Kerala, India appointed to that Texas county court. 

As Johnson & Johnson continues to litigate cases against them, Jean Eggen, professor emerita of law at Delaware Law School, compares the health care company's legal strategy to the one previously used by tobacco companies. 

Judith Ritter, Delaware Law School professor and lawyer for Mumia Abu-Jamal, the ex-Black Panther and radio journalist convicted of shooting a police officer in 1981, is quoted on the reopening of Abu-Jamal's case. This article appeared in a number of other outlets including The Washington Post and U.S. News and World Report.

Bruce Grohsgal, the Helen S. Balick Professor in Business Bankruptcy at Delaware Law School, is quoted in this print and radio story that outlines new legislation that could reduce the number of bankruptcy filings in Delaware.

Promotion for the upcoming keynote address by Widener alumnus and Samsung Mobile Business to Business Executive VP and CIO Terry Halvorsen hosted by the Oskin Leadership Institute. The presentation entitled “Leading in the 4th Industrial Revolution; Data Explosion and the Probable Impact of 5G Networks” will be held Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium.

President Julie E. Wollman discusses her experiences as Widener's president, the unique perspective she brings to leadership, and her efforts in support of inclusion on campus through initiatives like Common Ground.

Accelerate Latinx. an initiative powered by Interise and the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, welcomed 15 Latinx-owned businesses into the inaugural cohort of this business management program supported by Widener's Small Business Development Center. 

Delaware Law Dean Rod Smolla, a First Amendment scholar, is quoted in this article examining if a university can be liable for aiding and abetting defamation if they don't act on false accusations.

In celebration of Constitution Day, Delaware Law School's Distinguished Professor of Law Alan Garfield once again partnered with the Delaware News Journal on a collection of essays marking the national observance. Now in it's 14th year, Garfield introduced the 2019 project and its theme a "Constitutional Right to Quality Public Education." Emeritus Professor Robert Hayman, Jr., with University of Delaware Professor Leland Ware, shared a piece on public education as a constitutional responsibility. The collection also includes an article by Michael Rebell, professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and Columbia Law School.

Promotion of the upcoming HIPAA Privacy and Security Summit co-hosted by Delaware Law School and First Healthcare Compliance on November 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This article and radio segment quotes Delaware Law Dean Rod Smolla on Delaware Gov. John Carney's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court, which seeks to overrule an appeals court decision that cut down the judicial balance provisions in the Delaware Constitution.

Jean Eggen, distinguished professor emerita of law at Delaware Law School, is quoted in this article that discusses the recent Purdue Pharma opioid deal and how it may impact drug industry settlements. This article also appeared in SF Gate and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Chemical engineering major James Rodgers was one of nine undergraduate students named a Millennium Fellow through a highly selective national leadership development program presented by the United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network. 

This story positions Widener as an innovator in the "flipped-learning" approach to the orientation process for new Board of Trustee members. It reflects interviews with President Julie E. Wollman, alumnus and trustee Domenic Colasante, and Katie Herschede, vice president for strategic initiatives and chief of staff. Excerpts of this article also appeared in Nonprofit Quarterly. 

A public seminar on how to set up, administer, and work with county-based veterans treatment courts in Pennsylvania will be held on Friday, Sept. 20 at Widener Commonwealth Law School.

Excerpts from an interview with clinical psychology graduate Seth Finkle on empathy and how to instill it in others. 

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and his administration will host a salary negotiation workshop for women at Widener Law Commonwealth as part of a statewide series on Tuesday, Sept. 24. This announcement appeared in PennWatch and Central Pennsylvania Business Journal.

Widener football player James Gillespie was interviewed for a feature on 2020 NFL draft prospects.

New evidence of constitutional violations was submitted in Mumia Abu-Jamal's criminal appeal by his attorneys including Judith Ritter, distinguished professor of law and director of the Criminal Defense Clinic at Delaware Law School. This news was also shared in La Haine and BAUAW Newsletter.

Widener was named to the 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s annual best colleges rankings list. This year's rankings also appeared in The Patch.