In the Media

Continued coverage of 6abc's Best of Class features a video message from President Julie E. Wollman with advice for high school graduates.

Delaware Gov. John Carney announced his intention to nominate Widener Law School graduate Mark Conner as Superior Court Judge in Sussex County.

Rising sophomore Toby Hallman was selected to play on the Baseball U PA Collegiate Summer League.

Bruce Grohsgal, the Helen S. Balick Professor in Business Bankruptcy Law at Delaware Law School, comments on the car rental service Hertz Global Holdings Inc., which is facing bankruptcy, and its desire to sell stock.

See also: Newburgh Gazette, Regina Leader Post, and Quattroruote

6abc's Best of Class, hosted by Widener, featured a Facebook live conversation with John Downey, dean of students, and Geraldine Bloemker, associate provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, on how students can manage the transition to college and other post-high school plans during a pandemic.

A look at freshmen enrollment numbers at local colleges and universities includes Widener with a quote from Mary Allen, director of communications.

See also: The Morning Call

This article writes that Congressional action is needed to reduce the economic damage on businesses from the pandemic and quotes Delaware Law Professor John Culhane's article in Slate.

See also: The Washington Post, National Review

Mascots Chester and Melrose were out again with the university's admissions team in Brookhaven and Media, greeting accepted students and their families at home.

Professor Donna McCloskey shares ways to establish boundaries between home life and work responsibilities when the only option is to work from home.

Rod Smolla, dean of Delaware Law School, talks about freedom of speech and why government agencies and publicly funded colleges and universities aren't taking action in some instances.

Michael Dimino, professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, weighs in on the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania legislature's resolution to end Governor Wolf's emergency declaration.

Rodney Smolla, dean of Delaware Law School, co-authors this letter to the editor calling on Delaware to continue in the fight for social justice including addressing police brutality, high incarceration rates for men of color, and representation of people of color in the state's judiciary and Department of Justice.

New book “Tales From The Museum A Collaborative Anthology" includes the athletic career of Widener alumnus Billy “White Shoes” Johnson.

Featured in this article and the accompanying radio interview, Judith Ritter, distinguished professor of law and director of the Criminal Defense Clinic at Delaware Law School, comments on Delaware’s statute for use of force by law enforcement. 

Lawrence Hamermesh, professor emeritus at Delaware Law School, is quoted in an article about two U.S. Congress bills related to Delaware-based limited liability companies.

Widener University Commonwealth School of Law announces that Michael J. Hussey has been named interim dean.

A feature on Jordan Powell, a Widener and Pride football alumnus who was signed by the Toronto Argonauts.

Lenin Agudo, director of Widener University's Small Business Development Center, shares information about assistance programs available at the federal, state and local levels.

Michael R. Dimino, professor at Widener Law Commonwealth, is among the authors who filed a brief to the Supreme Court in support of an ongoing case involving University of New Mexico medical student Paul Hunt.

Jean Eggen, emerita professor at Delaware Law School, offers expert commentary on Johnson & Johnson's continued battle against allegations that its recently discontinued talc-based baby powder causes cancer.