In the Media

President Julie E. Wollman comments on the university's COVID-19 vaccination requirement for students and staff.

Recent chemical engineering graduate Elena Fattakhova is recognized for receiving the 2021 Outstanding Day Adult Student award which is given annually to a graduating adult student who has excelled in academic studies and contributed service to the Widener community.

Edwin Tucci, a recent civil engineering graduate, is the newest member of Solutions IPEM's civil engineering department.

See also: Delaware Business Times

Michael Dimino, professor of law at Widener Law Commonwealth, weighs in on a Pennsylvania state Senate Committee discussing a forensic audit of the election. See additional coverage in the Pittsburgh City Paper.

Alan Garfield, distinguished professor at Delaware Law School, writes that the latest Supreme Court ruling, which rejected Philadelphia's move to terminate a contract with a Catholic social services agency because of its refusal to consider same-sex married couples as potential foster parents, does not address the continued tension between gay and lesbian civil rights and religious liberties.

See also: Gay News, Lebanon Daily News

This article quotes Holly Burns, a physical therapy graduate who works as Clinical Director at the Robbins Rehabilitation East, a physical rehabilitation center serving part of western New Jersey.

Bessandra Whitfield '21 MSW and Imani Oliver '21 MSW write about how Phi Alpha, Nu Alpha Chapter at Widener University - National Social Work Honor Society - created personal protective equipment bags for the Chester Senior Center to support older Chester residents during the pandemic.

This article announces Widener University President Julie E. Wollman's plans to retire from the presidency next June and move to a teaching position at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. See additional coverage in the Philadelphia Business Journal.

See also: Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Delco Today

Board of Trustee Chairman and alumnus Paul Beideman for receiving the 2021 King Award for College and University Trustee Leadership by the American Association of University Administrators. 

John Culhane, the H. Albert Young Professor of Constitutional Law at Delaware Law School, authored this opinion article in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in a case involving the Philadelphia foster care system and the rights of same-sex couples as foster parents.

As the discussion around the return to in-person teaching this fall continues, Zora Wolfe, associate professor and director of K-12 educational leadership program, says that schools need to address the educational equity crisis that was exacerbated by the pandemic.

While the pandemic was traumatic for many, Kathy Wu, assistant professor of clinical psychology, says that it allowed people to develop new habits and skills such as a sense of resiliency.

See also: The Seattle Times

In this opinion piece, Abdul-Hakeem Imoro, a doctoral student in the higher education leadership program, writes about lessons learned from the 2019 college admissions scandal.

Psychology major Kennedy Shaw earned dean's list recognition in the spring 2021 semester.

See also: The Sentinel, Ocean City Today and Press of Atlantic City

As children's programming has recently seen a shift to include topics and conversations related to sex, gender fluidity, race and other complex issues, Amy Franzini, associate professor of communication studies and digital media informatics, says the effectiveness of such messages depend on a number of variables.

This article details how Michael Radbill, an adjunct professor of civil engineering and vice president at Hill International, Inc., approaches teaching a senior-level course through creating a supportive learning environment that prepares students for the real world. 

Widener received funding from The Foundation for Delaware County to support a leadership training and peer sexual health education program that focuses on developing advocates for racial and gender justice.

Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick, an inmate at SCI-Chester, writes about the transformational experience of participating in a writing course taught by Widener faculty at the facility.

This article recognizes the Widener nursing students involved in distributing COVID-19 immunizations at the Aston Community Center Vaccination Site.

This Q&A with Stuart Eimer, associate professor and co-chair of the sociology department, explores the impact of automation in the workforce, occupations that have seen recent job growth, and the status of local economies after COVID-19.